2019/2189(INI) A comprehensive European approach to energy storage
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | ITRE |
GAMON Claudia ( Renew)
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SPYRAKI Maria ( EPP),
FUGLSANG Niels ( S&D),
NIINISTÖ Ville ( Verts/ALE),
LIMMER Sylvia ( ID),
KRASNODĘBSKI Zdzisław ( ECR),
GEORGIOU Giorgos ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2020/12/08
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2020/07/10
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2020/07/10
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 556 votes to 22, with 110 abstentions, a resolution on a comprehensive European approach to energy storage.
Parliament called on Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential. It called on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive strategy on energy storage to enable the transformation to a highly energy-efficient and renewables-based economy taking into account all available technologies as well as close-to-market technologies and keeping a technology-neutral approach to ensure a level playing field. It should identify necessary measures to improve cross-border connections and coordination, reduce regulatory burdens for market entry, and improve access to capital, skills and raw materials for storage technologies, with a view to boosting the competitiveness of the European market and industry.
Regulatory barriers
Parliament called on the Commission and Member States to remove regulatory barriers that prevent the development of energy storage projects. In particular, it called for:
- the introduction of an effective taxation system that prohibits double taxation of energy storage projects in its forthcoming proposal for a revised directive on energy taxation;
- the establishment of common requirements for grid connection and to address other barriers preventing the integration of storage into electricity markets;
- the urgent revision of the Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) Regulation as regards eligibility criteria and categories of electricity infrastructure, in order to better address the development of energy storage facilities before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCIs);
- account to be taken of the important role of storage in the energy transition when revising the State Aid Guidelines.
Chemical storage (green hydrogen)
Parliament highlighted the high potential of green hydrogen and synthetic methane as well as biomethane for seasonal energy storage in high volumes and as an energy carrier, as a fuel and feedstock for energy-intensive industries and as a sustainable fuel for several modes of transport.
The Commission is invited to:
- support research and development relating to the hydrogen economy and to assist in the development of technologies for the conversion of electricity into other energy carriers, in particular by supporting an initiative on hydrogen as an important project of common European interest (PIIEC);
- develop clear standards for hydrogen, both for the gas grid and for end-users, and to develop a harmonised definition of green hydrogen, based on a transparent methodology;
- conduct a comprehensive impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis and availability analysis of retrofitting gas infrastructure or building dedicated new infrastructure, which is important for the use of green hydrogen.
Electrochemical storage (batteries)
Convinced that battery technologies are of paramount importance in ensuring the European Union's strategic autonomy and resilience in electricity supply, Parliament welcomed the Commission's efforts to create standards for European batteries.
Parliament expressed concern that the EU has a very low lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity and that it relies on production sourced from outside Europe with little transparency.
It therefore welcomed the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries and called for continued support for them.
Members are also concerned about the EU's heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production, including from sources whose extraction involves environmental degradation and violation of labour standards. They emphasised the potential of raw material sources from within the European Union, believing that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could provide a significant share of the raw materials needed for battery production within the European Union.
In view of the potential for used electric vehicle batteries to be reused for energy storage in private homes, Parliament called on the Commission to clarify extended producer responsibility schemes related to reused batteries and to consider that the manufacturer who reintroduces the battery to the market should assume producer responsibility and provide guarantees of performance and safety.
New storage solutions
Members also proposed to develop other solutions such as:
- mechanical storage, given the crucial role that pumped storage plays in energy storage;
- thermal storage (such as large-scale boilers);
- decentralised storage through home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology and smart home energy systems.
Documents
2020/07/10
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2020/07/02
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
2020/07/02
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
2020/06/29
EP - Vote in committee
2020/05/07
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2020/02/17
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2019/12/19
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2019/12/02
EP - GAMON Claudia (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2020)452
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0198/2020
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0130/2020
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0130/2020
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE650.683
- Committee draft report: PE648.259
- Committee draft report: PE648.259
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE650.683
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0130/2020
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2020)452
Votes
A9-0130/2020 - Claudia Gamon - Résolution #
2020/07/10 Outcome: +: 556, 0: 110, -: 22
PPE
NI| Amendments | Dossier |
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2019/2189(INI)
2020/05/07
ITRE
355 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy requires a
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply, energy access and affordability; stresses that reliable power supply and the energy transition must go hand in hand;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable power supply and
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines that the development of affordable and integrated storage solutions should be the priority and that therefore, cost reductions and efficiency improvements in energy storage solutions are crucial; points out that research and innovation are the key contributors to cost reduction and increased efficiency;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines that it is important to ensure a level playing field for all energy storage solutions (technology neutrality) in order to allow market forces to drive the choice of technology, thereby avoiding picking winners and losers through administrative decisions;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to support the energy autonomy of island Member States, at adequate scale in order to offset the negative effects of their energy isolation, especially in the case where interconnections between Member States require substantial capital investments;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Notes that EU energy demand variations are highly seasonal and that long-term seasonal storage solutions are needed to meet peak energy demand during winter months; recognises that gaseous and long-term thermal energy storage will play an important role in providing year-round, secure and affordable energy to EU industries and people; stresses therefore the importance of supporting the rapid phasing in of renewable and decarbonised gases;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Recognises that Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) is a prerequisite for any cost-effective mitigation pathway that is compatible with a 1.5°C global warming scenario as recognised by the IPCC and the European Commission Communication on ‘A Clean Planet for all’;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy requires a
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Deeply regrets that both infrastructure and large storage projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance at local level;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Deeply regrets that infrastructure projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance at local level; encourages the Member States, regions and municipalities to actively encourage public support at the
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Deeply regrets that infrastructure or larger storage projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance and delays at local level; encourages the Member States to actively encourage public support at the local level, for instance through early public participation or by enabling local communities to engage, financially participate or to be compensated;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Deeply regrets that infrastructure projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance at local level; encourages the Member States to actively encourage public support at the local level, for instance through early public participation, close cooperation between affected sectors and compensation schemes;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Deeply regrets that infrastructure projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance at local level; encourages the Member States to actively encourage public support at the local level, for instance through early public participation and by widely publicising the public consultation relating to the project;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls Members States to develop the common methodology of assessment of the origin of core raw materials used in productions of energy storage solutions, particularly in terms of human rights protection, respecting environmental standards and prevention of wasteful exploitation of natural resources;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy requires an affordable and cost-efficient energy transition away from system based largely on fossil fuels towards a renewable-based system;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Underlines