Activities of Jakop G. DALUNDE related to 2020/2241(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European strategy for energy system integration
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on A European strategy for energy system integration
Amendments (46)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 91, 172 and 194 thereof,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 16 February 2016 entitled ‘An EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling’ COM(2016) 51,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 11 December 2020 on a new EU climate target for 2030,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 02 July 2020 on a comprehensive European approach to energy storage1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA (2020)0198.
Amendment 13 #
- having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on the revision of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure2a, _________________ 2a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0199.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neuUnion is committed to stepping up efforts to tackle climate change and to delivering on the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climat exchange following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’) 3a on the basis of equity and best available science, taking its fair share of the global effort to limiting the global temperature increase to 1,5°C above pre- industrial economy by 2050;levels; _________________ 3a OJ L282, 19.10.2016, p. 4.
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas energy system integration canis crucial to establish a cascading priority to first apply energy efficiency and savings, subsequently direct electrification and for those applications that cannot be abated by other means the use of sustainable, renewables based fuels as well as enhance used of heat and storage to foster further integration across sectors, thus supporting the energy transition and boosting citizen participation while keeping costs for European authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptaffordable limits;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its Communication on a strategy for energy system integration namely a cascading priority for energy efficiency and savings, direct electrification and sustainable, renewables based fuels for applications that do not have another alternative; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the private sector to contribute to its success;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that such a strategy can help the Union to set out a path to achieve its climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility, affordability and security of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated, resilient, smart and decarbonised highly energy efficient fully renewables based, integrated, resilient and smart system;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy which is not consumthe one not consumed, meaning that energy savings and efficiency gains must be prioritised;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines important benefits of increased energy efficiency efforts such reduced energy import dependencies, cheaper consumption bills, increased industrial competiveness, as well as climate and environment benefits;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls for making the energy efficiency first principle operational in all upcoming revisions of Union and national legislation and methodologies, notably for scenario and infrastructure planning and Cost Benefit Analysis;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encouragescalls on the Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process and the Climate Target Plan; as well as an ambitious revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy efficiency first to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potentialnecessary requirements ofn circularity and reuse of waste, energy and waste heat fromwaste recycling and envisages a similar legislative framework for excess energy and unavoidable waste heat from highly energy efficient industrial processes, buildings and, data centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks or other processes; calls for a necessary modernisation of heat networks to 4th and 5th generation high-efficiency low- temperature networks based on renewable energy, which canmust play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;calls in this context for a further implementation of the heating and cooling strategy, including when revising the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive 5a, as well as the creation of an enabling framework when revising the environmental and energy state aid guidelines6a; draws attention to the potential of digital tools for smart energy management; _________________ 5aDirective (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018, amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency 6aGuidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to take initiatives to make the valorisation of unavoidable waste heat mandatory, as resource for channelling into heat networks or storage;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on the Commission to developalso a massive expansion of additional renewable energy capacities for the direct electrification of currently fossil based applications and might require between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on the Commission to develop an inclusive, integrated and realistic scenario planning, considering notably energy efficiency and energy system integration, as well as sustainable investment criteria7a, which are fully in line with the climate and integration goals;goals; _________________ 7aRegulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment 2018/0178 (COD)
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and anticipating the need for energy efficiency measures, system integration or new energy production, transmission, distribution and conversion infrastructure in order to optimise its use in a climate- neutral economy and to ensure its economic viabilitymid- and long-term economic viability; demands that each infrastructure project should include an alternative scenario based on demand reduction and/or sector integration before being constructed;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to use the revision of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 on trans-European energy infrastructure as an opportunity to include energy system integration in the Regulation’s objectives and the 10-year network development planning, as well as a longer planning timeframe aligned to the climate neutrality target, as well as a longer planning timeframe aligned to the climate neutrality target;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CIn the light of the required greenhouse gas reductions, energy saving needs, direct electrification and for enabling sustainable renewable fuels, calls for the massive deployment of renewable and decarbonised energy; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targets in order to increase the share of such energy in electricity generation,energy generation capacity, coupled with relevant infrastructure investments; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targets in order to achieve fully renewables based electricity generation and increase the share of renewable energy in heavy industry, transport, construction, heating and cooling;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the adoption of the European Hydrogen Strategy; is convinced that renewable and decarbonised hydrogen can help reduce persistent emissions from industrial processes and heavy transport which cannot be decarbonised through the use of zero-carbon electricityen replacing fossil energy as feedstock or energy carrier in processes, that cannot be made more efficient, electrified or replaced; recalls also the need to decarbonise existing hydrogen production;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to extend the obligation laid down in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 for Member States to issue guarantees of origin for low- and zero- carbon gases and for renewablespropose a scheme for the certification of renewable hydrogen building on the existing framework in Directive (EU) 2018/2001; underlines the need to develop a robust methodology and establish criteria to ensure additionality of the renewable energy production capacity for renewable hydrogen production, while duly assessing the latter impact on the EU energy system and their contribution to the EU objective to increase the deployment of renewables, facilitate their market integration and optimise the system;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to accelerate research and developmentevaluate the contribution onf technologies for CO2 capture, storage and reu and reuse in closed-loop industrial processes;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose ambitious targets for the decarbonisation ofstrategies for zero emission mobility in road, maritime, rail and air transport; welcomes the Commission’s announcement of plans for boosting the deployment of one millions of charging points for electric vehicles; stresses the need to adapt the electrification networks for Europe’s vehicle fleet to enable smart charging, vehicle to grid services and demand side measures by citizen; calls on the Commission to require car manufacturers to enable vehicle to grid charging;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes thatUnderlines the role of demand side management, storage and smart charging in maintaining the balance of electricity grids and managing demand and production peaks will be more complex within an increasingly decentralised and renewable generation mixbased system; recalls that Member States remain free to determine their energy mix, while all citizen enjoy the rights to produce, consume and store their own energy, the diversity of which is fundamental to ensuring participation and security of supply;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to reduce regulatory barriers, improve access to capital and further support energy storage projects along transmission and distribution networks, including at domestic level and at consumption sites;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines the role of flexibility options in the shift from a supply-driven to a demand-driven energy system, enabling active consumers for demand response via digital solutions;
Amendment 226 #
16. Recalls the role that greendifferent storage technologies, power to heat technologies and renewable hydrogen can play in balancing gridsthe energy system by using any surplus renewable electricity production;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the importance of maximising electricity trade at interconnectors and cooperation between network operators; welcomes the establishment of regional coordination centres under Regulation (EU) 2019/943 and calls on the latter to duly consider energy system integration in their activities;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to explore ways of further encouraging the development of a European market for demand-side flexibility; , for example through a quantification of relevant potentials and an evaluation of the activation of the identified demand response potential on energy system costs; calls on Member States to urgently transpose the rules on demand response and aggregation enshrined in the electricity market legislation 7a; _________________ 7a Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity; Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity.
