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European Parliament2019-2024

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

2019/2189(INI)

7.5.2020

AMENDMENTS1 - 355Draft reportClaudia Gamon(PE648.259v01-00)

A comprehensive European approach to energy storage(2019/2189(INI))

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Amendment 1Niels Fuglsang, Josianne Cutajar, Nicolás González Casares, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionCitation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 ‘Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’,

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Amendment 2Niels Fuglsang, Josianne Cutajar, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionCitation 4 a (new)


- having regard to the Commission communication of 19 February 2019 entitled ‘A European strategy for data’ (COM(2020)0066),

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Amendment 3Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionCitation 8 a (new)


8 a - 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,

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Amendment 4Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionCitation 18 a (new)

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- having regard to the European Court of Auditors Briefing paper on EU support for energy storage (Review No 04/2019),

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Amendment 5Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionCitation 19 a (new)


- having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain (COP 25),

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Amendment 6Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionRecital A


A. whereas Parliament, the European Council and the Commission have endorsed the objective of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement;

A. whereas the objective of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by 2050 being endorsed by Parliament, the European Council and the Commission in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, is uneconomical, technically impossible, and ecologically not sensible;

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Amendment 7Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)


A a. whereas growing scientific

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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;

_________________1a SolarPower Europe and LUT University, "100% Renewable Europe. How To Make Europe’s Energy System Climate-Neutral Before 2050", 2020, Brussels.

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Amendment 8Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 9Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionRecital B


B. whereas the transition to a climate-neutral economy requires an energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a renewable-based system;

B. whereas the objective of a climate-neutral economy is invalidated, as a system based on renewable energy sources is economically, technically and environmentally not feasible; whereas many EU countries have coal and gas reserves that are used in state-of-the-art power stations to generate electricity and guarantee network stability, security of

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supply and environmental compatibility;

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Amendment 10Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital B



B. whereas the transition to a climate-neutral economy requires affordable and efficient energy by eliminating fossil fuels based on cost effective technologies towards a low carbon and renewable energy sources system, thus ensuring affordable prices to EU consumers and industry;

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Amendment 11Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionRecital B



B. whereas the transition to a climate-neutral economy requires a rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a highly energy efficient and fully renewable-based system; whereas for this transition to be speedy, inclusive and just, it requires wide active participation of citizens in the energy system, as active customers, citizens energy communities, renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities;

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Amendment 12Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionRecital B

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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;

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Amendment 13Ville Niinistöon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital B



B. whereas the transition to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy requires an urgent energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a highly energy efficient fully renewable-based system;

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Amendment 14Giorgos Georgiou, Sira RegoMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 15Clara Ponsatí ObiolsMotion for a resolutionRecital B


B. whereas the transition to a climate- B. whereas the transition to a climate-

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neutral economy requires an energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a renewable-based system;

neutral economy requires an energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a renewable-based and decentralized energy production system;

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Amendment 16Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 17Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

C. whereas most renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, are intermittent and volatile; whereas they are not suitable for a centralised alternating current grid, as they are neither controllable nor base-load capable, thus seriously endangering both security of supply and grid stability; whereas, in case the share of renewable energy sources, especially wind and solar energy, in the overall electricity supply increases, they can only be integrated into a previously smoothly functioning electricity grid at increasing, unacceptable expense; whereas this applies at least as long as no suitable electricity storage facilities with the necessary capacity are available; whereas even beyond this, the economic and commercial effort, the consumption of resources and the associated harmful

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effects on the environment call into questions the feasibility;

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Amendment 18Ville Niinistöon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital C



C. whereas renewable electricity sources such as geothermal energy, hydro and biomass can deliver baseload capacity and others 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;

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Amendment 19Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionRecital C



C. whereas some renewable electricity sources, such as wind and solar PV, are intermittent and variable and their integration into the electricity system requires increased flexibility regarding supply and demand and a forward looking energy sector integration strategy;

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Amendment 20Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital C