the importance of pursuing a holistic approach to network planning and sector coupling initiatives aimed at capturing the synergies of linking the gas, district heating and cooling and electricity sectors in order to achieve a climate neutral and competitive European economy;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. When planning and implementing energy infrastructures, account should be taken of the need to minimise their territorial dispersion in order to reduce investment and operating costs, as well as to reduce environmental impacts;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for a timely implementation of the Electricity Market Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Electricity Market Regulation (EU) 2019/943;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Underlines that it is important to ensure a level playing field for all energy storage solutions in line with the technology neutrality in order to allow market forces to drive the best choices of technology;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Stresses the importance of increasing the amount of low-carbon gases supplied into the EU internal gas market;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Recognises that the EU will require increasingly higher quantities of low-carbon energy including both electricity and hydrogen; stresses that in order to ensure sufficient volumes, low- carbon hydrogen production pathways need to be supported, including hydrogen produced from nuclear electricity and natural gas with carbon capture and utilisation or storage;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 d (new) 6 d. Recognises that increasingly higher quantities of low carbon energy will come from abroad and that energy policy must therefore become the focus of European foreign policy; hydrogen and green power alliances with African/Arab countries are just as necessary as gas cooperations; the goal should be to achieve a broad spread of risk among sources of supply.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 e (new) 6 e. Requests the Commission in the context of the Smart Sector Integration Strategy to provide a sound legal basis for gas infrastructure transmission and distribution system operators to transport other forms of gas than natural gas, including the transport of CO2 for utilisation or storage;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 f (new) 6 f. Stresses the important role energy storage solutions and smart sector integration can play in a realistic decarbonisation of energy intensive industry clusters; calls on the Commission to develop a strategic approach in this regard;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 g (new) 6 g. Emphasises the potential of storage as an alternative to traditional grid expansion to looking at coordinated infrastructure planning as part of the upcoming smart sector integration;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the transition to a
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Stresses the importance of the timely transposition of the Electricity Directive into national legislations; emphasises that energy storage should be coherently defined across the national legal framework, in a technology neutral approach; points to uncertainties related to its scope, particularly on inclusion of different power-to-gas technologies, and calls therefore on the Commission to provide urgent guidance in this matter;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission, in the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds, to ensure more effective integration of operational programs managed at national and regional level with other directly managed instruments, in particular Horizon, in order to have a homogeneous and mutually supportive framework;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Recommends the Commission make use of appropriate tools that have proven to be efficient so far - such as "Flagships" - even before the launch of the next framework program, to allow to found the research bases for a disruptive innovation, considering that incremental innovations only will not allow to achieve the objectives of the Green Deal;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 134 #
7. Points out that
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay network charges or energy taxes twice
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay network charges or energy taxes twice; is convinced that the abolishment of this burden would lead to more energy storage projects being deployed; calls on the Commission to differentiate between end- use and storage or conversion and prohibit the double taxation related to energy storage projects in its upcoming proposal for a revised Energy Taxation Directive; calls on the Member States to abolish any kind of double
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay network charges or energy taxes, including paying them twice; is convinced that the abolishment of this burden would lead to
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay network charges or energy taxes and other levies twice; is convinced that the abolishment of this burden would lead to more energy storage projects being deployed; calls on the Commission to prohibit the double taxation related to energy storage projects in its upcoming proposal for a revised Energy Taxation Directive; calls on the Member States to abolish any kind of double taxation or charges related to energy storage projects;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy requires an energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a highly energy efficient and renewable- based system;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes that, with an exception of pumped hydro, the EU network codes usually do not address energy storage facilities, which results in their unequal treatment in different Member States, particularly when it comes to requirements for the grid connection; is of opinion that this constitutes unequal conditions of competition which hinders the development of viable business cases for energy storage facilities; calls on the Commission to facilitate works on establishing common requirements for grid connection and to address other barriers preventing the integration of storage into electricity markets;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes that for energy storage to enter the market, in each system where it will be relevant, specific market products should be developed that reward all energy storage technologies bringing a clear added value in ensuring stability and operability of the system in a cost- effective manner; long-term contracts should be allowed for services offered by storage facilities – provided there is a level playing field with other flexibility technologies, and when it is economically efficient - in order to increase investment certainty and speed up the deployment of storage solutions;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Emphasises the need for a comparable treatment for storage in all different energy carriers and for storages located before and after the meter, in order to avoid creating a cross- subsidisation issue by eluding grid tariffs or system charges, taxes and levies. At present, electricity consumers are bearing most of the financial decarbonisation effort and, therefore, electricity storage is indirectly penalised;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urge
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be a
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for a thorough reform of the process to draw up the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) to integrate the energy efficiency first principle into infrastructure planning, as well as flexibility, sector integration and cross border connections; demands for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with the EU’s climate and sustainability goals; _________________ 17Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with the
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy requires an energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a renewable-based and decentralized energy production system;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with the EU’s climate and sustainability goals, while taking into account the specific needs of the different Member States; _________________ 17Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the TEN-E guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines will be reviewed to foster storage projects with local character and allowing the aggregation of resources as well as to reduce the need for transmission networks' expansion and allow a more efficient use of funding;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the crucial role of all flexibility and storage technologies to assure an efficient energy transition and to further provide high levels of security of supply and system stability; highlights the public interest in developing new and upgrading existing storage projects, which should be reflected in a swift, prioritised and streamlined permitting process in the Member States;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes with concern that approval procedures at national level take considerably longer than the maximum periods for PCI projects provided for by the TEN-E Regulation; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its upcoming review
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes with concern that approval procedures at national level take considerably longer than the maximum periods for PCI projects provided for by
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes with concern that approval procedures at national level take considerably longer than the maximum periods for PCI projects provided for by the TEN-E Regulation; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its upcoming review through an effective and synchronised enforcement mechanism;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Notes that under current internal gas market rules, EU gas infrastructure transmission and distribution system operators are only authorised to transport natural gas as a regulated activity; calls on the Commission, in the context of the Smart Sector Integration Strategy, to enable operators to transport low-carbon gases such as hydrogen, biomethane, and synthetic methane and to transport CO2 for utilisation or storage also as regulated activities;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy requires an energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a climate-neutral and renewable-based system;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets the lack of market
