122 Amendments of Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET related to 2016/0382(COD)
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Electricity generation from renewable sources should be deployed at the lowest possible cost for consumers and taxpayers. When designing support schemes and when allocating support, Member States should seek to minimise the overall system cost of deployment, taking full account of grid and system development needs, the resulting energy mix, and the long term potential of technologies and to ensure that the maturity of renewable technologies benefits consumers by a reduction of their energy bills.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequen or revisions already included in the framework in force in a Member State, renewables support policies should lead to a reasonable rate of return, be stable and avoid frequent changes, unless they are justified by reasons of public interest, to protect the consumers' interest or to adapt them to market changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequent or retroactive changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability for consumers.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) It is important to provide information on how the supported electricity is allocated to final customers. In order to improve the quality of that information to consumers, Member States should ensure that guarantees of origin are issued for all units of renewable energy produced. In addition, with a view to avoiding double compensation, renewable energy producers already receiving financial support should not receive guarantees of origin. However, those guarantees of origin should be used for disclosure so that final consumers can receive clear, reliable and adequate evidence on the renewable origin of the relevant units of energy. Moreover, for electricity that received support, the guarantees of origin should be auctioned to the market and the revenues should be used to reduce public subsidies for renewable energy.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 72 a (new)
Recital 72 a (new)
(72a) EU sustainability criteria for biofuel, bioliquids and biomass fuels have to ensure that the transition to a low- carbon economy supports the objectives of the Circular Economy Action Plan and is firmly guided by the EU waste hierarchy.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 76 a (new)
Recital 76 a (new)
(76a) A 'risk-based approach' is carried out starting at country level. If requirements of a single criterion cannot be fulfilled by national and/or subnational legislation or monitoring systems, the information regarding that part should be provided at supply base level in order to reduce the risk of unsustainable forest biomass production.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) It is important that Member States ensure a fair and non-distortionary allocation of networks costs and levies to all users of the electricity system. All network tariffs should be cost reflective.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) ‘non-food cellulosic material’ means feedstocks mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin content than ligno-cellulosic material; it includes food and feed crop residues (such as straw, stover, husks and shells), grassy energy crops with a low starch content (such as ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, giant cane and cover crops before and after main crops), ley crops (such as grass, clover, alfalfa), industrial residues (including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted), and material from biowaste;
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u a (new)
(ua) ‘highly sustainable crop based biofuels’ should be defined as biofuels that: – are produced from cereals, other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops; – save at least 60% GHG emissions compared to fossil fuels according to the methodology in article 28(1); – generate high value protein, other animal feed or cellulosic by-products; – are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy; or are certified to comply with an equivalent set of sustainability standards.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) Biomass fuels should be converted into electricity and heat in an efficient way in order to maximise energy security and greenhouse gas savings, as well as to limit emissions of air pollutants and minimise the pressure on limited biomass resources. For this reason, public support to installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW, if needed, should only be given to highly efficient combined power and heat installations as defined Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. Existing support schemes for biomass- based electricity should however be allowed until their due end date for all biomass installations. In addition electricity produced from biomass in new installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW should only count towards renewable energy targets and obligations in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat installations. In accordance with State aid rules, Member States should however be allowed to grant public support for the production of renewables to installations, and count the electricity they produce towards renewable energy targets and obligations, in order to avoid an increased reliance on fossil fuels with higher climate and environmental impacts where, after exhausting all technical and economic possibilities to install highly efficient combined heat and power biomass installations, Member States would face a substantiated risk to security of supply of electricity.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IXbiomass other than food/feed crops while meeting the EU sustainability criteria under the legislation in force;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and, geothermal energy, ambient heat, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases, biomethane, and hydrogen and synthetic gas produced from renewable electricity;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j j
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j j
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ‘ambient heat’ means heat energy at a useful temperature level which is extracted or captured by means of heat pumps that need electricity or other auxiliary energy to function, and which can be stored in the ambient air, beneath the surface of solid earth or in surface waterenergy for the production of heating and cooling at a useful temperature level by means of heat pumps as defined by Directive 2010/31/EU. The reported values shall be established on the basis of the same methodology used for the reporting of heat energy extracted or captunsferred by heat pumps;
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ll a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ll a (new)
(lla) ‘supply base’ means the geographic region from which biomass feedstock originates;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m m