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that a more decentralised and better integrated energy system requires better forecasting of energy demand and supply; highlights, in this regard, the crucial role of demand response, smart charging, smart grids and statistical and meteorological data; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop an internal market for digital energy technologies; encourages Member States to adopt the Smart Readiness Indicator developed as part of the building legislation8a in order to tap on the potential for demand-side flexibility at building level; _________________ 8aCommission delegated Regulation (EU) C(2020) 6930 of 14.10.2020 supplementing Directive (EU) 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing an optional common European Union scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Ensuring energy system accessibility for all consumeritizens
Amendment 267 #
20. Recalls that the primary objective of Union action in the field of energy is to “ensure the proper functioning of the market with regard for the need to preserve and improve the environment”9a; calls on the Commission to propose the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rights fan enabling framework allnd a level-playing field10a for active consumers and undistorted price signals reflecting the real cost of energy and its contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC;, including external costs, to determine their contribution to the energy transition; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC and transform it into an instrument aligning taxation policies to the energy and climate targets for 2030 and 2050; _________________ 9aArticle 194 TFEU: 1. In the context of the establishment and functioning of the internal market and with regard for the need to preserve and improve the environment, Union policy on energy shall aim, in a spirit of solidarity between Member States, to: (a) ensure the functioning of the energy market; (b) ensure security of energy supply in the Union; (c) promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy; and (d) promote the interconnection of energy networks. 10aDirective (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity; Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity.
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Concurs with the Commission's analysis on persisting fossil fuel subsidies, an insufficient ETS price signal, non- energy related charges and the fact that external costs are not internalised and urges to remedy the known problems through effective regulatory measures;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is convinWelcomes the entry into forced of the need to encourage energy consumers to be moreElectricity market provisions that enable active consumers to fully participate to the market and reap the benefit of their activeities; calls on the Commission to assess the remaining barriers to self-consumption, especiallyincluding for industrial consumers; calls for transparent information on the climate impact of energy choices as part of the planned consumer information campaign;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the potential of energy communities and micro grids to develop access to more sustainable energy, especially for remote areas, islands and the outermost regverywhere in Europe and calls on Member States to create and enabling framework fostering their participations;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Commission propose rules allowing citizens energy communities to further participate in energy system integration, for example through the connection to heat networks, to electric-mobility charging or to storage or demand-response devices alongside renewable-energy production;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Points to the potential of solar energy at distribution level to be further exploited by citizen, industries and the public sector; calls on the Commission to launch a European solar rooftop campaign to foster investments;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Underlines the need to effectively address equality and inclusion as part of the energy sector integration, especially concerning participation and equal pay; calls for launching a European sector initiative for women to identify and address barriers and to create networks and role models;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Ensuring European leadership of cleanrenewable energy technologies
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that one of the objectives of the Energy Union is to reduce our import dependency; considers that the creation of synergienergy efficiency and the switch to sustainable, domestic renewable resources can help achieve this objective;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of increasing the competitiveness of European technologies to ensure the autonomy of the Union in the strategic energy sectoras well as the need to ensure energy democracy for its citizen; calls on the Commission to support research and innovation into processes and applications for the energy transition through the various structural, recovery and sectoral funds; recalls the Union’s global leadership in electrolyser technology, building integrated solar photovoltaics and other renewable energy technologies, as well as in satellite emission measurement technologies;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights ground-breaking process innovations and technologies that need to be further enhanced in a circular economy perspective and an effective sector integration strategy: - high efficiency and renewable hydrogen based steel production, combining steel recycling and permanent iron mould production, - district heating through underground transport excess heat, - smart charging and modal shift in the transport sector, - sustainable replacement of petrochemical and agrochemical products and their related processes - new generation of battery production and recycling, - liquid immersion technologies for data centres substantially reducing energy needs and excess heat;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken for strategic value chains; notes the existing initiatives on strategic energy technologies11a and hydrogen 12a and calls for the establishment of an alliance for decarbonisedrenewable energy technologies and for recognising the latter as strategic value chain, as well as an initiative on enhancing process and energy efficiency; calls on the Commission to encourage the participation of civil society and SMEs in these alliances in order to involve more Member States; _________________ 11aStrategic Energy Technologies (SET) Plan. 12a Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.