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets the lack of market deployment of research projects under Horizon 2020, and welcomes the planned greater focus on battery projects and close- to-market activities under Horizon Europe, in particular through the creation of the European Innovation Council; calls for greater use of pre-commercial procurement, including public procurement; further calls for sufficient funding for Horizon Europe to be able to support energy storage capacities in the EU as well as for reduced administrative burden in order to facilitate access to finance for start-ups and SMEs active in the field of energy storage; further notes that ways must be found to increase the success rate of research projects in the field of energy storage;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets the lack of market deployment of research projects under Horizon 2020, and welcomes the planned greater focus on close-to-market activities under Horizon Europe, in particular through the creation of the European Innovation Council; calls for greater use of pre-commercial procurement; highlights the importance of enhancing funding on research and innovation encouraging the involvement of the industry, in order to accelerate technological developments and to provide potentially a flexible play field; research in clean and low-carbon technology needs to be stepped up including in energy storage;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets the lack of market deployment of research projects under Horizon 2020, and welcomes the planned greater focus on close-to-market activities while keeping fundamental research ambitions to create a pipeline of close-to market technologies and projects in the future under Horizon Europe, in particular through the creation of the European Innovation Council; calls for greater use of pre-commercial procurement;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets the lack of market deployment of research projects under Horizon 2020, and welcomes the planned greater focus on close-to-market activities
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets the lack of market deployment of research projects under Horizon 2020 and a lack of system in place to follow up on projects once ended, nor to disseminate results of the research, and welcomes the planned greater focus on close-to-market activities under Horizon Europe, in particular through the creation of the European Innovation Council; calls for greater use of pre-commercial procurement;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regrets the lack of market deployment of research projects under Horizon 2020, and welcomes the planned greater focus on close-to-market activities
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Emphasizes that more research is needed for chemical substances to be used for energy storage, as well as fundamental research for superconductivity which should be reflected in the upcoming Horizon programme;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas most renewable e
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that that
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that that there is only an indirect reference to energy storage projects in the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014- 2020; notes, furthermore, that astonishingly few State aid measures for storage projects have been notified in the past, and invites the Commission to extend the scope of the activities eligible under the next State Aid Guidelines (EEAGs) as to include energy storage systems and solutions based on open, competitive and transparent mechanisms;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States properly to take into account the
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to grid stability of different storage technologies, and local self-generated energy helping the grid especially at the end of the line, so that inefficient funding is avoided;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition and to address it accordingly when reviewing the State aid guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to grid stability of different storage technologies, so that inefficient funding is avoided, in competition with other flexibility solutions;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to grid stability of different storage technologies, so that inefficient funding
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to grid stability, security and flexibility of different storage technologies, so that inefficient funding is avoided;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Points out that in most Member States the procurement in grid services, such as frequency ancillary services, is based on short-term contracts only, while other services, like non-frequency ancillary services, are often not even traded in markets; is convinced that markets providing long-term price signals are paramount for investors and operators of storage facilities and would lead to more energy storage projects being deployed; calls on the Member States to ensure a full, adequate, timely and effective implementation of the Clean Energy Package to provide the correct market signals and develop non- discriminatory procurement; calls on the Commission to monitor and guide Member States in such implementation;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to all sector grids stability of different storage technologies, so that inefficient funding is avoided and the participation of non-market players is limited to the cases and circumstances considered in Articles 36 and 54 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU (recast);
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Emphasises the potential for ports to act as energy hubs and facilitators of the circular economy with huge potential in the storage of batteries and reconversion of battery waste into energy; therefore calls on the Commission to support investments for related infrastructure in ports and ensure port infrastructure connections across Member States;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore the full technological and human potential for developing existing energy production sites into energy storage facilities, in order to mitigate the negative social effects of carbon based energy production;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Acknowledges the importance of a harmonized and clear framework related to the ownership and operation of different energy storage technologies; underlines the importance that the energy storage assets shall be owned and managed by market players as competitive activities in line with the principles of Clean Energy Package;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Calls on the Commission to clearly enshrine in all energy storage-related legislation the concept of multi-service business case, so to support the deployment of energy storage technologies;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12 c. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts to speed up the energy transition on islands and isolated areas by providing funding and additional policy support tailored to the needs of islands; this should include reducing the barriers to energy storage deployment, ensuring access to revenue streams and financing for storage projects, and ensuring that energy storage is considered alongside other flexibility sources in islands’ transition plans;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the high potential of green hydrogen for energy storage and as feedstock for energy-intensive industries; therefore welcomes the Commission's efforts to launch a Clean Hydrogen Alliance;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the high potential of hydrogen, especially of green hydrogen, for
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 19 February 2019 entitled ‘A European strategy for data’ (COM(2020)0066),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas most renewable e
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the high potential of green hydrogen for seasonal energy storage and as feedstock for energy- intensive industries and as a sustainable fuel for several modes of transport;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Acknowledges the high potential of green hydrogen for energy storage and as feedstock for energy-intensive industries, transport and other sectors difficult to electrify;
Amendment 202 #
13. Acknowledges the high potential of
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Underlines the important role of power to gas technology as a key enabler of smart sectoral integration and the linking of the electricity and gas sectors; emphasises in this regard the important role of hydrogen as an energy carrier, fuel and feedstock; as such, calls on the European Union to continue supporting R&D related to the development of a hydrogen economy and urges the EU to support further scaling up of P2G technology as well as separation technologies, in particular through the supporting of a hydrogen initiative as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI); highlights that potential additional cost of blending hydrogen into the natural gas grid must be considered in order to facilitate the end consumers;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Notes that production facilities for green hydrogen remain limited in the European Union today; further notes that an increased and timely deployment of renewable energies is crucial for the domestic production of green hydrogen; calls on the Commission to conduct an analysis of the current and potential European capacity to produce green hydrogen; further encourages the Commission to analyse capacities for the underground storage of hydrogen and to examine measures to increase the public and private investment in research regarding green hydrogen;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Recognizes the importance that the "green value" of hydrogen from renewable sources can be documented throughout the value chain, for example by issuing a green label in addition to the European guarantees of origin already established in Article 19 of the Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001/EU, thereby enabling the creation of a European market for green hydrogen;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Highlights that large energy storage capacity is provided by the existing and developing gas infrastructure and that optimisation of these assets to accommodate new sources of gas would facilitate the integration of renewable electricity facilities; notes in this regard that the issue of new role of gas TSOs in the light of unbundling rules should be addressed;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Acknowledges that to produce