Activities of Christophe GRUDLER related to 2022/0160(COD)
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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency
Amendments (27)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 sets a binding Union target to reach a share of at least 32 % of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. Under the Climate Target Plan19 , the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption would need to increase to 40% by 2030 in order to achieve the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target20 . In this context, the Commission proposed in July 2021, as part of the package delivering on the European Green Deal, to double the share of renewable energy in the energy mix in 2030 compared to 2020, to reach at least 40%. The REPowerEU Communication21 outlined a plan to make the EU independent from Russian fossil fuels well before the end of this decade. Dependencies on oil and natural gas should be phased out through an encompassing green transition in line with the European Green Deal. The Communication foresees front-loading of wind and solar energy, increasing the average deployment rate as well as additional renewable energy capacity by 2030 to accommodate for higher domestic production of renewable hydrogen. It also invited the co-legislators to consider a higher or earlier target for renewable energy. In this context, it is appropriate to increase the Union renewable energy target up to 45% in order to significantly accelerate the current pace of deployment of renewable energy, thereby speeding up the phase-out of EU’s dependence by increasing the availability of affordable, secure and, sustainable and locally produced energy in the Union. _________________ 18 Directive (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 (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 19 Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate-neutral future for the benefit of our people. 20 Point 3 of the Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 21 REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy, COM(2022) 108 final (“REPower EU Communication”).
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A faster roll-out of renewable energy projects cshould be supported by strategic planning carried out by Member States. Member States should identify the land and sea areas necessary for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources in order to meet their national contributions towards the revised 2030 renewable energy target set out in Article 3(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. When available, the mapping of areas should also take into account the trajectory towards climate neutrality to be achieved by 2050. Such areas should reflect their estimated trajectories and total planned installed capacity and should be identified by renewable energy technology set in the Member States’ updated national energy and climate plans pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. The identification of the required land and sea areas should take into consideration the availability of the renewable energy resources and the potential offered by the different land and sea areas for renewable energy production of the different technologies, the projected energy demand overall and in the different regions of the Member State, and the availability of relevant grid infrastructure, storage and other flexibility tools bearing in mind the capacity needed to cater for the increasing amount of renewable energy.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should designate as renewables go-to areas those areas that are particularly suitable to develop renewable energy projects, differentiating between technologies, and where the deployment of the specific type of renewable energy sources is not expected to have a significant environmental impact. The renewable go-to-areas should be particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants except for installations located in an outermost region as referred to in Article 349 TFUE. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas to the extent possible and consider restoration plans. Member States may designate renewable go-to areas specific for one or more types of renewable energy plants and should indicate the type or types of renewable energy that are suitable to be produced in each renewable go-to area.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should designate as renewables go-to areas those areas that are particularly suitable to develop renewable energy projects, differentiating between technologies, and where the deployment of the specific type of renewable energy sources is not expected to have a significant environmental impact. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas to the extent possible and consider restoration plans. Member States may designate renewable go-to areas specific for one or more types of renewable energy plants and should indicate the type or types of renewable energy that are suitable to be produced in each renewable go-to area. The areas should, at least, be defined for wind turbines, solar panels and biomethane plants.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In addition to installing newinnovative renewable energy plants, repowering existing renewable energy plants has a significant potential to contribute to the achievement of the renewable energy targets. Since, usually, the existing renewable energy plants have been installed in sites with significant renewable energy resource potential, repowering can ensure the continued use of these sites while reducing the need to designate new sites for renewable energy projects. Repowering includes further benefits such as the existing grid connection, a likely higher degree of public acceptance and knowledge of environmental impacts. The repowering of renewable energy projects entails changes to or the extension of existing projects to different degrees. The permit-granting process, including environmental assessments and screening, for the repowering of renewable energy projects should be limited to the potential impacts resulting from the change or extension compared to the original project.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
Article 2
(9a) ’renewables go-to area’ means a specific location, whether on land, subsurface or sea, which has been designated by a Member State as particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants except for installations located in an outermost region as referred to in Article 349 TFUE. Maritime go-to- areas shall have a surface of at least 150 km2.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 paragraph 2a
Article 15 paragraph 2a
2a. Member States shall promote the testing of newinnovative renewable energy technologies in pilot projects in a real- world environment, for a limited period of time, in accordance with the applicable EU legislation and accompanied by appropriate safeguards to ensure the secure operation of the electricity system and avoid disproportionate impacts on the functioning of the internal market, under the supervision of a competent authority. Member States shall develop a fast-track procedure for the permitting of such innovative renewable energy technologies .
