Activities of Werner LANGEN related to 2008/0016(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (debate)
Amendments (97)
Amendment 114 #
Draft legislative resolution
First citation of the legal basis
First citation of the legal basis
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1)95 thereof and Article 95175(1) thereof,
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In the light of the European Parliament resolution of 24 October 2007 on conventional energy sources and energy technology, short and medium term decisions on the use of nuclear power should also be able to have a direct influence on climatic goals and contribute to the EU aims being realistically achieved, analysed and taken into account. The 2007 Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which states that nuclear energy is currently one of the crucial key technologies which are commercially available and could bring about a perceptible reduction in CO2 emissions, should also be cited in this connection.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Nuclear energy can also make a contribution to strengthening security of supply and bringing about a perceptible reduction in CO2. By 2020, 60% of the EU’s electricity could come from carbon- free (nuclear and renewable) sources.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Renewable Energy Roadmap demonstrated that a 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and a 10% target for renewable energy in transport would be appropriate and achievable objectives, and that a framework that includes mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make rationalsustainable investment decisions in the renewable energy sector which are capable of reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels and boosting the use of new energy technologies.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors. Deferring a decision about whether a target is binding until a future event takes place is thus not appropriate. In a statement to the minutes of the Council of 15 February 2007, the Commission therefore stated that it did not consider that the binding nature of the target should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially available. In this connection there should be more support for promoting the development of second-generation second-generation biofuels, such as Biomass to Liquid (BTL), which not only permit greater greenhouse gas savings but also engender benefits in terms of other environmental effects.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To ensure that the overall targets are achieved, Member States should work towards a an indicative trajectory tracing a path towards the achievement of their targets, and should establish a national action plan including sectoral targets, while having in mind that there are different uses of biomass and therefore it is essential to mobilise new and sustainable biomass resources. The Member States should take account of existing energy-efficient conventional energy equipment in the heating and cooling sector, and should consider combining this with a gradual introduction of renewable energy sources such as thermic solar energy and liquid biofuels.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Heat pumps using geothermal resources from the ground or water, and heat pumps using ambient heat from the air to transfer the thermal energy to a useful temperature level, need electricity to function. Heat pumps using ambient heat from the air often require the use of significant amounts of conventional energy. Therefore, only useful thermal energy coming from heat pumps using ambient heat from the air thatTherefore, in order to avoid promoting the use of significant amounts of conventional energy, every type of heat pump should meet the minimum requirements of the coefficient of performance established in Commission Decision 2007/742/EC, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco- label award scheme, should be taken into account for the purpose of measuringo that the useful thermal energy coming from the heat pump compliances with the targets established by this Ddirective for measurement purposes.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In the long term, no distortions of competition should arise as a result of the promotion or subsidising of renewable energy sources.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) The recycling of biomass, particularly timber, should always take precedence over its use for energy production.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 c (new)
Recital 17 c (new)
(17c) In order to exploit the full potential of biomass, the Member States and the EU should ensure greater mobilisation of existing timber reserves and the development of new forestry systems.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 d (new)
Recital 17 d (new)
(17d) The use of agriculture to produce high-quality foodstuffs should take precedence over its use for energy production.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The obligatory issuing, on request, of guarantees of origin for heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources, should be limited to plants with a capacity of at least 51 MWth, in order to avoid the unnecessarily high administrative burdens that would be imposed if smaller installations, including those in households, were to be included.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) At national and regional level, rules and obligations for minimum requirements of renewable energy use in new and refurbished buildings have led to considerable increases in renewable energy use. These measures should be encouraged in a wider European context, while promoting more energy- efficient renewable energy applications in building codes and regulations.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) A coordinated approach is needed to develop training and appropriate certification should be made available to small scale renewable energy equipment installers in order to avoid market distortions and to ensure high quality products and service provision for consumers. National certification schemes should be mutually recognised by Member States and should therefore be based on minimum harmonised principles, taking into account European technology standards, and existing training and qualification regimes for renewable energy equipment installers. Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications should continue to apply to issues not governed by this Directive, such as the recognition of professional qualifications of installers notgovern the recognition of professional qualifications for regulated professions. In so far as entering or exercising the profession of installer is regulated, the preconditions for recognition of professional qualifications are laid down in Directive 2005/36/EC; these preconditions should also apply to installers certified in onea Member State.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Combined cycle power stations represent the best possible combination of the advantages of the various renewable energy sources, while also being as reliable and efficient as a traditional large-scale power station. The Commission should make incentives available for the expansion of and further research into such combined cycle power stations. This would permit the growing energy production from renewable sources in Europe to be used more effectively, since combined cycle power stations are capable of linking and channelling energy produced all over Europe by wind, solar, biomass and hydroelectric power plants.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) Energy produced by offshore wind power plants located outside territorial waters should be assigned to the Member State to whose network they are connected.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The introduction of environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels will not achieve its objective if it leads to products that do not fulfil the criteria and would otherwise have been used as biomass or biofuels being used, instead, as bioliquids in the heating or electricity sectors. For this reason, the environmental sustainability criteria should also apply to biomass and bioliquids in general.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The Brussels European Council of March 2007 invited the Commission to propose a comprehensive Directive on the use of all renewable energy sources, which could contain criteria and provisions to ensure sustainable provision and use of bioenergy. These criteria should form a coherent part of a wider scheme covering also bioliquids and biomass, and not biofuels alone. Such sustainability criteria should therefore be included in this Directive. In order to avoid the additional costs to business and the environmental incoherence that would be associated with an inconsistent approach, it is essential for sustainability criteria in respect of biofuels to be aligned between this Directive and Directive 98/70/EC. The Commission should in addition review in 2010 whether other biomass applications should be included.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to prevent unnecessary burdensome research by economic operatorsuppliers of biofuels and other bioliquids and in order to prevent conversion of high-carbon-stock land that in hindsight would prove to be not eligible for producing raw materials for biofuels and other bioliquids, those types of land whose carbon stock loss upon conversion could not, within a reasonable period taking into account the urgency of tackling climate change, be compensated by the greenhouse gas savings of producing biofuels and other bioliquids, should not be converted for the production of biofuels and other bioliquids. Inventories of worldwide carbon stocks lead to the conclusion that wetlands and continuously forested areas should be included in this category.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) It is necessary to lay down clear rules for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels and other bioliquids and their fossil fuel comparators on the basis of recognised and current physical and technical information.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to ensure that biofuels that diversify the range of feedstocks used become commercially viable, these biofuels should receive an extra weighting under national biofuel obligations and be more intensively promoted at Community level.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) When designing their support systems, Member States mayshould encourage the use of biofuels which give additional benefits – including the benefits of diversification offered by biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material – by taking due account of the different costs of producing energy from traditional biofuels on the one hand and of these biofuels which give additional benefits on the other hand. Member States mayshould encourage investment in the development of renewable energy technologies that need time to become competitive.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources, to strengthen existing national support systems in the Member States while combining them in a European energy policy increasingly independent of third countries, with greater security of supply, more competitiveness and industrial leadership by the European Union. It sets mandatory targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources in the European Union and the individual Member States. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) “energy from renewable sources” means renewable non-fossil energy sources: wind, solar, air, water, soil, geothermal, wave, tidal, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, wastewater sludge and biogases;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – point a – subparagraph 1 a (new)
This definition must reflect technical progress and may be adjusted by the Commission under the procedure referred to in Article 21(3);
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
(c) “final consumption of energy” means the energy commodities delivered for energy purposes to manufacturing industry, transport, households, services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, including the consumption of electricity and heat by the energy branch for electricity and heat production and including losses of electricity and heat in distribution;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
(d) “district heating or cooling” means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids, from a central source of production through a network to multiple buildings or to an industrial customer, for the use of space or process heating or cooling;
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point f
Article 2 – point f
(f) “biofuels” means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass in accordance with Annex VII;
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point g
Article 2 – point g