hydrogen at competitive cost, it has to be produced on a full-time basis; this can be achieved by using different sources of low-carbon generation;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Notes that the use of hydrogen as an energy storage is not competitive yet due to high production costs; further notes the great cost difference between green and blue hydrogen; points out the importance to support measures leading to a cost reduction of green hydrogen in order to make it a viable business case;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13 c. Points out that green hydrogen can be an important technology for energy storage in a climate neutral economy after 2050; therefore calls on the Commission to develop a long-term strategy for hydrogen and the gas sector in line with the goal of a climate neutral economy until 2050; further calls on the Commission to analyse in this strategy the role of blue hydrogen in the decarbonisation of our society as a transition molecule towards the sole use of green hydrogen, including a possible trajectory and greenhouse gas emissions like methane for the use of blue hydrogen and required CCS and/or CCU technologies;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas most renewable electricity sources, such as wind and solar, are intermittent and variable; whereas the integration of variable renewable energy sources into the electricity system requires increased flexibility regarding supply and demand in order to stabilise the electricity grid and to prevent extreme price fluctuations to maintain security of supply and affordability of energy; whereas this increased flexibility requires increased energy storage facilities in the EU;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that there are
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes th
Amendment 212 #
14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas and biomethane; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop minimum blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses; points out that for this, a stakeholder consultation should be made to ensure that these standards are adapted to the end users’ quality needs and technological capacities to take up hydrogen-blended gas; further recommends the development of European standards for climate-neutral and renewable gases and a guarantees of origin system accounting for the avoided CO2-emissions, as well as for clarifying how the gas was produced, including the feedstocks used, in order to enable the traceability of green energy for consumers and end users;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas; calls, therefore, on the Commission
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas; calls,
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas; calls, therefore, on the Commission to adopt a clear definition of green hydrogen and to develop minimum blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Draws attention that power-to-gas installations producing green methane are already technologically advanced and ready for commercial deployment; notes that green methane, contrary to hydrogen, could be directly injected in large volumes to the existing networks;
Amendment 218 #
14 a. Notes that power to gas and thereby hydrogen can be developed into other types of gas, such as methanol and ammonia which can be used as fuel for the maritime and aviation sector, as well as heavy transport;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 22 #
C. whereas most renewable electricity sources, such as wind and solar, are intermittent and variable; whereas the integration of variable renewable energy sources into the electricity system requires increased flexibility regarding supply and demand in order to ensure security of supply;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen and other renewable gases; stresses that in order to ensure sufficient volumes of low-carbon energy and preserve the competitiveness of European industry, all production paths for green hydrogen must be assessed;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to c
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost in terms of economic and social impact of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas in 2018 only 20% of the EU28 final energy consumption was electricity based and whereas many parts of the economy, including energy intensive, chemical and industrial processes will continue to rely on molecules or thermal energy carriers in the future; whereas in 2018 over 60% of the EU28 electricity mix still had to become renewable; whereas further electrification is expected; whereas climate neutrality cannot be achieved through electrification or decarbonizing electricity alone;
Amendment 230 #
15 a. Acknowledges that the EU will require increasingly higher quantities of low-carbon energy including both electricity and hydrogen; stresses that in order to ensure sufficient volumes of low- carbon energy and the competitiveness of European industry, all low-carbon hydrogen production pathways need to be supported, including green hydrogen and hydrogen produced from nuclear electricity and natural gas with safe and permanent carbon capture and utilisation or storage;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Underlines that the EU should take advantage of the opportunities that emerge from the discovery of indigenous energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to enhance its energy storage potentials; calls, therefore, for an Eastern Mediterranean Gas Hub with increased LNG capacities;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised definition for green hydrogen based on a transparent methodology; calls furthermore for a system of mutual recognition of Guarantee of Origins for these gases taking into account developing a common certification scheme;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) 15 d. Calls on the Commission to launch an EU-wide certification system of renewable and/or low carbon hydrogen and align it with national registries in a timely manner;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 e (new) 15 e. Encourages member states to minimize administrative barriers to the certification of renewable and/or low- carbon hydrogen while also ensuring a robust certification system;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 f (new) 15 f. Calls on the Commission to ensure fair and effective competition between technologies and energy carriers and between imported H2 and H2 produced in the EU;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15 c. Calls on the Commission to develop a mutual recognition of Guarantee of Origins to facilitate cross border trade of renewable and/or low carbon hydrogen;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Underlines that all market actors should have access to the advantages and incentives created in pilot projects or real world laboratories to demonstrate renewable energy based hydrogen production;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on the Commission to conduct an analysis of the European Union's need for power to x based on the technologies presented in this report;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised definition for renewable and/or low-carbon hydrogen based on a transparent methodology in order to avoid fragmentation of the market;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas a lack of developed energy storage infrastructure contributes to the problem of excess power spills, generated by non-demand driven RES in some Member States, over the border into neighbouring zones, threatening the latters' electrical grids with collapse;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Recalls that production of synthetical chemical carriers is only reasonable when renewable energy is used; calls for substantial increase in renewable energy targets for 2030 and beyond;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 g (new) 15 g. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study taking into account two scenarios, 2050 fossil fuel phase-out and 2050 fossil fuel and nuclear energy phase-out; the study should evaluate the effects of replacing these sources of energy including necessary locations for new energy sources, infrastructure, grid, raw materials, batteries, storage, replacement of different technologies, level of investment, social implications;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 g (new) 15 g. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the costs associated with the retrofitting of EU gas infrastructure and to contrast these costs to the resulting overall savings due to the reduced need to expand and upgrade the EU electricity infrastructure;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is convinced that the batteries
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is convinced that batteries will play a
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is convinced that
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is convinced that
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role in ensuring a stable electricity
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas sector integration will play a crucial role in enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of the energy sector and in decreasing its carbon footprint;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role in ensuring a
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Reiterates that according to Commission estimates lithium-ion batteries with a storage capacity of approximately 200 GWh are needed to satisfy the European battery demand and that for that, significant investments are required; calls thus upon the Commission and the Member States to step up support for innovation, research, development and deployment of all kinds of battery storage facilities, e.g. through Horizon Europe, the KIC InnoEnergy and public-private partnerships;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Notes that the access to electricity and flexibility markets will be key to realise the potential of batteries storage and calls on the European Commission to dedicate sufficient resources to an ambitious implementation of the Clean Energy Package;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Given the intermittent nature of non-steerable energies, acknowledges that green efficiency imposes to give priority to the funding of research oriented on energy storage;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned that the EU has