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'geothermal energy' means energy stored in the form of heat beneath the surface of solid earth;
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point y
(y) 'waste heat or cold' means heat or cold which is generated as by-product in industrial, tertiary sector or power generation installations and which would be dissipated unused in air or water without access to a district heating or cooling system;
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point z
(z) ‘repowering’ means renewing power plants producing renewable energy, including the full or partial replacement of installations or operation systems and equipment, in order to replace or increase capacity or increase efficiency;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
(aa) ‘renewable self-consumer’ means an active customer as defined in Directive [MDI Directive] who consumes and may store and sell renewable electricity which is generated within his or its premisesbehind the point of his or its connection to the grid, including a multi- apartment block, a commercial or shared services site or a closed distribution system, provided that, for non-household renewable self- consumers, those activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c
(cc) ‘power purchase agreement’ means a contract under which a legal or natural person agrees to purchase renewable electricity directly from an energy generator;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Subject to the second subparagraph of Article 26 (1), biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels that do not fulfil the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in Article 26(2) to (78a) shall not be taken into account.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IXbiomass other than food/feed crops while meeting the EU sustainability criteria under the legislation in force;
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q q
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q q
(qq) 'biogas' means gaseous fuels produced from biomass by digestion or thermal gasification, regardless of physical form (gas, liquefied gas, etc.);
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point qq a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point qq a (new)
(qq a) 'solid fuels' are fuels other than liquid and gaseous fuels;
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The limit set out in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall not apply to ‘highly sustainable crop based biofuels’ as well as to feedstocks listed in Annex IX.
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as tomarket- based and market responsive, thereby fostering market integration, avoiding unnecessary distortions of electricity markets, and ensureing that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that support for renewable electricity is granted in an open, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective manner. Member States may opt for technology- specific support schemes to accommodate less mature technologies, to take into account the potential of local renewable energy resources, or to take account of system impacts of different technologies.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall review the possible impact on the industrial sector from the financial model chosen for support schemes. This assessment shall include measures to preserve industrial global competitiveness.
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Six months after the adoption of this Directive, the Commission shall review the Environment and Energy State Aid Guidelines (EEAG) for the period until 2030.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles,all transport sectors shall be taken into account.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Instruments to meet the Union target Member States and the European Commission shall put in place effective instruments to support a high level of ambition of national targets and policies. Instruments at the Union level comprise the adoption of enabling frameworks including the enhanced use of Union funds, in particular financial instruments, for the following purposes: (a) Reducing the cost of capital for renewable energy projects (b) The development of transmission and distribution grid infrastructure, intelligent networks, storage facilities and interconnections, with a view of achieving a 15% target on 2030, to increase the technically and economically affordable level of renewables in the electricity system and ensuring that the level of electricity interconnection for each Member State is at least 10%. (c) Enhanced regional cooperation between Member States and between Member States and third countries, through joint projects, joint support schemes and the opening of support schemes for renewable electricity to generators located in other Member States. (d) Research and development projects associated to renewable energies, intelligent networks and storage facilities.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 2 times and 1.2 times their energy content respectively.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that support for at least 105% of the newly- supported capacity in each year between 2021 and 2025 and at least 150% of the newly-supported capacity in each year between 2026 and 2030 is open to installations located in other Member States.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may temporarily set lower targets, or be exempt from the provisions of this paragraph on one or more of the following grounds: – insufficient interconnection capacity; – insufficient natural resources; – significant differences between national regulatory frameworks;
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess by 2025 the benefits on the cost-effective deployment of renewable electricity in the Union of provisions set out in this Article. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission may propose to increasemodify the percentages set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to adaptations necessary to comply with State aid rules or other revisions included in the general framework of a Member State already approved at the date of the granting of support, Member States shall ensure that the level of, and the conditions attached to, the support granted to renewable energy projects are not revised in a way that negatively impacts the rights conferred thereunder and the economics of supported projects.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Ambient heat and geothermal energy captured by heat pumps shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b) provided that the final energy output significantly exceeds the primary energy input required to drive the heat pumps. The quantity of heat to be considered as energy from renewable sources for the purposes of this Directive shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Annex VII.