(g)“guarantee of origin” means an electronic document which has the function of providing proof that a given quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources and is transferable in accordance with the provisions of this Directive;
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) “transfer accounting certificate (TAC)” means a specially labelled electronic document serving as proof that a specified amount of energy has been generated from renewable sources and can be counted towards the binding targets in the issuing Member State or in other Member States;
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point h
Article 2 – point h
(h) “support scheme” means a scheme, originating from a market intervention by a Member State, that helps energy from renewable sources to find a market by reducing the cost of production of this energy, increasing the price at which it can be sold, or increasing, by means of a renewable energy obligation or otherwise, the volume of such energy purchased. Support schemes of this kind particularly include quota commitments with tradable green certificates, investment aids, tax exemptions or reliefs, tax rebates and direct price support systems, especially feed-in refund and feed-in premium schemes;
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – point i a (new)
(ia) “new plants” means plants which generate energy from renewable sources and have come on stream since the Directive entered into force, or in which biomass has been used as fuel instead of conventional energy sources since the Directive entered into force, or plants whose generation capacity has been increased since the Directive entered into force.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10 % of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. For the period up to 2020 the European Union shall lay down interim minima of 6 % for 2012 and 8 % for 2016.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In so far as the costs of implementing this Directive are borne by energy consumers, Member States shall take precautionary steps to ensure that the global competitiveness of energy-intensive industries is maintained.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify their nationalrenewable energy action plans to the Commission by 31 March 2010 at the latestno later than one year from the entry into force of this directive.
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
5. The final consumption of energy from renewable sources in each Member State shall be calculated as the sum of (a) physical final consumption of electricity from renewable energy sources , (b) physical final consumption of energy from renewable sources for heating and cooling; and (c) finalphysical final consumption of energy from renewable sources consumed in transport .
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the permits required for the construction of the renewable energy plant must have startbeen issued by 20165,
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall decide what adjustment shall be made to the Member State’s share of energy from renewable sources for the year 2020, taking into account the state of advancement of construction, the amount of financial support being provided to the plant, and the quantity of renewable energy to be produced by the plant in an average year when completed.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The electricity generated by hydropower and wind energy shall be accounted for in accordance with the normalisation rule in Annex II.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Thermal energy generated by heat pumping or cooling systems using geothermal energy from the ground or water shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b). Thermal energy generated by heat pumps using ambient heat from the air shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b), provided that t only to the extent that it exceeds the input of primary energy from non- renewable sources necessary for the operation of the systems. Such heating or cooling systems must have been properly constructed, installed and ordered by a competent, trained person. The energy efficiency of such heat pumps using geothermal energy from the ground or water must meets the minimum requirements of eco-labelling laid down pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, where applicable, in particular the minimum coefficient of performance established in Decision 2007/742/EC, and reviewed in accordance with that Regulation.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. Electricity produced from renewable energy sources in third countries and energy in the transport sector shall only be taken into account for the purposes of measuring compliance with the requirements of this Directive concerning national targets if (a) it isthey are physically consumed in the Community, (b) the electricity isy are produced by anin a new installation that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive; and (c) the electricity is; and (c) they are issued with a guarantee of origin that forms part of a system of guarantee of origin equivalent to that laid down by this Directive.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In monitoring the progress of the Member States and in implementing the renewable energy action plan, account should be taken of the share of low-CO2 sources in the energy mix.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the origin of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and of heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources in plants with a capacity of at least 51 MWth, can be guaranteed as such within the meaning of this Directive.
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
To that end, Member States shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued in response to a request from a producer of renewable energyproducer of renewable energy is issued with a guarantee of origin. A guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. No more than one guarantee of origin shall be issued in respect of each MWh of energy produced.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. As an alternative to guarantees of origin, the Member States may, on a voluntary basis, issue Transfer Accounting Certificates (TACs) in respect of which no rights are conferred under this directive. The Member States shall ensure that the TACs comply with paragraphs 1 to 4. The Member States shall also ensure that the TACs are specifically identified as such and electronically cancelled.