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C. whereas most renewable energy 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 while maintaining the principle of unbundling;

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Amendment 21Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 22Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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 ensure security of

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supply;

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Amendment 23Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 24Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 26Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionRecital C a (new)


C a. whereas gas infrastructures are already widely available;

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Amendment 27Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 28Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital C b (new)


C b. whereas seasonal thermal storage technologies make it possible to store heat or cold for several months;

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Amendment 29Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 30Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital C c (new)


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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;

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Amendment 31Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 32Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 33Maria Spyraki

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on behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital C e (new)


C e. whereas thermal storage can provide significant opportunities for energy sector decarbonisation, both by absorbing renewable electricity via industrial scale heat pumps and using biomass or biogas, as well as by providing flexibility services for e.g. a renewables-dominated electricity system; whereas well-insulated buildings, district heating networks and dedicated storage facilities can be used as a storage for different time periods;

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Amendment 34Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 35Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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

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storage, therefore optimising the use of existing capacities seems preferable to building new infrastructure;

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Amendment 36Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital 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;

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Amendment 37Ville Niinistöon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1


1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential;

1. Calls on the Member States to fully apply the energy efficiency first principle, promote sector integration and interconnector use and explore the necessary system flexibility, including their energy storage potential;

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Amendment 38Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1



1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential, as far as is technically and economically

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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;

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Amendment 39Giorgos Georgiou, Sira RegoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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.

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Amendment 40Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 41Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolution

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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;

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Amendment 42Patrizia Toia, Dan Nica, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1



1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential and to define a policy strategy for storage;

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Amendment 43Sandra PereiraMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1



1. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to explore the energy storage potential through a comprehensive strategy;

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Amendment 44Sara CerdasMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1



1. Calls on the Member States to fully explore their energy storage potential and to exchange information on good

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practices that enhance and contribute to energy storage;

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2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage;

2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy for a central AC-based grid with the necessary powerplant expansion in order to achieve greater grid stability, security of supply and economy;

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Amendment 47Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 49Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 50Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 51Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina Penkova, Robert Hajšel, Eva KailiMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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on behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 54Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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

3. Calls on the Commission to develop this strategy including at least: a mapping of existing and upcoming storage technologies and a comprehensive analysis of their relative contribution to a highly energy efficient and fully renewable based system, also under a

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production of raw materials, the manufacturing process, transport and the recycling process, where applicable;

sector integration approach; a comprehensive analysis of the carbon footprint and life cycle of the different storage solutions, taking into account at least the extraction and/or production of raw materials, the manufacturing, transport and the recycling process;

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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;

3. Calls on the Commission to develop this strategy, including a comprehensive analysis of the actual need, 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, and energy losses of different storage options, as well as natural geographic limitations;

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3. Calls on the Commission to establish a task force involving all relevant Directorates-General which, in coordination with the Member States, develops a comprehensive strategy, including all relevant energy, environmental, climatic, technological, productive and socio-economic aspects;

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Amendment 58Patrizia Toia, Dan Nica, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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, the market and services related aspects, including but not limited to the extraction and/or production of raw materials, the manufacturing process, transport and the recycling process, and the maintenance process, where applicable; the task force should also assess the potential of the various storage technologies and solutions to create local value chains and market-oriented business models catering for new jobs and services in Europe;

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Amendment 59Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina Penkova, Robert Hajšel, Eva Kaili, Carlos ZorrinhoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Sira Rego, Giorgos GeorgiouMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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.