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in transport shall be calculated as the sum of all biofuels, biomass fuels and renewable liquid and, gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin consumed in the transport sector and waste fossil fuels. However, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin that are produced from renewable electricity shall only be considered to be part of the calculation pursuant to paragraph 1(a) when calculating the quantity of electricity produced in a Member State from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) For the purpose of complying with the target set out in Article 3(1), the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation sector shall be considered to be 2 times the energy content
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, need only fulfil the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7 and the sustainability criteria set in paragraph 8a in order to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph. This provision shall also apply to waste and residues that are first processed into a product before being further processed into biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Biomass fuels shall have to fulfil the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 only if used in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling or fuels with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW in case of solid biomass fuels and with an electrical capacity equal to or exceeding 0.5 MW in case of gaseous biomass fuels. Member States may apply the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria to installations with lower fuel capacity.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources, without prejudice to the protection of general interest and the principle of cost efficiency. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-termn indicative schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering at least the following three years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocated, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support2 years.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-term schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering at least the following threfive years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocated, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support.
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new buildings and in existing buildings that are subject to major renovation, reflecting the results of the cost-optimal calculation carried out pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall permit those minimum levels to be fulfilled, inter alia, through district heating and cooling produced using a significant proportion of renewable energy sources.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new buildings and in existing buildings that are subject to major renovation, reflecting the results of the cost-optimal calculation carried out pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall permit those minimum levels to be fulfilled, inter alia, using a significant proportion of renewable energy sources and/or waste heat and cold.
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point i
i) harvesting is carried out in accordance to the conditions of the harvesting permit within legally gazetted boundarieslegally;
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall remove administrative, regulatory and information barriers to corporate long- term power purchase agreements to finance renewables and facilitate their uptake, and ensuring that these are not subject to disproportionate charges that are not cost reflective.
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
iii) areas of high conservation value, including areas of high conservation value in wetlands and peatlands, are protected;
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point v
v) harvesting does not exceedmaintains or improves the long-term productionvity capacity of the forest at country level;
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The permit granting process referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed a period of three years, except for the cases set out in Article 16(5) and Article 17, and allowing for potential legal appeals that may arise.
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall facilitate the repowering of existing renewable energy plants by, inter alia, ensuring a simplified and swift permit granting process, which shall not exceed one year from the date on which the request for repowering is submitted to the single administrative contact point. Without prejudice to Article 11(4) of the [Electricity Regulation], Member States shall ensure that access and connection rights to the grid are maintained for repowered projects at least in cases in which there is no change to capacity.
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – introductory part
(b) when evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if managementappropriate control systems are in place at forest holdingthe supply base level to ensure that:
Amendment 799 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permitlegally;
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Demonstration projects and installations with an electricity capacity of less than 50 kWup to a value to be defined following an impact assessment by the distribution system operator shall be allowed to connect to the grid following a notification to the distribution system operator.
Amendment 809 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Repowering shall be allowed following a notification to the single administrative contact point established in accordance with Article 16, where no singnificant negative environmental or social impact is expected, based on a pre-established list of criteria. The single administrative contact point shall decide within six months of the receipt of the notification if this is sufficient.
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
iii) areas of high conservation value, including areas of high conservation value in peatlands and wetlands, are identified and protected;
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point v
v) harvesting does not exceedmaintains or improves the long-term productionvity capacity of the forest.
Amendment 836 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
When evidence referred to in the first subparagraph is not available, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if managementappropriate control systems are in place at forest holdingthe supply base level to ensure that carbon stocks and sinks levels in the forest are maintained.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) at least 870 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021 and 85% for installations starting operation after 1 January 2026when compared with the EU-wide fossil fuel comparators of 183 gCO2eq/MJ for electricity, and 80 gCO2eq/MJ for heating or cooling, or 124 gCO2eq/MJ for heat produced by the direct substitution of coal.