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity and being reliant on production sourced outside Europe with limited transparency; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for its expansion to cover all available battery technologies; calls for continuous support for them and for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened, in line with broader objectives in terms of Circular Economy, Industrial Strategy and Chemicals Management; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s announcement that it will propose legislation on batteries in support of the Strategic Action Plan and the circular economy; calls, in this regard, for life cycle analysis of batteries
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for for their continuous support
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low battery manufacturing capacity and that factories for the production of batteries in the European Union risk to be mainly financed by companies from third countries; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to build a competitive and sustainable value chain for the production of batteries in Europe; calls for continuous support for
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low battery manufacturing capacity; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for continuous support for them and for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened; stresses the importance to create ecosystems around the battery value chain in order to foster the competitiveness and sustainability of the industry; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s announcement that it will propose legislation on batteries in support of the Strategic Action Plan and the circular economy; calls, in this regard, for life cycle analysis of batteries;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low battery manufacturing capacity; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for continuous support for them and for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s announcement that it will propose legislation on batteries in support of the Strategic Action Plan and the circular economy; calls, in this regard, for
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas gas infrastructures are already widely available;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low battery manufacturing capacity; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries as well as the approval by the Commission of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on batteries; calls for continuous support for them and for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s announcement that it will propose legislation on batteries in support of the Strategic Action Plan and the
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Acknowledges that batteries by themselves do not consume energy and that the Ecodesign Directive fails to target environmental performance of batteries as it mainly derives from its production rather than the use phase; calls for measure to provide transparent consumer information; calls for introduction of environmental footprint declaration on batteries where all relevant environmental impact categories are declared based on life cycle assessment; calls on the Commission to introduce criteria on ethical sourcing and requires Due Diligence processes when sourcing critical battery raw material;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Acknowledges the range of battery technologies, especially EU-based automotive and industrial battery value chains, where well-functioning collection and recycling schemes are already in place and which could be considered as a blueprint for battery recycling;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for lithium-ion battery production; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU; notes that the EU-based automotive and industrial battery value-chain has a track record of collection and recycling almost all existing used batteries in a closed loop process, in line with the circular economy principles, and export limitations in the battery legislation could be strengthened in order to encourage more recycling of CRMs within Europe;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production, including from the sources where their extraction involves environmental degradation, violation of labour standards and local conflicts over natural resources; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production; highlights the role of sustainable sourcing of raw materials and potential of domestic raw material sources in EU; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production and urges the Commission to address this dependence in relevant EU strategies; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production and the social and ecological conditions in which they are extracted; is convinced that
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production; is convinced that enhanced reuse and recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas further development of a well-functioning internal gas market and an adequate implementation of the EU strategy on gas storage and liquefied natural gas will contribute to increasing security of supply, diversification and efficiency of the energy system; whereas existing gas storage must play a central role in the energy transition by providing affordable and secure energy to EU industry and people while enabling a rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by displacing oil and coal in power generation, heating, industry and mobility;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Draws attention to narrowing the EU focus and support on lithium-ion batteries – in a sector where it is already a “second mover” and where it is difficult to exploit a competitive advantage; points out that it is challenging to lower down lithium-ion batteries cost structure to the point where they can serve for grid-scale applications; calls on the Commission to support the development of battery designs employing alternative raw materials and other technologies of energy storage where technological breakthrough is still not reached;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Acknowledges th
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Acknowledges the potential of
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Acknowledges the potential for used electric vehicle batteries to be reused for energy storage in private homes or in larger battery units; is concerned that the classification of used batteries as waste in the Batteries Directive, independent of reuse, can act as a barrier to such reuse; recognises that reused batteries are not returned for recycling in the end of their life; and that safety standards are not controlled when a battery is repurposed to applications with different characteristics than originally designed for; calls on the commission to forward the producer responsibility with performance and safety guarantees to the remanufacturer reintroducing the battery to the market; calls on the Commission to clarify the extended producer responsibility schemes (EPR) related to reused batteries;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Calls on the Commission to propose eco-design requirements to enhance the recyclability by design;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to consider a recycling target for
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas seasonal thermal storage technologies make it possible to store heat or cold for several months;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to consider
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to consider a recycling target for lithium-ion batteries based on critical metal fractions when revising the Batteries Directive;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to consider a high recycling target for lithium-ion batteries when revising the Batteries Directive;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Is convinced that the new battery legislation should be technology neutral, in order for the market to decide on the technology solutions and also to allow for new chemistries and technologies to come into the market;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines and/or standards for repurposing batteries from electric vehicles, including testing and grading processes, as well as safety guidelines;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Points out the need for a European standardisation framework for battery design including sustainability criteria;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20 b. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to create standards for European batteries;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Calls on the Commission to carefully evaluate the risks to which the European system would be exposed in the event of over-reliance on short-term storage systems only;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Calls on the Commission to carefully assess the risks to which the European system would be exposed in the event of over-reliance on short-term storage systems only;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Highlights the need to support research, knowhow and skills in order to foster the battery production in EU;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) C c. whereas gas offers the necessary characteristics as energy carrier that can be transported over long distances, and can easily be stored at scale, while being used also by end-use sectors which would be challenging to fully electrify; whereas gas has to be recognized as an important bridge technology that needs to play an important role in the transition to a low- carbon economy; whereas hydrogen has the potential to become one of the major energy carriers of the 21st century and its potential roll-out should be given policy support with emphasis on research and development at EU and Member State level;
Amendment 290 #
20 c. Acknowledges the potential of the global battery passport in developing a sustainable battery value chain including human rights and environmental impact; considers mineral certification as an important tool to ensure sustainable battery value chains;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that pumped storage
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that pumped storage plays a crucial role in energy storage for those Member States in which the technology is achievable; is concerned that the EU is not exploiting the full potential of this carbon- neutral and highly efficient way of storing energy;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that pumped storage currently plays a crucial role in energy storage;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that pumped storage plays a crucial role in providing system flexibility and energy storage; is concerned that the EU is not exploiting the full potential of this carbon-neutral and highly cost- efficient way of storing energy;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Notes that existing pumped storage plays a
