31 Amendments of Pilar AYUSO related to 2016/0382(COD)
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Electricity generation from renewable sources should be deployed at the lowest possible cost for consumers and taxpayers. When designing support schemes and when allocating support, Member States should seek to minimise the overall system cost of deployment, taking full account of grid and system development needs, the resulting energy mix, and the long term potential of technologies and to ensure that the maturity of renewable technologies benefits consumers by a reduction of their energy bills.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequen or revisions already included in the framework in force in a Member State, renewables support policies should lead to a reasonable rate of return, be stable and avoid frequent changes, unless they are justified by reasons of public interest, to protect the consumers' interest or to adapt them to market changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduceset a ceiling for the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 78 a (new)
Recital 78 a (new)
(78a) Despite the general rule to take account and support the electricity form biomass fuels with a capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW only in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat, account needs to be taken of circumstances that affect the feasibility of this technology. Combined heat and power is not always the best option in terms of cost-benefit in rural and isolated areas, very dependent on agriculture, fisheries and forestry or with a low heat demand due to climatic conditions. The requirement to apply high efficiency cogeneration should be subject to a specific cost-benefit analysis for these locations.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 99
Recital 99
(99) In order to amend or supplement non-essential elements of the provisions of this Directive, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of feedstocks for the production of advanced biofuels, the contribution of which towards the fuel suppliers' obligation in transport is limited; the adaptation of the energy content of transport fuels to scientific and technical progress; the methodology to determine the share of biofuel resulting from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common procadaptation of the energy content of transport fuels to scientific and technical progress; the implementation of agreements on mutual recognition of guarantees of origin; the establishment of rules to monitor the functioning of the system of guarantees of origin; and the rules for calculating the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels, bioliquids and their fossil fuel comparators. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ‘ambient heat’ means heat energy at a useful temperature level which is extracted or captured by means of heat pumps that need electricity or other auxiliary energy to function, and which can be stored in the ambient air, beneath the surface of solid earth or in surface waterenergy for the production of heating and cooling at a useful temperature level by means of heat pumps as defined by Directive 2010/31/EU. The reported values shall be established on the basis of the same methodology used for the reporting of heat energy extracted or captunsferred by heat pumps;
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Instruments to meet the Union target Member States and the European Commission shall put in place effective instruments to support a high level of ambition of national targets and policies. Instruments at the Union level comprise the adoption of enabling frameworks including the enhanced use of Union funds, in particular financial instruments, for the following purposes: (a) Reducing the cost of capital for renewable energy projects (b) The development of transmission and distribution grid infrastructure, intelligent networks, storage facilities and interconnections, with a view of achieving a 15% target on 2030, to increase the technically and economically affordable level of renewables in the electricity system and ensuring that the level of electricity interconnection for each Member State is at least 10%. (c) Enhanced regional cooperation between Member States and between Member States and third countries, through joint projects, joint support schemes and the opening of support schemes for renewable electricity to generators located in other Member States. (d) Research and development projects associated to renewable energies, intelligent networks and storage facilities.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to adaptations necessary to comply with State aid rules or other revisions included in the general framework of a Member State already approved at the date of the granting of support, Member States shall ensure that the level of, and the conditions attached to, the support granted to renewable energy projects are not revised in a way that negatively impacts the rights conferred thereunder and the economics of supported projects.
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in transport shall be calculated as the sum of all biofuels, biomass fuels and renewable liquid and, gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin consumed in the transport sector and waste fossil fuels. However, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin that are produced from renewable electricity shall only be considered to be part of the calculation pursuant to paragraph 1(a) when calculating the quantity of electricity produced in a Member State from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) measuring compliance with renewable energy obligations, including the obligations set out in Articles 23 and 25;
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, as well as woody biomass fuels which have proven sustainability by means of an international voluntary scheme already in place, recognised by the Commission and which provides verification throughout the entire chain of custody, need only fulfil the sustainability greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7 in order to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph. This provision shall also apply to waste and residues that are first processed into a product before being further processed into biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Biomass fuels shall have to fulfil the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 only if used in installations starting operation after 3 years from the date of the entry into force of this Directive producing electricity, heating and cooling or fuels with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW in case of solid biomass fuels and with an electrical capacity equal to or exceeding 0.5 MW in case of gaseous biomass fuels. Member States may apply the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria to installations with lower fuel capacity.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources, without prejudice to the protection of general interest and the principle of cost efficiency. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-termn indicative schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering at least the following three years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocated, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support2 years.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) at least 7065 % for biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021;
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall take the appropriate steps to develop transmission and distribution grid infrastructure, intelligent networks, storage facilities and the electricity system, in order to allow the secure operation of the electricity system as it accommodates the further development of electricity production from renewable energy sources, including interconnection between Member States and between Member States and third countries. Member States that have not reached the minimum interconnection binding target of 10% shall include in their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans a roadmap to the achievement of the target considering the most efficient investment projects. These projects shall be qualified as Prior Investment Projects for the Internal Market and shall be subject to the specific provisions laid down in (article 7 of Regulation Governance / article 3 of Directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity). Until the necessary investments for the commissioning of these Projects are undertaken, if the maximum technically and economically affordable level of renewables is achieved, the Member State may request an extension of the period for the compliance with the national contribution. Member States shall also take appropriate steps to accelerate authorization procedures for grid infrastructure and to coordinate approval of grid infrastructure with administrative and planning procedures.
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The first sub-paragraph shall not apply to electricity from installations which are the object of a specific notification by a Member State to the Commission based on the duly substantiated existence of risks for the security of supply of electricity. Upon assessment of the notification, the Commission shall adopt a decision taking into account the elements included therein. , or are not required to apply high efficient cogeneration technology, in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2012/27/EU49a, as long as these installations employ exclusively biomass fuels produced from agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues under normal operating conditions. ____________________ 49a OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p.1-56
Amendment 977 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities do not reduce in an unjustified or disproportionate way the payment of network tariffs and charges in the electricity system compared to those that would have corresponded to the sum of individual consumers. Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities contribute adequately to the cost of the system.
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities do not reduce in an unjustified or disproportionate way the payment of network tariffs and charges in the electricity system compared to those that would have corresponded to the sum of individual consumers. Member States shall ensure that renewable energy communities contribute adequately to the costs of the system.
Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part B
Annex X – Part B
Amendment 1105 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part C
Annex X – Part C
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IXbiofuels, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at least equal to 1.5% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.8% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X2% in 2030. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas, defined as those obtained from biomass excluding food or feed crops, used cooking oil and animal fats classified as categories 1 and 2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) Nº 106972009 of the European Parliament and the Council, that comply with the sustainability criteria set out in articles 26 to 2, shall have an indicative share of 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021.
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as form biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport.
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles and rail transport, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 1203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.