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall take the appropriate steps to develop transmission and distribution grid infrastructure, intelligent networks, storage facilities and the electricity system, in order to allow the secure operation of the electricity system as it accommodates the further development of electricity production from renewable energy sources, including interconnection between Member States and between Member States and third countries. Member States that have not reached the minimum interconnection binding target of 10% shall include in their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans a roadmap to the achievement of the target considering the most efficient investment projects. These projects shall be qualified as Prior Investment Projects for the Internal Market and shall be subject to the specific provisions laid down in (article 7 of Regulation Governance / article 3 of Directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity). Until the necessary investments for the commissioning of these Projects are undertaken, if the maximum technically and economically affordable level of renewables is achieved, the Member State may request an extension of the period for the compliance with the national contribution. Member States shall also take appropriate steps to accelerate authorization procedures for grid infrastructure and to coordinate approval of grid infrastructure with administrative and planning procedures.
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The production of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste, (by)products and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b), and (c) of paragraph 1 shall be in line with the principle of the waste hierarchy and avoid significant distortive effects on markets for (by)products, wastes or residues. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act set in accordance with article 32 establishing detailed rules on the application of this paragraph.
Amendment 906 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to their assessment included in the integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Annex I of Regulation [Governance], on the necessity to build new infrastructure for district heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources and waste heat or cold in order to achieve the Union target referred to in Article 3(1) of this Directive, Member States shall, where relevant, take steps with a view to developing a district heating infrastructure to accommodate the development of heating and cooling production from large biomass, solar and geothermal facilities and waste heat or cold.
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 10
Article 26 – paragraph 10
Amendment 918 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels are to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in Articles 23 and 25 and in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 26(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in Article 26(2) to (78 a) have been fulfilled. For that purpose they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance system which:
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to carry out self- consumption and sell, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production of renewable electricity without being subject to disproportionate procedures and without being subject to or benefitting from charges that are not cost- reflective;
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 26(7), and/or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 26(2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), and/or that no materials have been intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof would fall under Annex IX. When demonstrating that requirements set out in Article 26(5) and (6) for forest biomass are met, the operators may decide to directly provide the required evidence at the forest holdingsupply base level. The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 26(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 26(7), and/or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 26(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (68a), and/or that no materials have been intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof would fall under Annex IX. When demonstrating that requirements set out in Article 26(5) and (6) for forest biomass are met, the operators may decide to directly provide the required evidence at the forest holding level. The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 26(2)(b)(ii). (see wording of Article 26 para 8 a new - adaptation in Article 27 para 4 is a logicalOr. en consequence)
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) maintain their rights as consumers; , and;
Amendment 939 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of Article 26 (7), the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuel, bioliquids and biomass fuels shall be calculated as followby applying one of the following methodologies:
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 956 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that self consumption does not reduce in an unjustified or disproportionate way the payment of network tariffs and charges in the electricity system compared to those that would have corresponded to the sum of individual consumers. Member States shall ensure that self consumption contributes adequately to the costs of the system.
Amendment 960 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that renewable self-consumers living in the same multi-apartment block, or located in the same commercial, or shared services, site or closed distribution system, are allowed to jointly engage in self- consumption as if they were an individual renewable self-consumer. In this case, the threshold set out in paragraph 1(c) shall apply to each renewable self-consumer concerned.
Amendment 975 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6), 28(5) and 28(56(8a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021.
Amendment 977 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities do not reduce in an unjustified or disproportionate way the payment of network tariffs and charges in the electricity system compared to those that would have corresponded to the sum of individual consumers. Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities contribute adequately to the cost of the system.
Amendment 979 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) , 26(8 a) and 28(5)
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities do not reduce in an unjustified or disproportionate way the payment of network tariffs and charges in the electricity system compared to those that would have corresponded to the sum of individual consumers. Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities contribute adequately to the costs of the system.
Amendment 1007 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 3
Annex VI – Part B – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 3
In accounting for the consumption of electricity not produced within the solid biomass fuel production plant, the greenhouse gas emission intensity of the production and distribution of that electricity shall be assumed to be equal to the fossil fuel comparator ECF(el) set out in paragraph 19 of this Annexaverage emission intensity of the production and distribution of electricity in a defined region. By derogation from this rule, producers may use an average value for an individual electricity production plant for electricity produced by that plant, if that plant is not connected to the electricity grid.51 __________________ 51 The solid biomass pathways consume and produce the same commodities at different stages of the supply chain. Using different values for electricity supply to solid biomass production plants and the fossil fuel comparator would assign artificial GHG savings to these pathways.
