15 Amendments of Edit HERCZOG related to 2011/2034(INI)
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned that, in the absence of other measures, Community funding will be focused in Western Europe and the direct and indirect positive economic and social impact of investments will be concentrated in this region;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Is in favour of impact assessments being conducted on specific LNG investments which take into account their probable impact on natural gas prices, the long-term evolution of which is not clear, given, for example, the construction and maintenance costs and the advantages of fluctuations in bargaining power;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. UConsiders that the communication focuses disproportionately on large-scale new investments to the detriment of existing infrastructure developments; stresses that these planned projects must not be allowed to render improvements in Member State and regional capacity – planned at an earlier date – unfeasible; therefore urges the Commission to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the work carried out by the European Electric Grid Initiative (EEGI) and the Commission's Smart Grids Task Force; calls on the Commission to take outmost account of their conclusions on the specific legislation for smart grids that will be taken during the first half of 2011;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls upon the Commission to assess whether any further legislative initiatives for smart grid implementation are necessary under the rules of third internal energy market package; considers that the assessment must take into account the following objectives: i) ensuring the adequate open access and sharing of operational information between actors and their physical interfaces; ii) creating a well functioning energy services market; and iii) providing proper incentives for grid operators to invest in smart technologies for smart grids;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks the Commission to facilitate the urgent deployment of Large Smart Grids Demonstration Projects as the best way to measure the cost-benefit to the European Society; notes that in order to share the risk of the investment needed for these projects, public funding is needed, under a public-private partnership frame well offered by the European Electric Grid Initiative (EEGI);
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new)
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Notes that Smart Grids are a result of the convergence between the electricity and Information and Communications technologies, consequently special attention must be given to the cooperation of the two sectors, such as with regards the efficient use of the radio spectrum across Europe and the understanding of the smart energy functions within the planning of the Future Internet of things; asks the Commission to establish a cooperation plan among the different units involved (DG Research, DG Energy, DG INFSO, etc.) so as to ensure the most coherent and overall efficient way to contribute to the Smart Grids deployment and operation, as a fundamental base for the energy policy activities;
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Is of the view that priority projects can definitely contribute to the security of Europe’s energy supply and the development of the single market; it is, however, vital that the costs arising from investments be borne by those consumers who will really benefit from them, a precondition for which being that the advantages, disadvantages and costs expected to arise from each project must be properly examined and the probable consumer beneficiaries must be identifiable, for example in the case of two-way natural gas pipelines;
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes that, whilst the costs of infrastructure development fall to the end users – companies and other users in the region – according to the ‘user pays’ principle, the ability of the EU’s eastern regions to bear financial burdens is lower than in the western countries which are encouraging such investment;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Calls, on the basis of the strategic objectives, for the geographical principle to be taken into account in the case of future energy subsidies in the areas of infrastructure and R&D; insists furthermore that developed regions should receive further R&D subsidies only if the activity is conducted in conjunction with less-developed regions;
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives; in addition, calls for attention to be paid when developing new financial instruments to the ability of the economically less- developed Member States to bear financial burdens and the differing financial and capital market backgrounds of the Member States, and for the geographical principle to be complied with;
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Considers it important that more attention be paid in future to dealing with the financial guarantees of investments and that the projected financial framework be developed in conjunction with planning of the 2014-2020 budget period;