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that the Member States should seek further ways to enhance pumped storage capacity
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) 8a - having regard to the Sustainable and Smart Gas Infrastructure for Europe Initiative launched by the Romanian Presidency of the Council in Bucharest on 1 and 2 of April 2019,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) C c. whereas pumped storage has accounted for more than 90 % of the EU energy storage capacity; whereas pumped storage currently plays an important role for balancing electricity demand and supply, large-scale storage with a high round-trip efficiency and short- and medium term flexibility with a high range of capacity;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that the Member States should seek further ways to enhance pumped storage capacity; calls on the Member States to remove any administrative obstacles that are delaying these projects and to provide regulatory support for innovative approaches in this field, respecting Environmental Impact procedures; calls on the Commission to prioritise the necessary energy transition, to conduct a comprehensive review of the relevant legislation and to propose changes where necessary, but always minimising environmental impact;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that the Member States should seek further ways to enhance pumped storage capacity; calls on the Member States to remove any administrative obstacles that are delaying these projects and to provide regulatory support for innovative approaches in this field; calls on the Commission to prioritise the necessary energy transition, to conduct a comprehensive review of the relevant legislation and to propose changes where necessary taking into account the multi- purpose use of existing and new reservoirs;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the Commission to provide clarity on the different forms of pumped storage in the upcoming review of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) and to include all types of pumped storages, both open and closed loop, in the definition of “renewable energy source”;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out that in order to
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out that in
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out that in order to strengthen environmental protection, updates of existing facilities and higher capacity projects should be prioritised as well as financial support to the small and medium scales projects to the Member States that have the potential;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Acknowledges the importance of a European flywheel technology for energy storage and frequency regulation; underlines the fact that this technology is a relevant storage and regulation device for smart grids or strategic grid development;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Notes the contribution of storage technologies such as compressed air as well as flywheels and supercapacitors to provide flexibility;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Highlights Thermal Energy Storage (TES) reliable employment in different areas such as electricity generation, heating (district and residential) and process heat for industry, but regrets that it has received only little attention so far at the EU level; calls on the Commission to provide specific attention to TES to release its untapped potential in supporting the transition to a carbon-neutral EU also in combination with other technologies and sectors;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) C d. whereas the gas infrastructure will have to play its role in the decarbonisation of the energy system, by preparing itself to transport growing shares of other gases than natural gas, such as hydrogen, biomethane, synthetic methane and by addressing the issue of vented and fugitive methane emissions;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23 b. Points out that storing heat as hot water or in the existing thermal mass of buildings is a cost-efficient way to store energy and that the more energy-efficient a building is, the more storage and flexible heat demand potential it can provide3a; calls therefore on the Commission to consider this dimension when drafting its storage strategy and calls on Member States to proceed to a swift renovation of their building stocks to achieve an energy-efficient and climate- neutral building stock by 2050 at the latest; _________________ 3aRosenow J. & Lowes R. "Heating without the hot air: Principles for smart heat electrification", 2020, Belgium, RAP Online: https://www.raponline.org/knowledge- center/heating-without-hot-air-principles- smart-heat-electrification/
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) 23 c. Considers that wider deployment of Thermal Energy Storage in the electricity sector could help further the penetration of renewable electricity generation, provide additional flexibility and stability to the grid and improve energy security;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers district heating
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers district heating
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers district heating to be a very efficient tool for energy storage and residential heating in densely populated areas with increasing shares of renewable heating and residual heat and for providing process heating for industry; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop district heating networks;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers renewable district heating and innovative large scale boilers to be a very efficient tool for energy storage and residential heating in densely populated areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop highly energy efficient and renewable energy based district heating networks;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers district heating to be a very efficient tool for energy storage and residential heating in densely populated areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop district heating networks along with new heat production technologies;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Considers that the use of thermal energy storage in electricity generation, for example integrated with concentrated solar power plants, enables a manageable renewable generation system that can provide flexibility and stability to the grid while contributing to decarbonising the power sector, increasing energy security and allowing further penetration of variable renewable energy sources;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) C d. whereas in 2018, only 3% of the global manufacturing capacity for lithium-ion battery cells was located in the EU, with 85% in the Asia-Pacific region;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24 b. Acknowledges that flexible cogeneration provides a forward-looking integrated energy storage solution for flexibility of electricity grids and efficiency of heat supply thanks to heat storage decoupling electricity production from heat consumption;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Believes that Thermal Energy Storage technologies should be promoted in order to improve its performance, reliability and integration to existing Systems for dispatchable power; Thermal Storage technology development and market deployment can provide opportunities for joint projects in order to encourage energy partnerships between countries;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Underlines the potential of energy efficient buildings to store cold or heat and hot water; calls on the Commission to spur energy efficiency renovations in its upcoming renovation wave strategy and urges Member States to deliver on their long-term renovation strategies while considering the storage potential of buildings;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls on the Commission to consider the role of thermal storage and heating infrastructure to bring flexibility to the energy system in the forthcoming 'Smart Sector Integration Strategy';
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls on the Commission to consider the role of thermal storage and heating infrastructure to bring flexibility to the energy system in the upcoming Smart Sector Integration Strategy;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. Acknowledges the storage potential of buildings through storage- effective masses and thermal or massive building components;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 c (new) 25 c. Calls on Member States to consider all sustainable and cost efficient storage technologies and flexibility options, including those on heat, as part of an integrated and energy systems approach when re-designing their energy systems into highly energy efficient and fully renewables based economies in their national energy and climate plans (NECPs);
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Strongly believes that citizens’ engagement in energy systems through decentralised storage solutions, especially when coupled with local renewable energy installations, to be key for ensuring a rapid and cost-efficient energy transition, while also providing direct benefits to end-users; calls therefore on the Commission to fully reflect and exploit the potential of citizens’ engagement in its energy storage strategy and any other relevant documents or legislation;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. Calls on Member States to swiftly, correctly and effectively transpose the provisions on active customers and citizens energy communities included in the Directive on common rules for the internal market for electricity (EU) 2019/944 and the provisions on renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities included in the Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (recast) on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in order to unlock end-users’ engagement potential also in the storage sector; calls on the Commission to monitor and guide Member States in this endeavour also through the development of ad hoc guidelines;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology and demand response help to cut consumption peaks, provide flexibility and are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring that the energy grid is efficient and integrated and believes that all citizens should be able to benefit from these technologies.; moreover, stresses the role of active customers and citizens energy communities in the energy transition process and believe they shall be adequately supported;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) C e. whereas green gases, such as gases produced through electrolysis using electricity from renewable energy sources, provide large storage capacities on a seasonal scale;
