17 Amendments of Iskra MIHAYLOVA related to 2023/2123(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas hydrogen can be used as a feedstock, a fuel or an energy carrier and has the significant potential to decarbonise hard-to- abate industries and heavy transport;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas hydrogen can also be used as last resort energy storage to balance the energy system, thereby contributing to energy system integration;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a market for renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen remains to be built and will require appropriate customer protection and significant investments;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas apart from hydrogen production, it is also necessary to expand on hydrogen distribution networks and other relevant transport infrastructures in order to avoid bottlenecks;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to establish the necessary measures for the realisation of a physical European Hydrogen Bank which will serve as a one- stop shop for European financing of hydrogen and also as a platform of expertise;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that a predictable and less volatile price path is necessary to create investment certainty for indispensable investments in hydrogen production and hydrogen infrastructure;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that Hydrogen Valleys play an important role in fostering innovation and contributing to the local economy; notes that a Hydrogen Valley is defined as a geographical area – a city, a region, an island or an industrial cluster - where several hydrogen applications are combined into an integrated hydrogen ecosystem, including hydrogen production, transportation, storage and use in industry, mobility and buildings; notes that, for the purpose of the European Hydrogen Bank, European Hydrogen Valleys qualify as such if they have received funding from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership under the Horizon Europe Hydrogen Valley calls or if they are listed on the Mission Innovation Hydrogen Valleys Platform;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to consider complementary mechanisms such as grants, contracts for difference and carbon contracts for difference as well as the combination of the European Hydrogen Bank’s financial support with State aid in order to help reducing the cost gap between renewable or low-carbon hydrogen and fossil energies ;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Commission to not only consider price, but also to include a clear system of bonus points for the ranking of bids; notes that such a system should reward bids that deliver the highest level of sustainability or lead to significant job creation and promote high-quality traineeships and the reskilling , increase competition in the internal market by supporting emerging companies (start-ups/SMEs) to enter the market, and/or supskilling of workersport a regionally even development of the European hydrogen market;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that the effectiveness of the ‘auctions as a service’ concept in reaching the fundamental goal of maturing the European hydrogen economy has yet to be proven; asks the Commission to conduct an extensive study after the first auction into the EHB effectiveness, the macro-economic and industrial consequences, and take subsequent action;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that some regions of the world have much better conditions for the production of renewable hydrogen due to an abundance of space and renewable electricity; stresses the mutually beneficial nature of energy partnerships with third countries; stresses the need for hydrogen diplomacy;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that the CBAM will apply to hydrogen; calls on the Commission to deliver a robust certification scheme for imports of renewable hydrogen, equivalent to the rules applying to domestic production; calls on the Commission to ensure that the inclusion of hydrogen in the CBAM does not lead to burdensome bureaucratic processes and therefore hinder hydrogen imports to the EU;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to prepare guidelines with clear criteria for the selection of producers from non-EU countries that would be eligible for support, based on geopolitical risks, alignment with EU values and commitment to sustainabilitythe Sustainable Development Goals and EU values;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Expresses concern that industries are currently dealing with a patchwork of different financial support instruments for the production of hydrogen; calls on the Commission to make the EHB an one- stop-shop for the financing of hydrogen;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes that according to the draft design of the pilot auction, the realisation period after the funding commitment until the start of hydrogen production is set at 3.5 years with a 6 months transition period; suggests that, due to unpredictable events like long delivery times for electrolysers or permitting problems, an extension of the realisation period to at least 5 years should be considered;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that attention should be given to the creation of a robust EU market regulatory framework for hydrogen in order to establish a well- functioning market for hydrogen, which in turn supports price discovery and risk transfers;