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15b – paragraph 1
Article 15b – paragraph 1
(1) By [1 year after the entry into force], Member States shall identify the landinstalled capacity as well as the land, subsurface and sea areas necessary for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources that are required in order to meet their national contributions towards the 2030 renewable energy target in accordance with Article 3 of this Directive. When available, Member States shall identify the areas to be taken into account in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Such areas shall be commensurate with the estimated trajectories and total planned installed capacity by renewable energy technology set in national energy and climate plans of Member States, as updated pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
article 15b paragraph 2
article 15b paragraph 2
(a) the availability of the renewable energy resources and the potential for renewable energy production of the different technologies in the land, subsurface and sea areas;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (Eu) 2018/2001
Article 15b – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 15b – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the availability of relevant renewable heating network and grid infrastructure, storage and other flexibility tools or the potential to create such grid infrastructure and storage.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive (UE) 2018/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive (UE) 2018/2001
(c a) The result of local public debates. Each Member States shall ensure that the public opinion is fully taken into account in the identification of the areas.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15b – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 15b – paragraph 3a (new)
(3 a) When identifying land, subsurface and sea areas necessary for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, Member States shall deploy a mechanism supporting the necessary renewable heating network and power grid development in order to provide a fully integrated energy system.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 15 b – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 15 b – paragraph 3a (new)
(3 a) If large scale biomethane plants are nationally defined as “installations to handle waste” (Annex I, D9, Directive 2008/98/EC November 19, 2008), the Member States must add these plants to renewable energy when defining the go-to areas.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive (UE) 2018/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive (UE) 2018/2001
(a) Designate sufficiently homogeneous land, subsurface and sea areas where the deployment of a specific type or types of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. In doing so, Member States shall:
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 1
— give priority to artificial and built surfaces and subsurfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areasparking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – letter a –indent 2
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – letter a –indent 2
— exMay include Natura 2000 sites and nature parks and reserves, the identified bird migratory routes as well as other areas identified based on sensitivity maps and the tools referred to in the next point, except for artificial and built surfaces located in those areas such as rooftops, parking areas or transport infrastructure if appropriate mitigation and biodiversity-enhancement measures are duly adopted.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Establish appropriate rules for the designated renewable go-to areas, including on the mitigation measures to be adopted for the installation of renewable energy plants, co-located energy storage facilities, as well as assets necessary for their connection to renewable heat networks or to the grid, in order to avoid or, if not possible, to significantly reduce the negative environmental impacts that may arise. Where appropriate, Member States shall ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are applied to prevent the situations described in Articles 6(2) and 12(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 5 of Directive 2009/147/EEC and Article 4(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of Directive 2000/60/EC. Such rules shall be targeted to the specificities of each identified renewable go-to area, the renewable energy technology or technologies to be deployed in each area and the identified environmental impacts. Compliance with such rules and the implementation of the appropriate mitigation measures by the individual projects shall result in the presumption that projects are not in breach of those provisions without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 16a. Where novel mitigation measures to prevent as much as possible the killing or disturbance of species protected under Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EEC, or any other environmental impact, have not been widely tested as regards their effectiveness, Member States may allow their use for one or several pilot projects for a limited time period, provided that the effectiveness of such measures is closely monitored and appropriate steps are taken immediately if they do not prove to be effective. .
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 3
Article 15c – paragraph 3
(3) The plan or plans designating renewables go-to areas shall be made public, and continually updated to record new capacity in electronic format, and shall be reviewed periodically, at least in the context of the update of the national energy and climate plans pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (Eu) 2018/2001
Article 16 paragraph 1
Article 16 paragraph 1
(1) The permit-granting process shall cover all relevant administrative permits to build, repower and operate plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, co-located energy storage facilities, as well as assets necessary for their connection to the gridrenewable heat networks, renewable district heating, heating systems and the grid and those necessary for the development of the electric transmission grid required to integrate the renewable energy plant in the system, including grid connection permits and environmental assessments where these are required. The permit- granting process shall comprise all procedures from the acknowledgment of the validity of the application in accordance with paragraph 2 to the notification of the final decision on the outcome of the procedure by the relevant authority or authorities.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (UE) 2018/2001
Article 16 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2a (new)
(2 a) Member States shall support regional and local authorities including technical and financial support in order to facilitate the permit-granting process. Furthermore, Member States shall ensure that the financing of qualified staff, upskilling and reskilling of their competent authorities at national, regional and local level is duly proportionate with the implementation of the overall renewable energy needs established under Article 15b of this Directive.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 1
Article 16a – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that the permit-granting process referred to in Article 16(1) shall not exceed one year for projects in renewables go-to areas. For generation assets and assets necessary for their connection to the grid, the process shall not exceed six month. Where duly justified on the ground of extraordinary circumstances, thatose one-year and six months periods may be extended by up to three months. In such a case, Member States shall clearly inform the developer about the extraordinary circumstances that justified the extension.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 2
Article 16a – paragraph 2
(2) The permit-granting process for the repowering of plants and for new installations with an electrical capacity of less than 150 kW, co-located energy storage facilities as well as their grid connection, located in renewables go-to areas shall not exceed six months. Where duly justified on the ground of extraordinary circumstances, such as on grounds of overriding safety reasons where the repowering project impacts substantially on the grid or the original capacity, size or performance of the installation, that one yearsix months period may be extended by up to three months. Member States shall clearly inform the project developer about the extraordinary circumstances that justify the extension. If the repowering project determines an increase in the capacity of the installation and the need for further network development without increasing the occupied area, the repowering project shall be authorized through the simplified procedure as referred to this Article.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 5a (new)
Article 16a – paragraph 5a (new)
(5 a) Member States shall not pause already existing processes, tendering plans and MSPs. Existing permit-granting processes must take place in parallel, to hinder pauses in the build-out caused by bureaucratic processes.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 5b (new)
Article 16a – paragraph 5b (new)
(5 b) Member States must ensure that the permitting processes for renewables and those for transmission and distribution follow harmonized time schedules;
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 6a (new)
Article 16a – paragraph 6a (new)
(6 a) Member States should share and utilize best practices in the permit- granting process.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 16b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall facilitate the repowering of projects located outside go- to areas by ensuring that, if an environmental assessment for a project is required under the Union environmental legislation, such assessment shall be limited to the potential impacts stemming from the change or extension compared to the original project. If the repowering project determines an increase in the capacity of the installation and the need for further network development without increased the occupied area, the repowering project shall be authorized through the simplified procedure as referred to this Article.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2a (new)
Article 16b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2a (new)
The permit-granting process for the repowering of plants, energy storage facilities and their grid connection shall not exceed six months. Where duly justified on the ground of extraordinary circumstances, that period may be extended up to 3 months. Member States shall clearly inform the project developers about the extraordinary circumstances that justify the extension.