Amendment 340 #
26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology and demand response help to cut consumption peaks, provide flexibility and are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring that the energy grid is efficient and integrated; stresses that broad market introduction of vehicle-to-grid technology will require greater interoperability, therefore uniform EU- wide regulations eliminating a number of barriers, including administrative, legal and tax barriers;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology and demand response help to cut consumption peaks, provide flexibility and are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring that the energy grid is efficient and integrated; for this reason, local energy communities must be strengthened and promoted;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that home batteries, self- generation of energy to discharge the pressure on the grid and its shared batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to- grid technology, and demand response help to cut consumption peaks, provide flexibility and are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring that the energy grid is efficient and integrated;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Recognizes the contribution of citizens to provide flexibility to the system for instance through decentralized and small-scale energy storage solutions and ultimately to the achievement of climate and energy targets; calls on Member States to support citizens' participation in the energy system and remove those obstacles that prevent consumers from self-generating electricity, consuming, storing or selling self-generated electricity to the market; calls on the Commission to properly monitor the correct implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/944 on common rules for internal market for electricity and Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources as to those Articles establishing a regulatory framework for self-consumers and energy communities;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Underlines that citizens who actively engage in generating renewable energy and/or providing system flexibility - including through storage – individually or as part of a citizens energy community, must be provided with an enabling framework and be able to participate in the energy market on a level playing field to reap resulting benefits; calls on the Commission to provide implementing guidelines to Member States regarding the notions of enabling framework and level playing field introduced by the Electricity Directive and the Renewable Energy Directive 1b to ensure a successful implementation and to fully recognise the benefits of citizen energy and storage projects; _________________ 1bDirective (EU) 2019/944 of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU and Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on thepromotion of the use of energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Notes that demand response by industrial actors requires higher flexibility and adaptability of production processes; points out that thus demand response needs to be managed in a way that allows to maintain current employment schemes, for example through energy storage facilities such as sodium-sulphur batteries;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Notes the reluctance of private users to provide their vehicle batteries for storage services; welcomes in this regard the incentives for flexibility provided to consumers by the Electricity Market Directive, and calls on the Member States for swift and strong implementation of the relevant provisions;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Believes that with the increase of decentralised energy storage solutions the role of aggregators is becoming paramount in the energy system to manage consumers storage resource efficiently for the benefit both of the consumers and of the wider electricity system;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C f (new) C f. whereas the existing gas infrastructure provides energy storage capacity for green gases, for instance transmission and distribution pipelines or underground storage as a seasonal storage, therefore optimising the use of existing capacities seems preferable to building new infrastructure;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Recalls that tax incentives to battery storage technologies could strengthen the active role of consumers while enhancing the network’s flexibility;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26 b. Underlines that decentralised storage is a crucial part of demand side management; highlights the role of electric vehicle (EV) batteries in providing grid flexibility through smart charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to- home (V2H) services; notes that the function to provide such services should be enabled by EV producers, the charging software, as well as the charging station; calls on the Commission to create an enabling framework for system flexibility provided by EV identifying the potential roles for smart charging, V2G and V2H respectively; suggests issuing a standardisation request to develop minimum technical requirements to achieve fully interoperable, seamless and secure systems and access to data (state of charge) in the framework of a revised Alternative Fuels Directive;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26 b. Is convinced that batteries and fuel cells will play a significant role in the decarbonisation of the transport sector, as well as for grid stabilisation; encourages the fast deployment of the necessary infrastructure; in this respect, welcomes the Commission’s declaration to support the deployment of public recharging and refuelling points; also welcomes the review of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive and of the TEN-T Regulation; urges the Commission and the Council to maintain high levels of funding for CEF;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26 b. Notes that battery storage could assist in ensuring universal access to energy and contribute to reduce energy poverty;
Amendment 354 #
26 c. Underlines the potential that energy storage solutions have in fighting energy poverty, in enabling the change of paradigm from consumer to prosumer and in building the renewable energy communities;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Is convinced that the gas infrastructure, including gas storage facilities and the gas network, plays a crucial role in energy storage, in particular with regards to the need to long-term storages solutions that ensure an all-season secure and affordable energy supply.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C g (new) C g. whereas batteries and other decentralized storage facilities, such as flywheels, do not only serve the security of supply but also economically feasible fast charging infrastructures for electric vehicles;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to fully
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential, as far as is technically and economically possible; notes that the pumped water power capacity across the EU is approximately 2.6 TWh; notes for comparison, that in 2019, electricity generation in Germany was around 513 TWh;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential; reiterates that energy is a public social good and that the EU’s priority should be to secure a constant energy supply at all times, ensuring environmental sustainability and equal access to affordable energy for all.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) - having regard to the European Court of Auditors Briefing paper on EU support for energy storage (Review No 04/2019),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential and to develop policy strategies for energy storage considering all impacts and potential risks related to manufacturing, storage, transport, installation, operation, and decommission;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential, especially in relation to its contribution to climate neutrality, and to develop accordingly a storage strategy in line with EU’s policies and guidelines;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential and to define a policy strategy for storage;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential and to exchange information on good practices that enhance and contribute to energy storage;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage; encourages the Commission to consider all kinds of energy storage including batteries, pumped storage, fly wheels, fuel cells and thermal storage with a technology-open approach, as different storage technologies can have different use cases such as long- and short-term storage and use in industry, transport or homes; notes that the strategy should address the current lack of long-term storage; further encourages the Commission to lay out in the strategy ways to support research, development, innovation and adequate investment in energy storage;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage to enable the transformation to a highly energy efficient and fully renewables based economy, notably including small-scale storage and flexibility potential at district level, as well as cross-border connections and sector integration;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage as part of the Smart Sector Integration, taking into consideration both the short-term and the long-term perspective and in close cooperation with the private sector and research and innovation clusters;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain (COP 25),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage which should be based on the energy efficiency first principle and serve the just transition towards the EU’s climate neutrality objective;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage, while taking into account the range of costs in euro / MWh for the construction and operation of the relevant storage technology;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage based on scientific evidence and consultation with technical experts and researchers specialised in this field;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Believes, in particular, that such a strategy should identify necessary measures to improve cross-border coordination, reduce regulatory burden for market entries, access to capital, skills and raw materials for battery technologies, with a view to boosting the competitiveness of the European market and industry;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Highlights the great potential of innovative energy storage solutions across sectors, notably electrification of transport and mobility; invites the Commission to set up an incentive structure for investing in research, production and necessary deployment of infrastructure;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to establish a task force involving all relevant Directorates-General
