Activities of Seán KELLY related to 2021/0218(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Renewable Energy Directive (A9-0208/2022 - Markus Pieper)
Amendments (41)
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Distributed storage assets, such as domestichousehold and community batteries and batteries of electric vehicles and energy conversion assets, such as grid-connected electrolysers, have the potential to offer considerable flexibility and balancing services to the grid through aggregation. In order to facilitate the development of such services, the regulatory provisions concerning connection and operation of the storage assets, such as tariffs, commitment times and connection specifications, should be designed in a way that does not hamper the potential of all storage assets, including small and mobile ones, to offer flexibility and balancing services to the system and to contribute to the further penetration renewable electricity, in comparison with larger, stationary storage assets.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart charging functionalities need to be ensured. In this regard, the operation of non-publicly accessible normal charging infrastructure, for instance through smart metering systems, is particularly important for the integration of electric vehicles in the electricity system as it is located where electric vehicles are parked repeatedly for long periods of time, such as in buildings with restricted access, employee parking or parking facilities rented out to natural or legal persons.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2(40)
Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(44ba) ‘food and feed crops’ means starch-rich crops, sugar crops or oil crops produced on agricultural land and other crops grown primarily for energy purposes excluding residues and waste.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point c
(44bb) 'direct air carbon capture' means the process by which carbon is captured from the ambient air for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new) (EU) 2018/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new) (EU) 2018/2001
(ca) point 40 a is inserted : "zero-emission, zero-deforestation biofuels" means biofuels that result in at least a 100% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and are not produced from feedstocks derived from deforestation
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 9 (a)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
9. By one year after the entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission shall review, and where appropriate, propose modifications to,Accompanying this Directive, the Commission shall: (a) publish guidelines on permitting to shorten and simplify the process for new and repowered projects that must include recommendations on how to implement and apply the rules on administrative procedures set out in Articles 15, 16, 16a and 17 and their application, and may take additional measur, together with a set of key process indicators to enable a transparent assessment of both progress and effectiveness. b) Launch a mandate for Member States to send to the Commission not later than six months after entry into force of this Directive a strategic plan with an assessment of their permitting process and the corrective measures to be taken in line with the guidelines and with the aim of not hindering reaching their National Energy & Climate Plans (NECP). In addition, launch a mandate on Member States to supreport Member States in their implementation.; to the Commission every year thereafter on the implementation of the corrective measures indicated in the plan and the key process indicators. c) Analyse the corrective measures in the plan and scoring the key process indicators of each Member State. The Commission will make this information public.
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 15a. 5 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point 6
4a. No later than one year after [the entry in force of the revision of 2018/844/EU Directive], the Commission shall ensure that this article is aligned with the requirements set in the revision of 2018/844/EU Directive.
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 23
Article 22a
Member States shall ensure that trained and qualified installers of renewable heating and cooling systems are available in sufficient numbers for the relevare available in sufficient numbers for the installation, operation and integration of equipment and systems for the use of heating, cooling and electricity from renewable sources, including solar thermal antd technologies to service the growth of renewable heating and cooling requiredhermal storage systems, solar photovoltaic systems, household batteries and electric vehicles’ charging stations, in order to contribute to the annual increase in the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector as set out in Article 23, the target for energy in buildings set in Article 15a, in industry as set out in Article 22a, and in transport as set out in Article 25 and to contribute to reaching the overall target set out in Article 3.
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
To achieve such sufficient numbers of installers and designers, Member States shall ensure that sufficient training programmes leading to qualification or certification covering renewable heating and coolthe activities listed above ing technologieshis paragraph, and their latest innovative solutions, are made available. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation in such programmes, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises and the self- employed. Member States shall also ensure that one-stop shops established in accordance with Article 21 of the Energy Efficiency Directive are capable of providing training and advice to installers. Member States may put in place voluntary agreements with the relevant technology providers and vendors to train sufficient numbers of installers, which may be based on estimates of sales, in the latest innovative solutions and technologies available on the market.
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Member States shall assess by 31 December 2024 and every two years thereafter the gap between available and needed installers of renewable equipment and systems. This assessment shall cover ten-year periods and an overview of the current situation. Member States shall make the assessment and recommendations thereof publicly available.
