9 Amendments of Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the EU policy on renewables should not focus only on electricity production but also take into consideration other sectors such as heating and cooling as heat demand makes up nearly half of the total energy demand in the EU;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to electricity, heating and cooling and transport increased in a manner that is cost-efficient, that takes into account the full costs of renewables, including system costs, and that does not harm supply security;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomes the Commission's intention to report in the near future on the state of progress towards completion of the internal energy market; calls on Member States to continue their efforts in the full implementation of the internal energy market legislation, the development of interconnections and the elimination of energy islands and bottlenecks;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that RES must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that in the long term they must take on stabilising functions and tasks within the system that have previously been performed by conventional energy sources; acknowledges that addressing system integration challenges is a pre-requisite for further market integration of RES;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systems and the reinforcement of cross-border interconnections;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries; emphasises that in the Mediterranean region, in particular, there is great potential for electricity generation from RES; highlights the potential of projects such as Desertec und Helios, and of the further development of hydropower in Norway and Switzerland; , fostering the use and trade within the EU and exploiting the surplus of renewables in the North and South of the EU with a view to a subsequent and coherent exploitation of the potential of the Mediterranean Region; highlights the potential of projects such as Desertec und Helios, and of the further development of hydropower in Norway and Switzerland; recalls that the integration of RES from the South Mediterranean will require the reinforcement of cross-border interconnections within the EU and an evaluation of the related costs for transit countries while guaranteeing the secure and efficient operation of Member States' electricity systems;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technology policy in 2013; calls on the Commission to include a focus on technologies which improve the competitiveness of renewables and their integration in the energy system such as storage technologies;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Warns that pitching support at too high a level has the effect of over-compensating and thus of slowing technological progress and impeding market integration because it reduces the incentive to develop more innovative and better-value products; believes that moving as fast as possible towards schemes that expose producers to market price risk encourages technology competitiveness;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements in order to encourage predictability and cost effectiveness, avoid over-compensation and develop more consistency across Member States; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that good-practice guidelines are only a first step and that efforts need to be directed at winding down the national support systems, although they must not be retrospectively amended or cancelled because that would send out disastrous signals to investors;