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Guarantees of origin (GOs) and Transfer Accounting Certificates (TACs) shall not confer any right to aid from national support systems.
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the production of a unit of electricity from renewable energy sources, or the production of a unit of heating or cooling from renewable energy sources in a plant with a capacity of at least 51 MWth, receives support in the form of feed-in tariff payments, premium payments, tax reductions or payments resulting from calls for tenders, in which case the guarantee shall be submitted to the competent body designated by the Member State that established the system of support;
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a unit of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, or a unit of heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources in a plant with a capacity of at least 51 MWth, is taken into account for the purposes of assessing an entity's compliance with a renewable energy obligation, in which case the guarantee of origin shall be submitted to the competent body designated by the Member State that established the obligation; or
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States whose share of energy from renewable sources equalled or exceeded the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I in the immediately preceding two-year period may request the competent bodies designated in accordance with Article 7 to transfer the guarantees of origin, pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 2, submitted for cancellation under Article 8(1) to another Member State. Such guarantees of origin shall immediately be cancelled by the competent body in the receiving Member State.
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for thePersons may only transfer of guarantees of origin to or from persons in other Member States if, in the absence of such a system, the ta Member State of their choice. Transfers of guarantees of origin to or from the Member State concerned is likely to impair their ability to ensure a secure and balanced energy supply or is likely to undermine the achievement of the environmental objectives underlying their support scheme. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to persons in other Member States if in the absence of such a system, the transfer of guarantees of origin is likely to impair their ability to comply with Article 3(1) or to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I. The system of prior authorisation shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discriminatmay not take place between persons. Persons carrying out tasks for Member States in making bonus payments pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be excluded from this provision.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to the provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, guarantees of origin may be transferred betweenMember States shall grant a premium for the transfer of guarantees of origin by persons peursons in different Member States provided they have been issued in relation to energy produced from renewable sources by installations that became operational after the dateuant to the first sentence of paragraph 2. Member States shall determine the size of the premium for guarantees of origin for persons on an annual basis in line with the development of the extension of rentry into force of this Directive. Such transfer may accompany the transfer of the energy to which the guarantee of origin relates, or may be separate from any such transferewables. In doing so, they shall follow a framework to be set by the Commission and shall set the premium degressively. The premium shall be differentiated according to the source of energy recorded in the guarantee of origin pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 2(a).
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the period of entry into operation the decisive date is the date on which the installation first uses renewable sources of energy. Such transfer may accompany the transfer of the energy to which the guarantee of origin relates, or may be separate from any such transfer.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall notify the Commission of any system of prior authorisation they intend to haveThe grid system operator shall bear the necessary costs of expanding the grid to receive and transfer renewable energies. The grid system operator shall bear any costs incurred in preparing uneven feed- ins force pursuant to paragraph 2, and any subsequent changes thereto. The Commission shall publish that information onward transmission to the end consumer. Operators shall ascertain the costs incurred and offset them among themselves across Europe.
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11
Article 11
For the purpose of Article 5(9), Article 6(2), Article 8(2) and Article 9(3) units of renewable energy imputable to an increase in the capacity of an installation or to an increase in the co-incineration share of renewable energy sources shall be treated as if they were produced by a separate installation becoming operational at the moment at which the increase of capacity occurred.
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. In their building regulations and codes Member States shall require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new or refurbishedfor heating and cooling in new buildings. Member States shall take suitable measures to ensure that the energy level from renewable sources is also increased in existing buildings. Any exemption from those minimum levels shall be transparent and based on criteria relating to:
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the use of passive, low or zero energy buildings;, including houses that are connected to district heating or cooling networks that fulfil the criteria in the guidelines for environmental subsidies, or
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
(bb) obtaining heat from a network supplying local or district heating, in so far as the heat predominantly derives from highly efficient combined heat and power plants.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. From 2010 the Member States shall promote surplus-energy designs for public and private buildings. Member States shall ensure that private new buildings and the new buildings of public bodies at national, regional and local level comply with the standards for surplus-energy housing from 2015. Member States shall by 2014 submit a scheme including details of how the roofs of public buildings can be used by third parties for renewable energies.