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 16a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7a
(7a) the following Article is inserted: “Article 16a ‘Fit for 55 projects of special public interest’ label 1. Member States shall create a new category of projects labelled ‘Fit for 55 projects of special public interest’ for renewable energy projects that are of strategic interest. Competent national authorities shall prioritise and apply a simplified permit-granting process to applications for that label. This category should be open to all renewable energy technology of all sizes such as onshore and offshore wind and solar PV. 2. Competent national authorities shall accede to or refuse an application under paragraph 1 within two years from receipt of the date of the application, including the environmental impact assessment. Where duly justified on grounds of extraordinary circumstances, that two- year time-limit may be extended by up to one year. In the absence of a decision within the time-limit, the competent authority shall be deemed to have acceded to the application.
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 19, paragraph 3
Article 19, paragraph 3
(aa) paragraph 3 is amended as follows : "3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, guarantees of origin shall be valid for 12 months after the production of the relevant energy unit. Member States shall ensure that all guarantees of origin that have not been cancelled expire at the latest 18 months after the production of the energy unit. Guarantees of origin for electricity will be reduced to one month from 2025, one week from 2030 and one hour from 2035. Member States shall include expired guarantees of origin in the calculation of their residual energy mix. " Or. en ((EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a b (new)
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 19– paragraph 7– point b–
Article 19– paragraph 7– point b–
(ab) Point (b) is amended as follows : "(b) whether it relates to : (i) electricity; (ii) gas, including (iii) hydrogen; or (iii(iv) heating or cooling; " Or. en ((EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a c (new)
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 19– paragraph 7– point g (new)
Article 19– paragraph 7– point g (new)
(ac) g) greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle of the guaranteed energy
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(UE) 2018/2001
Article 20a– Paragraph 3
Article 20a– Paragraph 3
3. In addition to the requirements in [the proposal for a Regulation concerning the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, repealing Directive 2014/94/EU], Member States shall ensure that non–publicly accessible normal power recharging points installed in their territory from [the transposition deadline of this amending Directive] can support smart charging functionalities and, interface with smart metering systems, and where appropriate based on assessment by the regulatory authority, bidirectional charging functionalities.
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 20a(4)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
4. Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework does not discriminate against participation in the electricity markets, including congestion management and the provision of flexibility and balancing services, of small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles for the electricity networks and the district heating and cooling networks, energy storage and flexibility providers, especially small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles, as well as thermal energy storage units, power-to-gas, and other technologies able to provide flexibility, both directly and through aggregation.;
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a– paragraph 4
Article 20a– paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that all means of electricity generation, including units producing electricity from renewable sources, shall be involved in providing system and balancing services. Moreover, Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework does not discriminate against participation in the electricity markets, including congestion management and the provision of flexibility and balancing services, of small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles, both directly and through aggregation.;
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 20a (5)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
4 a. Member States shall facilitate new renewable capacity by encouraging investment in connections and reinforcements in the grid infrastructure where this is necessary and proportional.
Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a– paragraph 1
Article 22a– paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the contribution of renewable fuels of non- biological origin used for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be 50 % of the renewable hydrogen used for final energy and non- energy purposes in industry by 2030. For the calculation of that percentage, the following rules shall apply:
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a– paragraph 1– point (a)
Article 22a– paragraph 1– point (a)
(a) a) For the calculation of the denominator, the energy content of renewable hydrogen for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding renewable hydrogen used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (d)
4. To achieve the average annual increase referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, Member States mayshall implement renewable heat planning, encompassing cooling, requirements at local or regional level. Electricity and gas transmission and distribution system operators shall take into account the expectations of electricity and gas demand for heating and cooling outlined in the NECPs. Member States shall also implement one or more of the following measures:
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Article 23 (4)(ia) (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (d)
(ia) measures promoting the integration of thermal energy storage technologies in heating and cooling systems.
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point d
Article 26 (6)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(b) industrial and tertiary sector enterprises generating waste heat and cold that can be economically recovered via district heating and cooling systems, such as data centres, industrial plants, large commercial buildings, energy storage facilities and public transport; and
Amendment 957 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 25(1)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Greenhouse gas intensity reduction in the transport sector from the use of renewable energylectricity, renewable fuels of non- biological origin and biofuels and biogas produced from feedstocks in Annex IX.