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Amendment 61Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupIzabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 62Giorgos GeorgiouMotion for a resolutionParagraph 3 a (new)


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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;

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Amendment 63Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 64Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 3 a (new)


3 a. Calls on the Commission to furthermore analyse the energy capacity, power capacity, storage duration, Capex,

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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;

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Amendment 65Ville Niinistöon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 66Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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4. Notes that the energy transition towards a 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;

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4. Notes that a cost-efficient energy transition towards a law carbon energy system, largely based on renewable energy sources ,requires a well-developed and optimised electricity and gas grid and advanced storage technologies for both electrons and molecules, backup generation and demand management in order to provide a secure, affordable and sustainable energy supply;

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Amendment 69Robert Hajšel, Łukasz Kohut, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Carlos Zorrinho, Tsvetelina Penkova, Ivo Hristov, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionParagraph 4



4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires well-developed energy grids and advanced storage technologies for both electrons and molecules, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a secure, affordable and sustainable energy supply;

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4. Notes that a just, efficient and effective energy transition to a system that is productive, in the sense that it optimises the use of renewable primary energy sources for the production of electricity, requires an electricity grid that is balanced, interconnected in European terms and economically optimised, and that it be developed on the basis of advanced storage technologies with increased storage capacity, which necessitates direct public regulation of the sector by democratic public authorities in order to secure a reliable and secure power supply, at prices that are socioeconomically affordable for domestic consumers and competitive for corporative consumption;

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4. Notes that the energy transition towards a highly energy efficient, fully renewable-based system requires the application of the energy efficiency first principle, massive renewables expansion, consumer empowerment, undistorted price signals, a smart energy grid and advanced storage and flexibility technologies including demand management in order to secure cost efficiency, participation and grid security;

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Amendment 72Simona Bonafè, Niels FuglsangMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 73Patrizia Toia, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Josianne CutajarMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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4. Notes that the energy transition towards a highly energy efficient and fully renewable-based system requires a well-developed, optimized and smart electricity grid, a smart mix of renewable and flexibility sources, such as advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand-side management resources in order to secure a constant power supply and reduce the need of fossil back-up generation;

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Amendment 75Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 4



4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires well-developed energy grids and advanced storage technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a secure, affordable and sustainable power supply;

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Amendment 76Clara Ponsatí ObiolsMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 77Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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Amendment 79Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Robert Hajšel, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 4


4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, backup

4. Notes that the energy transition towards a climate neutral and renewable-based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage

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generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;

technologies, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;

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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;

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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 response in order to secure a constant power supply;

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4 a. Highlights that massive energy

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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;

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Amendment 83Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 84Clara Ponsatí ObiolsMotion for a resolution

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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;

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Amendment 85Giorgos Georgiou, Sira RegoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 86Niels Fuglsang, Nicolás González Casares, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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use of their storage capacity;

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Amendment 87Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 88Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 89Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 4 b (new)


4 b. Notes that improving the

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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;

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Amendment 90Niels Fuglsang, Josianne Cutajar, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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’;

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Amendment 91Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionParagraph 4 b (new)


4 b. Notes that for the foreseeable future, no economical - and thus socially justifiable - storage methods for electrical power will be available;

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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;

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5. Underlines that an energy transition without corresponding economically justifiable and technically manageable energy storage is not feasible if security of supply, grid stability and economy are to be guaranteed;

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5. The climate objectives of the energy transition must not undermine the security and reliability of electricity supply, or the socio-economic sustainability of final prices;

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5. Underlines that the transition to a 5. Underlines that high shares of

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climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable power supply and the energy transition must go hand in hand;

renewable energy in regional and national energy mixes such as Portugal and Austria have not led to any black outs or supply interruptions in the past; notes that a large number of Member States including Germany, Spain or Portugal have already operated for numerous consecutive days fully on renewable energy; therefore, rejects the idea that the transition to a climate-neutral economy might endanger security of supply; stresses that energy efficiency, smart grids, participation and distributed flexibility options including storage, strengthen energy security;

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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 energy supply and technology cost-effectiveness and the energy transition must go hand in hand;

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Amendment 97Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona Bonafè, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 5



5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply and affordability of energy; stresses that reliable energy supply, increased energy

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efficiency, affordability and the energy transition must go hand in hand; stresses that this can be achieved by increased energy storage facilities;

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Amendment 98Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable energy supply, cost-efficiency and the energy transition must go hand in hand;

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Amendment 100Robert Hajšel, Łukasz Kohut, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Carlos Zorrinho, Tsvetelina Penkova, Ivo HristovMotion for a resolutionParagraph 5


