12 Amendments of Andris AMERIKS related to 2020/0360(COD)
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) A new Union list of project of common interest (‘Union list’) should be established every two years for new projects of common interest. Projects of common interest that have obtained PCI status, should remain on the PCI list for four years to reduce administrative burden and provide certainty to project promoters. Projects of common interest that are completed or that no longer fulfil the relevant criteria and requirements as set out in this Regulation should not appear on the next Union list. For that reason, existing projects of common interest that are to be included in the next Union list should be subject to the same selection process for the establishment of regional lists and for the establishment of the Union list applied to proposed projects. However the resulting administrative burden should be reduced as much as possible, for example by using to the extent possible information submitted previously, and by taking account of the annual reports of the project promoters. To that end, existing projects of common interest that have made significant progress should benefit from a streamlined inclusion process in the Union-wide ten-year network development plan.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In order to reduce complexity, increase efficiency and transparency and help enhance cooperation among Member States there should be a competent authority or authorities integrating or coordinating all permit granting processes (‘one-stop shop’) as well as an exemption regime for PCI’s that combine the realization of multiple pipelines with different energy sources (hydrogen / carbon dioxide) in one project.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In exercising its power, the Commission shall ensure that the Union list is established every two years, on the basis of the regional lists adopted by the decision- making bodies of the Groups as established in point (2) of Section 1 of Annex III, following the procfor new projects of common interest. Projects of common interest that have obtained PCI status, should remain on the PCI list for four years to redurce set out in paragraph 3 of this Articleadministrative burden and provide certainty to project promoters.
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points (1)(d), (2) and (5) of Annex II shall also be eligible for Union financial assistance in the form of grants for works, where the concerned project promoters can clearly demonstrate significant positive externalities, such as security of supply, system flexibility, solidarity or innovation, generated by the projects and provide clear evidence of their lack of commercial viability, in accordance with the cost- benefit analysis, the business plan and assessments carried out, in particular by potential investors or creditors or, where applicable, a national regulatory authority.
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, giving access to multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, exincluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen‘last-mile’ infrastructure connections;
Amendment 867 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) underground storage facilities connected to the high-pressure hydrogen pipelines referred to in point (a);
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) rReception, and storage andof hydrogen and hydrogen carriers, facilities to retrieve hydrogen from energy carriers, regasification or decompression facilities for liquefied hydrogen or hydrogen embedded in other chemical substances with the objective of injecting the hydrogen into the grid;
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) any equipment or installation essential for the hydrogen system to operate safely, securely and efficiently or to enable bi-directional capacity, including compressor stations and facilities and pipeline systems for oxygen.
Amendment 884 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Any of the assets listed in points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (de) may be newly constructed assets or assets converted from natural gas dedicated to hydrogen, or a combination of the two.
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) infrastructure for the import of hydrogen, including non-pipeline infrastructure such as port terminal- superstructure; dedicated port infrastructure (e.g., jetties, quay walls); vessels and ship-to-ship transport (e.g., for hinterland distribution via inland waterways); and pipelines from offshore generation fields into ports.
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) dedicated pipelines, other than upstream pipeline network, used to transport carbon dioxide from more than one source, i.e. industrial installations (including power plants) that produce carbon dioxide gas from combustion or other chemical reactions involving fossil or non-fossil carbon-containing compounds, for the purpose of permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61 ; any infrastructure relating to the use of other waste streams such as heat and oxygen from industrial plants. _________________ 61 OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114.
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) facilities for liquefaction and buffer storage of carbon dioxide in view of its further transportation. This does not include infrastructure within a geological formation used for the permanent geological storage of carbon dioxide pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC and associated surface and injection facilities;