Amendment 959 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 25– Paragraph 1– subparagraph 1– point a)
Article 25– Paragraph 1– subparagraph 1– point a)
(a) the amount of renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector leads to a greenhouse gas intensity reduction of at least 13 % by 2030, compared to the baseline set out in Article 27(1), point (b), in accordance with an indicative trajectory set by the Member State; The Commission shall assess such obligation, with a view to submitting, by 2025, a legislative proposal to increase it in the event of further substantial costs reductions in the production of renewable energy, where necessary to meet the Union's international commitments for decarbonisation, or where justified on the grounds of a significant decrease in energy consumption in the Union.
Amendment 964 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 25(1)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point 14
(a) the amount of renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector leads to a greenhouse gas intensity reduction of at least 138 % by 2030, compared to the baseline set out in Article 27(1), point (b), in accordance with an indicative trajectory set by the Member State;
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 25(1)(b)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point 14
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,24 % in 2022, 0,51 % in 2025 and 2,2 5% in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6 % in 2030. , renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen, including low- carbon hydrogen derived fuels, is at least 2,6 % in 2028 and 5 % in 2030. From 2030 fuel suppliers shall deliver at least 3 % advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX and at least 3 % renewable fuels of non-biological origin, renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen, including low-carbon hydrogen derived fuels, to the hard to abate maritime and aviation sectors.
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 25a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Amendment 987 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 25– paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 25– paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a) and the share referred to in point (b), Member States shall take into account renewable fuels of non-biological origin also when they are used as intermediate products for the production of conventional fuels or other renewable fuels. For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a), Member States may take into account recycled carbon fuels.
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 25(1)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Amendment 1023 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 26(1)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources referred to in Article 7 and of the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), the share of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as of biomass fuels consumed in transport, where produced from food and feed crops, shall be no more than one percentage point higher than the share of such fuels in the final consumption of energy in the transport sector in 2020 in that Member State, with a maximum of 7 % of final consumption of energy in the transport sector in that Member State.;reduced to 4% of road and rail transport energy by 31 December 2030.
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 26(2)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
By 31 June 2022, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an update of the report on the status of worldwide production expansion of the relevant food and feed crops. This update must include the most recent data from the last two years with regards to deforestation and high indirect land use change risk feedstocks.
Amendment 1042 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a a (new)
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 26– paragraph 1 a
Article 26– paragraph 1 a
(aa) paragraph 1 a is inserted after paragraph 1: “For the calculation referred to in paragraph 1, point 1, the contribution of zero-emission, zero-deforestation biofuels is not capped.”
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b a (new)
(ba) c) in the second paragraph, the following subparagraph is inserted after the fifth subparagraph: “Soy is included in the list of feedstocks with a high indirect land-use change-risk for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed.”
Amendment 1073 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 27– paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(iii) the amount of renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector is determined by multiplying the amount of electricity supplied to that sector by the average share of renewable electricity supplied in the territory of the Member State in the two previous years. By way of exception, where electricity is obtained from a direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity and supplied to the transport sector, that electricity shall be fully counted as renewable; By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall develop a delegated act on additionality for renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector.
Amendment 1084 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 27– paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(iv) the share of biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX and from animal fats category 3 as defined in Regulation (1069/2009) in the energy content of fuels and electricity supplied to the transport sector shall, except in Cyprus and Malta, be limited to 1,7 %;
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Article 27 – c – ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Amendment 1152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
(UE) 2018/2001
Article 29
Article 29
— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 510 MW,
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point iii a (new)
(EU) 2018/2001
Article 29– Paragraph 1– subparagraph 6 (new)
Article 29– Paragraph 1– subparagraph 6 (new)
(iiia) the following subparagraph is inserted after the fifth subparagraph: The Commission will implement, at the latest by 2025, the legal framework for applying EU health, environmental and waste standards, including processes and production methods, to imported renewable fuels, and identify concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules.
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 29a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point 19
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable fuels of non-biological origin and from recycled carbon fuels. The methodology shall ensure that credit for avoided emissions is not given for CO2 the capture of which has already received an emission credit under other provisions of law.; a) The methodology by which to assess the greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) shall progressively move away from fossil-based carbon sources to circular carbon sources. b) By 1 January 2028 and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the evolution on how to scale up technologies such as direct air carbon capture that deliver circular carbon sources. The report will include information, where available, on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation on direct air carbon capture and on the development of a potential policy framework for the uptake of circular carbon sources in the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin.
Amendment 1302 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
(a a) In Part A, the following feedstocks are inserted: “r) intermediate crops which do not trigger demand for additional land”