5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not

5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not

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endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable power supply and the energy transition must go hand in hand;

endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable energy supply and the energy transition must go hand in hand;

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Amendment 101Patrizia Toia, Carlos Zorrinho, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Josianne CutajarMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable power supply and a just energy transition must go hand in hand;

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Amendment 103Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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are crucial; points out that research and innovation are the key contributors to cost reduction and increased efficiency;

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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;

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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;

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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;

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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’;

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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;

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6. The implementation of energy infrastructures that are crucial in the transition must respect socio-economic, cultural and environmental interests at local and regional level, and encourage the provision of information to the communities concerned and their participation in the process;

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6. Calls on Member States to actively and innovatively pursue public participation at local level during the different stages of the storage infrastructure development (from planning to realisation) in order to fill the information asymmetry with the public and help deliver better projects serving the EU’s climate and energy policies;

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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

6. Notes that national and local laws must be respected and must not be ignored; calls on the Member States to actively promote public support at local level for infrastructure projects, for example by involving the public at an

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public participation; early stage, and to take into account and include justified objections from the population in a democratic manner;

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6. Deeply regrets that both infrastructure and large storage projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance at local level; calls the Member States to actively encourage and communicate public support at the local level, for instance through early public participation as well as providing guidelines as regards potential goal conflicts created by other EU legislation; participation of public bodies in competitive activities should be last resort, limited in time, subject to the scrutiny of NRAs and adjusted to the EU energy regulations in place;

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6. Highlights the role of energy democracy, inclusive participation, information and consultation, transparency and level-playing field for a successful energy transition; notes that infrastructure projects 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, through early public

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consultation presenting real opportunities to discuss alternatives, participation in projects and by requiring a share of projects being directly operated by citizens, that must in turn reap the full benefits;

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Amendment 114Jens Geier, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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 all levels through collaborative governance, for instance through early public participation and consultation, an abundant dissemination of information, including the cost of non-action, transparency regarding the planned projects and models to make the concerned communities benefit from the installations where appropriate;

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Amendment 115Patrizia Toia, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 6



6. Recalls that infrastructure projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face important delays in the permitting procedures and strong resistance at local level; encourages the Member States to act towards a simplification and streamlining of permitting procedures and timeframes

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and to actively encourage public information and participation in order to boost support at the local level; calls on the Commission to assess whether to issue guidelines to Member States for an harmonization on the matter;

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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;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 119Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupIzabela-Helena Kloc, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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6 a. Underlines the importance of pursuing a holistic approach to network

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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;

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Amendment 121Sandra PereiraMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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6 a. Calls for a timely implementation of the Electricity Market Directive (EU) 2019/944 and Electricity Market Regulation (EU) 2019/943;

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6 b. Underlines that it is important to ensure a level playing field for all energy

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storage solutions in line with the technology neutrality in order to allow market forces to drive the best choices of technology;

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6 b. Stresses the importance of increasing the amount of low-carbon gases supplied into the EU internal gas market;

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Amendment 125Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 126Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 6 d (new)


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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.

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Amendment 127Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 128Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 129Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 130Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 131Patrizia Toia, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 6 a (new)


6 a. Calls on the Commission, in the implementation of the European

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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;

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Amendment 132Patrizia Toia, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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 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

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charges related to energy storage projects;

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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 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;

7. Points out that network charges are justified and must therefore continue to be paid for each use of the network;

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7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay network charges or energy taxes twice and considers that this may limit 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 implement cost-reflective network charges related to energy storage projects according to the provisions of the Regulation on the internal market for electricity (EU) 2019/943 ;

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7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay 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 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 related to energy storage projects, while acknowledging that a level playing field needs to be established among all market participants, including on the requirement to pay cost-reflective network charges;

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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 taxation and

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redesign charges related to energy storage in a way that the societal benefit from storage is reflected and barriers for storage projects to access the market are removed;