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. With respect to their building regulations and codes, Member States shall promote the use of renewable energy heating and cooling systems and equipment that achieve a significant reduction of energy consumption compared to the existing heating and cooling systems and appliances in the building. Member States shall use energy or eco-labels or other appropriate certificates or standards developed at national or European level, where these exist, as the basis for encouraging such systems and equipment.
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall develop certensure that certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes for installers of small-scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems and heat pumps. Those are available. The certification schemes shall be based on the criteria laid down in Annex IV. Each Member State shall recognise certification awarded by other Member States in accordance with these criteria. This shall not affect Directive 2005/36/EC.
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid and security of supply, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. They shall also provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources and from combined heat and power. Priority grid access for electricity from renewable energy sources shall not apply in relation to electricity from combined heat and power. If there is a danger that useful heat needs will not be covered, the Member States shall ensure that electricity generated by combined heat and power is given equal priority. When dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources and/or operating with combined heat and power insofar as the security of the national electricity system permits. .
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Member States shall take the necessary measures for infrastructure development to take account of the development of district heating and cooling production from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) areas designated by law or the relevant competent authorities for nature protection purposes, unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those purposes;
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) areas with a substantial concentration in regional or global terms of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species that are recognised by international agreements or form part of the IUCN “Red List”, unless proof is available that the production of this raw material does not conflict with those purposes;
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community and used for the production of biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, shall be obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions listed in point A of Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 under the heading “Environment” and in accordance with the minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition defined pursuant to Article 5(1) of that Regulation. This shall apply mutatis mutandis to agricultural raw materials cultivated outside the Community and used for the manufacture of biofuels and other bioliquid fuels that are taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1. Agricultural raw materials not cultivated in the Community and used for the production of biofuels and other bioliquid fuels shall be taken into account in accordance with paragraph 1. If such rules are not applicable the following requirements shall be taken into account, which affect global and natural resources: (a) no significant increase in emissions that could cause acidification or eutrophication or ozone destruction, or are toxic; (b) no significant impact on soil functions or soil fertility (e.g. maintenance of the level of organic material, erosion control); (c) no significant impact on water quality or water supply; (d) no significant decline in biological or ecosystem diversity, and (e) ecofriendly use of fertilisers and pesticides.
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council in 2010 and 2012 on the operation of the mass balance verification method described in paragraph 1 and on the potential to allow for other verification methods in relation to some or all types of raw material or, biofuel or other bioliquids. In its assessment the Commission shall consider those verification methods in which information about sustainability characteristics need not remain physically assigned to particular consignments or mixtures. The assessment shall take into account the need to maintain the integrity and effectiveness of the verification system while avoiding imposing an unreasonable burden on industry. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals on allowing other verification methods, to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 891 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall requiretake measures to guarantee that economic operators to submit reliable information and to make available to the Member State, on request, the data that were used to develop the information. Member States shall require economic operators to arrange for an adequate standard of independent auditing of the information they submit, and to provide evidence that this has been done. The auditing shall verify that the systems used by economic operators are accurate, reliable and fraud-resistant. It shall evaluate the frequency and methodology of sampling and the robustness of the data.
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Amendment 909 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
(ca) This assumes that the production process is identical to the production process on which the disaggregated default values given in Part D or Part E of Annex VI for the other steps of the production process are based.
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall report by 31 December 2012 at the latest and subsequently every two years on the estimated typical and default values in Annex VII Part B and Part E, paying special attention to emissions from transport and processing, and may, where necessary, decide to correct the values. Such a measure designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21(3).
Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Annex VII may be adapted to technical and scientific progress and shall include the introduction of values for the production of biofuels and similar or other raw materials. Such a measure designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21(3). Any adaptation of or addition to the list of default values in Annex VII shall respect the following rules:
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply mutatis mutandi to petrol fuel containing bioethanol.