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to establish a task force involving all relevant Directorates-General to develop this strategy, including a comprehensive analysis of the carbon footprint and life cycle of storage technologies, t
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to establish a task force involving all relevant Directorates-General to develop this strategy, including a comprehensive analysis of the carbon footprint and life cycle of storage technologies, as well as addressing regulatory barriers to disruptive research and innovation, taking into account at least the extraction and/or production of raw materials, the manufacturing process, transport and the recycling process, where applicable;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to establish a task force involving all relevant Directorates-General to develop this strategy, including a comprehensive analysis of the carbon footprint and life cycle of storage technologies, taking into account at least the extraction and/or production of raw materials, the manufacturing process, transport and the recycling process
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to establish a task force involving all relevant Directorates-General to develop this strategy, including a comprehensive analysis of the carbon footprint and life cycle of storage technologies, taking into account at least the extraction and/or production of raw materials, the manufacturing process, transport and the recycling process, where applicable, as well as sourcing of components, and engagement of European industrial players;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Regrets to observe that the EU 2020 energy interconnection targets are far from being reached for certain Member States despite their genuine efforts and is deeply concerned that these Member States may remain unconnected from the European grids or achieve interconnection at disproportionate investment costs; therefore, the energy storage technologies are vital and thus assistance should be provided, especially to the most vulnerable Member States;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to clarify in the upcoming legislative proposals relevant to energy storage the roles and responsibilities of the actors along the energy value chain for its development, ownership and management, having in mind the variety of solutions (from home batteries, batteries in stand-alone power systems, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to- grid technology, hydro pumped storage, and demand response) and the cost- related aspects;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to furthermore analyse the energy capacity, power capacity, storage duration, Capex, Opex, roundtrip efficiency and conversion efficiency of existing storage facilities and projects and to incorporate this data in the energy system modelling to assess policy options, while including intra-hour effects to correctly estimate current and future system flexibility needs and the contribution of storage into such modelling;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that electric vehicles are expected to have a storage capacity of half of today's daily electricity use by 2040; underlines that tapping into this capacity is therefore crucial and smart charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging must be enabled in all vehicles;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure coherence and avoiding overlaps in legislation on European, national or regional level;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas growing scientific evidence indicates that, in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the EU should strive for a climate neutral economy by 2040 at the latest; whereas achieving the latter in a cost-effective way has been shown possible by recent modelling based on a 100% renewable energy system1a; _________________ 1aSolarPower Europe and LUT University, "100% Renewable Europe. How To Make Europe’s Energy System Climate-Neutral Before 2050", 2020, Brussels.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a highly energy efficient, fully renewable-based system requires
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires a well-developed and smart electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply; recognizes the crucial role of digitalization in developing a greater decentralized and integrated energy system and, ultimately, delivering the energy transition;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires innovative approaches in research, a well- developed and smart electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply; therefore calls on the Commission to continue providing support for research in storage, including on new and emerging alternative technologies, in the framework of Horizon Europe;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a highly energy efficient and fully renewable-based system requires a well- developed
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, a strong decentralized production adaptable to meteorology conditions, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards an affordable, cost-efficient and stable renewable-based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, such as microgrids, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a climate neutral and renewable- based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the Commission estimates that the EU will need to be able to store six times more energy than today to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a climate-neutral and renewable- based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the energy transition towards a highly efficient and renewable- based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Highlights that massive energy storage capacity is provided by season- based balancing of hydrogen and the existing gas infrastructure: transmission and distribution pipelines, underground storage and LNG facilities, as well as existing district heating and cooling (DHC) systems, which, in order to be fully utilised, requires increased cross-border capacity and a completion of the internal energy market; optimizing the use of existing assets to accommodate new sources of gas (mainly biomethane and hydrogen) would facilitate the integration of renewable electricity facilities and reduce the need for costly electricity transmission lines; similarly, DHC systems help to balance the increasingly intermittent electricity system and can make use of renewable fuels or heat pumps utilising low-carbon electricity;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that the process of energy storage development should uphold the principle of technological neutrality to foster innovation and to allow a wide range of technologies to compete equally, and that the main factors having an impact on the development of different technological solutions should be indicators of energy consumption, emissivity, and costs of the production, exploitation, recycling and decommission;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Points out the importance of advancing towards a decentralization of energy production, with individual self- generation so the energy can be produced and supplied to specific areas, discharging the pressure of the batteries and using its power only for the changing areas that need it based on weather conditions and renewables inconstant production;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Recognizes the role that the energy storage systems can play in facilitating access to secure, sustainable and affordable energy for the citizens, especially for those of energy isolated Member States, by mitigating the seasonality in energy consumption and allowing full exploitation of the available Renewable Energy potential;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Highlights the synergies between the energy storage and interconnectors; interconnectors have a significant role in the provision of flexibility to the grid, as they help balance the generation of countries with different RES generation profiles and improve the efficiency of the use of their storage capacity;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes that electrical energy has to be generated the moment it is needed; notes that the central AC network must always be kept at a frequency of 50 Hz;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Draws attention to estimations that in a nearest decade a large part of flexibility to the power systems will be still provided by conventional powerplants with electrolysers still not being a competitive solution; underlines that energy storage support schemes should pay duly attention to minimising market distortion and discrimination of other flexibility providers as far as possible;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Notes that improving the modelling used by the European Commission for assessing decarbonisation pathways and associated policy options will be a key priority, as at the moment it significantly underestimates the positive impact of energy storage; the modelling informs future legislation and market design, not only for energy storage but for the broader energy system;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Notes that a successful transition to a low carbon society will also depend on the availability of large amounts of reliable data, which can also be beneficial to the full development of advanced storage solutions; welcomes, in this regard, the upcoming creation of an ‘Common European energy data space’;
Amendment 91 #
4 b. Notes that for the foreseeable future, no economical -- and thus socially justifiable - storage methods for electrical power will be available;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply, technology neutrality, efficiency and price affordability; stresses that reliable
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply and affordability of energy; stresses that reliable
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable power supply and the energy transition must go hand in hand also through the necessary integration of the different energy sources;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable
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