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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 energy storage projects being deployed efficiently; calls on the Commission to develop an efficient taxation system 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 develop an efficient taxation and charges system, including abolish any kind of inefficient double taxation or charges related to energy storage projects;

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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 prohibit the double taxation

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

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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;

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;

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Amendment 140Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupIzabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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

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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;

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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;

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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;

8. Urges that the TEN-E Regulation17 must be revised and amended in the interests of network stability, security of supply and the economic viability of electricity generation; points out that the PCI list must also be adapted in line with the criteria of network stability, security of

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supply and economic efficiency;

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8. Calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17considering reviewing eligibility criteria and electricity infrastructure categories to better address the development of energy storage facilities; calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with all five dimensions of the Energy Union and the EU’s climate and sustainability goals;



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8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17before 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;

8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 so that it can adapt to and articulate with Member States' objectives, according to their national energy plans;



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8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned, besides existing criteria of security of supply, sustainability, market integration and competition, with the EU’s climate goals through supporting investment in low-carbon gases such as hydrogen, biomethane, and synthetic methane, the transport of CO2 for utilisation or storage, and natural gas in a transition phase;

_________________ _________________17 Regulation (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

17 Regulation (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

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amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).

amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).

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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 at the service of the EU’s climate, sustainability and energy goals; in this regards calls for the new guidelines to take into account the role of storage and to support the development of local decentralised projects and their aggregation, by doing so reducing the need for network expansion and making a more efficient use of funding;



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8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest

8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest

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(PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with the EU’s climate and sustainability goals;

(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;



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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 Paris Agreement long-term temperature goal and the EU’s goal for climate neutrality in 2050 through a systematic climate-assessment of all candidate projects for the PCI-list;

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17 Regulation (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

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(OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39). (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).

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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;



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Amendment 151Patrizia Toia, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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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 enforcement mechanism;

9. Notes that national and local legal framework conditions and approval procedures are justified and must be strictly observed;

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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 enforcement mechanism;

national level take longer than the maximum periods for PCI projects provided for by the TEN-E Regulation; calls on the Commission to adjust the deadlines for PCI projects in line with the time needed at national level and Member States' economic and financial capacities;

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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;

Or. enAmendment 156Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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 enforcement mechanism recognizing the overriding public interest of PCI storage projects;

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Amendment 157

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Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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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;

10. Regrets the lack of market launches of marketable research projects which also take into account scientific, engineering and economic aspects; regrets the unilateral and ideological awarding of research projects;

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Amendment 161Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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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;

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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;

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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

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through the creation of the European Innovation Council; calls for greater use of pre-commercial procurement;

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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 and for more investment in new energy storage technologies, which are more sustainable and profitable;

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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;

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Amendment 166Sira Rego, Giorgos GeorgiouMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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.

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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;

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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;

11. Notes that State aid measures for electricity storage should be avoided, which constitute inadequate interventions in the market;

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11. Notes that energy storage projects are already indirectly covered in the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 as storage contributes to secure a constant energy supply complementary to other technologies and techniques such as demand side response, optimization and digitization of energy grids, back up generation, power-to-gas, or even improved techniques for the forecast, operation and control of Renewable Energy Systems;

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11. Notes that that energy storage projects are already indirectly covered in the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 as storage contributes to secure a constant energy supply complementary to other technologies;

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11. Notes that energy storage is indirectly addressed 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;

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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;

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Amendment 173Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

11. Notes with concern 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

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astonishingly few State aid measures for storage projects have been notified in the past;

astonishingly few State aid measures for storage projects have been notified in the past;

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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 is avoided;

12. Calls on the Commission to refrain from State aid and market-distorting interventions; points out that State aid is usually creating inefficient financing;

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12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines; the planned revision of State Aid guidelines should reflect the policy objectives of the European Green Deal and aims at reinforcing and simplifying investment in sustainable solutions, ensuring a rapid phase-out of direct and indirect energy subsidies, notably for coal and fossil fuel in the Union and providing guidelines fully consistent with GHG reduction and environmental objectives for national, regional and local authorities, whose role will be instrumental in an effective and innovative implementation of the