Amendment 955 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 971 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on progress in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources by 30 June1 December 2011 at the latest, and every 2 years thereafter.
Amendment 976 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the introduction and functioning of support schemes and other measures to promote energy from renewable sources, and any developments in the measures used with respect to those set out in the Member State's national action plan, together with related costs and mechanisms;
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) a plan for the development of all energy sources in Europe which are low in CO2;
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In each report, Member States should be given the possibility of correcting data in respect of previous years. Corrections to earlier reports must be specifically indicated.
Amendment 1029 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 March 2010 at the latestwithin 24 months following the entry into force of this directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 1039 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – introductory phrase
Annex IV – introductory phrase
The criteria referred to in Article 13(3) shall be as followsfollowing criteria shall apply solely to certification schemes under Article 13(3):
Amendment 1091 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – Part C – paragraph 5
Annex VII – Part C – paragraph 5
5. The greenhouse gases taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be CO2, N2O and CH4. For the purpose of calculating CO2 equivalence, these gases shall be valued as follows: CO2: 1 N2O: 296 CH4: 23in accordance with the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, 2006. The applicable reference shall be the actual use of the agricultural land before January 2008.
Amendment 1096 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. For the purposes of paragraph 7, the following values may be used for both CSR and CSA except in the case of land use changes as defined in Article 15(3) and (4):
Amendment 1107 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 15
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 15
15. Where a fuel production process produces, in combination, the fuel for which emissions are being calculated and one or more other products (“co- products”), greenhouse gas emissions shall bein principle be properly divided between the fuel or its intermediate product and the co-products in proportion to their energy content (determined by lower heating value in the case of co-products other than electricity).
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 2
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 2
In the case of biofuels and other bioliquids, all co-products, including electricity that does not fall under the scope of paragraph 14, shall be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation, except for agricultural crop residues, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells. When agricultural crop residues are processed into biofuels or other bioliquid fuels they shall be taken into account in accordance with their respective contributions. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purpose of the calculation.
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1
17. For biofuels, for the purposes of the calculation referred to in paragraph 4, the fossil fuel comparators EF shall be the latest available actual average emissions from petrol and diesel consumed in the Community as reported under [Directive 98/70/EC]. If no such data are available, the value used shall be 83.891 gCO2eq/MJ.
Amendment 1118 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII a (new)
Annex VII a (new)
Annex VIIa At least the products listed below shall be considered biofuels: (a) “bioethanol”: ethanol from subheading 2207 10 00 of the Combined Nomenclature with an alcohol percentage by volume of at least 99 % produced from biomass and/or the biodegradable fraction of waste, whose properties comply as a minimum with the requirements of the EN 15376 standard, to be used as biofuel; (b) “biodiesel”: a methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil, of diesel quality, to be used as biofuel; (c) “biogas”: a fuel gas produced from biomass and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste, that can be purified to natural gas quality, to be used as biofuel, or woodgas; (d) “biomethanol”: methanol produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel; (e) “biodimethylether”: dimethylether produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel; (f) “bio-ETBE (ethyl-tertio-butyl- ether)”: ETBE produced on the basis of bioethanol. The percentage by volume of bio-ETBE that is calculated as biofuel is 47 %; (g) “bio-MTBE (methyl-tertio-butyl- ether)”: a fuel produced on the basis of biomethanol. The percentage by volume of bio-MTBE that is calculated as biofuel is 36 %; (h) “synthetic biofuels”: synthetic hydrocarbons or mixtures of synthetic hydrocarbons, which have been produced from biomass; (i) “biohydrogen”: hydrogen produced from biomass, and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste, to be used as biofuel; (j) “pure vegetable oil”: oil produced from oil plants through pressing, extraction or comparable procedures, crude or refined but chemically unmodified, when compatible with the type of engines involved and the corresponding emission requirements.