32 Amendments of Lambert van NISTELROOIJ related to 2011/2034(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general populationin a number of countries the level of interconnection is below the threshold of 10%; underlines that regional and local authorities in cooperation with national ‘one-stop shops’ play an important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population; calls in this regard for a consultation and assessment system in order to identify and spread best practices and knowledge of public acceptance of infrastructure;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions in the Member States and in the EU ion a national and European level adds to putting an end to energy islands, contributes to the completion of the internal energy market and constitutes a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro-regional strategies can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that incentives in national regulatory systems are still insufficient, especially for higher-risk and innovative projects such as smart grids; stresses that national regulatory frameworks need to be adjusted and requests the Commission in this regard to inquire to what extent national regulatory incentives are satisfactory and adequate;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas interconnection capacity between a number of Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based, provided, however, that without distorting competition and the level playing field in the market, public interest – especially at local and regional level – is also safeguarded through a limited amount of public finance which has to result in an innovative mix of financial instruments that levers private investments; .
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure,
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable, without distorting competition or the level playing field in the European energy market,
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the large increase in volatile renewable energy requires balancing capacity, for instance by balancing wind power in the North Sea with Nordic hydropower, thereby utilising such balancing capacities as Green Batteries for Europe,
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely, correct and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package, and stresses in this regard that the internal energy market should be completed by 2014 so as to allow gas and electricity to flow freely;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that an EU approach, firmly based on the views of all stakeholders (Member States, TSOs and regulators) is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a harmonised method for the selection of infrastructure projects, based on a European and regional perspectives and the optimisation of socio-economic and environmental effects;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU'’s 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), including energy efficiency policies (notably the implementation of the forthcoming energy efficiency action plan (EEP)) as well as the potential impact of technological advances and the deployment of ‘smart cities’ and 'smart regions' initiatives;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance, where infrastructure could be minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing infrastructure can be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and can be built alongside existing infrastructure;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on investments in internal transmission systems that significantly contribute towhich are crucial for the integration of energy markets and to putting an end to energy islands and transmission bottlenecks;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the opportunities which existing Euregional cooperation arrangements present for developing and intensifying cross-border energy infrastructure projects, particularly relating to renewable energy, and urges that these instruments (Euregios, EGTCs) be used for this purpose;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planningriorities, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the power sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 228 #
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 the end of 20142;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals, in the interests of a high degree of flexibility of supply options;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence for example through the development of green gas; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to critically assess and review in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders in the market, 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 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption; points to the benefits of a new gas and electricity system incorporating modern technologies and services such as smart meters, smart grids and interoperable ICT-operated load- and demand-side energy management services;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Members StatesCommission, in liaison with European and international standardisation bodies and industry;, to speed up work on technical standards and safety standards for electric vehicles and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by 2012;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Members States, in liaison with European standardisation bodies and industry; to speed up work on technical standards for electric vehicles and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by the end of 2012;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to enhance public acceptance of this tool and boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning privacy and data protection to be established in accordance with existing EU law;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
– contribution to putting an end to energy islands and the completion of the internal energy market,
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that PEIs as well as market driven projects benefit from an improved permitting mechanism, as will be proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. EncouragesStresses the need for a more participatory approach and recognises that securing greater acceptance of energy infrastructure projects by local people goes hand in hand with their involvement in the development of these projects at the earliest possible stage; calls for the participation at all levels of civil society in the consultation process for projects of European interest: of NGOs, industry, social partners and consumers organisations in the consultation process for projects of European interest; calls on the Commission to set up a consultation and assessment system in order to identify and spread best practices and knowledge of public acceptance of infrastructure;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Takes the view that the funding of basic infrastructure and the promotion of conventional energies must be seen as compatible with the EU 2020 Strategy, since only if they have competitive transport, energy and communications networks will convergence regions be able to play a part in achieving the EU 2020 objectives; considers that the weaker and neediest regions, in particular, must be offered some leeway in interpreting the EU2020 objectives;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; requests the Commission to further inquire to what extent regulatory incentives are satisfactory and adequate; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding, where it does not distort competition and maintains a level playing field, should be usconsidered to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Sees options for the structural funds to support special energy infrastructure investments; considers, however, that these must be confined to regions where market-based energy supply solutions are severely restricted for political and geographical reasons; calls for structural fund support to be tied, however, to the condition that a commercial application follow as a matter of principle and that the principle of shared responsibility for funding be respected;