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European Green Deal;

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12. Calls on the Commission to keep considering the role of storage in contributing to EU climate neutrality and climate adaptation when reviewing the State aid guidelines and to allow the support for those storage solutions which are first commercial projects or based on renewable energy sources; moreover, calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the environmental, economic and social impacts, the impact on climate change resilience, the efficiency and the contribution to grid stability of different storage solutions, so that inefficient and harmful funding is avoided;

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12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the 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 sustainability and efficiency of different storage projects and allow only first commercial applications to be exempted from state aid rules so that inefficient funding is avoided; underlines that operation of storage assets by non-market players is limited to the cases

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where there is no market interest and the national regulatory authority has granted an exemption;

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12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States properly to take into account the role of storage in the energy transition, so as not to overburden the system, increasing the prices for final consumers; calls on the Member States to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and stability of the grid relating to different storage technologies which have already become established as mature;

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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;

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on behalf of the ECR GroupIzabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 181Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Robert Hajšel, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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 nature of different storage technologies and their contribution to EU's goal for climate neutrality in 2050 and grid stability, so that inefficient and unsustainable funding is avoided;

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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 and distortion of competition are avoided;

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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;

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Amendment 184Patrizia Toia, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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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;

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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);

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Amendment 186Andris AmeriksMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 188Patrizia Toia, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 189Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolution

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 191Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionSubheading 2


Power to gas Chemical Storage

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Power to gas Power to x

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Amendment 193Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionSubheading 2


Power to gas Power to X

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13. Acknowledges the high potential of green hydrogen for energy storage and as feedstock for energy-intensive industries;

13. Recognises that the conversion of electricity to hydrogen involves high losses, i.e. low conversion efficiencies, and is therefore highly uneconomic;

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13. Acknowledges the essential role of renewable and decarbonised electricity and gases, including hydrogen for energy storage and the decarbonisation of industry, heat and mobility as well as a sustainable feedstock for industrial and chemical processes;

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13. Acknowledges the potential of sustainable renewable hydrogen for energy storage, as feedstock for energy-intensive industries and specific industrial and long haul transport applications that have reached their full energy efficiency potential and cannot be electrified;

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13. Acknowledges the potential of green hydrogen for energy storage and as feedstock for "hard-to-abate" heavy transports and energy-intensive industries, also in combination with other compatible storage technologies, such as thermal energy storage;

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Amendment 198Patrizia Toia, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 199Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona Bonafè, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 13



13. Acknowledges the high potential of hydrogen, especially of green hydrogen, for longer-term and high-volume energy storage and sector integration, for example as feedstock for energy-intensive industries;

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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;

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Amendment 201Niels Fuglsang, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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13. Acknowledges the high potential of hydrogen and green methane for energy storage and as feedstock for energy-intensive industries, transport and buildings;

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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;

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Amendment 204Jens Geier, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Patrizia Toia

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 205Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Robert Hajšel, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 208Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 209Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Dan Nica, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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 develop minimum blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses;

14. Notes that there are no harmonised standards in the EU and its Member States for the certification of different forms and provenances of hydrogen; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a clear taxonomy and certification standards; underlines that hard to decarbonise energy intensive industrial processes, those who rely on hydrogen as feedstock and dedicated transport applications, require pure hydrogen;

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Amendment 211

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Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionParagraph 14



14. Notes the lack of harmonised standards in the EU and in the Member States for the categorisation and the certification of different types of hydrogen; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop, throughout a open and transparent process, a taxonomy of hydrogen with the ultimate aim to differentiate, certify and promote green hydrogen produced through electrolysis from renewable electricity;

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Amendment 212Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Dan Nica, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 14



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;

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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 in close cooperation with operators of gas infrastructures to facilitate a common approach in terms of blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses, taking into account the specificities of gas networks and their requirements in different Member States;

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14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas which is an important transitional step to advance the use of green hydrogen; therefore calls on the Commission to assess and develop minimum blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses;