Amendment 1013 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) the community has not installed more than 185 MW of renewable capacity for electricity, heating and cooling and transport as a yearly average in the previous 5 year.
Amendment 1018 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to State aid rules, when designing support schemes, Member States shall take into account the specificities of renewable energy communities., while ensuring a level playing field between all generators of electricity from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 1024 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point b
Annex IX – Part A – point b
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point h
Annex IX – Part A – point h
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold supplied for heating and cooling by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.
Amendment 1043 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour todevelop an incentivizing framework aimed at increaseing the share of renewable energy supplied for heating and cooling by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.
Amendment 1055 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) physical incorporation of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in the energy and energy fuel supplied for heating and cooling;
Amendment 1061 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) direct mitigation measures such as installation of highly efficient renewable heating and cooling systems in buildings or renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold use for industrial heating and cooling processes;
Amendment 1070 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Amendment 1070 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) other policy measures with an equivalent effect to reach the increase set out in paragraph (1).
Amendment 1080 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the total amount of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold supplied for heating and cooling;
Amendment 1085 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the type of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold source.
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 24 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in existing heating and cooling systems and, where feasible, the production should be done with high efficiency combined heat and power.
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that district heating and cooling suppliers provide information to end-consumers on their energy performance and the share of renewable energy in their systems. Such information shall be provided on an annual basis in accordance with standards used under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that district heating and cooling suppliers provide information to end-consumers on their energy performance and the share of renewable energy and/or waste heat and cold in their systems. Such information shall be in accordance with standards used under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to allow customers of those district heating or cooling systems which are not 'efficient district heating and cooling' within the meaning of Article 2(41) of Directive 2012/27/EU to disconnect from the systemcancel their contracts with the District Heating or Cooling operator in order to produce heating or cooling from renewable energy sources themselves, or to switch to another supplier of heat or cold which has access to the system referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may restrict the right to disconnect or switch supplier to customers who can prove that the planned alternative supply solution for heating or cooling results in a significantly better energy performance. The performance assessment of the alternative supply solution may be based on the Energy Performance Certificate as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to ensure non- discriminatory access to dthat there are no regulatory barriers for District hHeating or cand Cooling systems forto buy heat or cold produced from renewable energy sources and for waste heat or cold. This non- discriminatory access shall enable direct supply of heating or cooling from such sources to customers connected to when it is economically and technically feasible for the dDistrict hHeating or cooling system by suppliers other than the operator ofsystem operators and customers connected to the dDistrict hHeating or cooling sSystem.
Amendment 1132 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 7
Article 24 – paragraph 7
7. The right to disconnect or switch supplier may be exercised by individual customers, by joint undertakings formed by customers or by parties acting on the behalf of customers. For multi-apartment blocks, such disconnection may only be exercised at whole building level.
Amendment 1148 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 8
Article 24 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall require electricity distribution system operators to assess at least biennially, in cooperation with the operators of district heating or cooling systems in their respective area, the potential of district heating or cooling systems to provide balancing and other system services, including demand response and storing of excess electricity produced from renewable sources and if the use of the identified potential would be more resource- and cost-efficient than alternative solutions.
Amendment 1150 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9
Article 24 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall designate one or more independcompetent authorities to ensure that the rights of consumers and the rules for operating district heating and cooling systems in accordance with this Article are clearly defined and enforced.
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IXbiofuels, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 1163 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at least equal to 1.5% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.8% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X2% in 2030. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas, defined as those obtained from biomass excluding food or feed crops, used cooking oil and animal fats classified as categories 1 and 2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) Nº 106972009 of the European Parliament and the Council, that comply with the sustainability criteria set out in articles 26 to 2, shall have an indicative share of 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021.
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as form biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport.
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles and rail transport, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles,all transport sectors shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.
Amendment 1204 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 2 times and 1.2 times their energy content respectively.