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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 develop minimum blending standards for hydrogen both for the gas grid and end uses, considering each country’s specificities as well as the specific interests of end-consumers;

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Amendment 216Patrizia Toia, Carlos Zorrinho, Dan Nica, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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Amendment 218Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 14 a (new)


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;

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15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen;

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Amendment 220Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 15



15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive socio-economic analysis of rebuilding and using gas infrastructure instead of electricity infrastructure to transport and store renewable energy;

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Claudia Gamonon behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 15



15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive cost-benefit and availability analysis of retrofitting gas infrastructure, which is important for the use of green hydrogen as storage, to be transported in large quantities or to enable the roll-out of hydrogen mobility; acknowledges the potential of underground gas storage such as empty caverns or pore storage; calls on the Commission to include a cost-benefit analysis of such storage facilities;

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15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the hydrogen computability of existing gas infrastructure (gas pipelines, underground storages and LNG terminals) and end-use appliances and the costs and benefits of retrofitting, where necessary, gas infrastructure and end-use appliances for the use of green hydrogen (either in pure or blended, gaseous or liquid forms);

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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;

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Amendment 224Jens Geier, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 15



15. Underlines the importance of the existing gas infrastructure for storage and transportation purposes of decarbonised and renewable energy carriers; calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting and readiness of gas infrastructure for the use of hydrogen and hydrogen-blended natural gas and biomethane;

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15. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the costs of retrofitting the gas infrastructure for the use of environmentally friendly hydrogen; calls on the Commission to define the term 'environmentally friendly hydrogen' in terms of hydrogen production, efficiency, required infrastructure and

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quantitative availability;

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Amendment 226Robert Hajšel, Łukasz Kohut, Tsvetelina Penkova, Ivo HristovMotion for a resolutionParagraph 15



15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of hydrogen and contrast these costs to the electricity infrastructure costs that would be necessary in the absence of such a gas infrastructure;

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15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the infrastructure needs for the production, distribution and use of hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources;

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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;

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15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of hydrogen and green methane;

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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;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 233Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 234Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 15 e (new)

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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;

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Amendment 235Maria Spyrakion behalf of the PPE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 238Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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Amendment 240Ville Niinistöon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 15 b (new)


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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;

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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;

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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;

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Batteries Electrochemical Storage

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16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role in ensuring a stable electricity supply;

16. Is convinced that the batteries currently available and those that will continue to be available in the foreseeable future are not justifiable in quantitative, economic and environmental terms, as they do not guarantee a stable power supply, require an enormous consumption of natural resources and also generate toxic waste at the end of their lifecycle;

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16. Is convinced that batteries will play an important role in ensuring a stable electricity supply, and to do so their access to electricity and flexibility markets will be key; in this regard, calls on Member States to correctly and effectively transpose the Directive on common rules for the internal market for electricity (EU) 2019/944 and implement the Regulation on the internal market for electricity (EU) 2019/943 in order to provide the coherent market signals for the development of

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energy storage projects; calls on the Commission to guide and monitor Member States in this endeavour;

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16. Is convinced that a range of battery technologies, including those with already well-established value chains in the EU, will play a crucial role in ensuring a stable electricity supply, including batteries in electric vehicles; stresses that energy storage technologies are of crucial importance to guarantee the EU strategic autonomy and its resilience in electricity supply;

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16. Is convinced that a range of battery technologies will play an important role in ensuring a stable electricity supply;

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Amendment 248Robert Hajšel, Tsvetelina Penkova, Łukasz Kohut, Ivo HristovMotion for a resolutionParagraph 16


16. Is convinced that batteries will play 16. Is convinced that batteries will play

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a crucial role in ensuring a stable electricity supply;

a crucial role for enhanced frequency control due to increasing shares of PV and wind; nevertheless, a stable electricity supply needs underground gas storage to allow power generation in periods of low wind and PV production;

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16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role in ensuring a stable electricity supply; calls for more resources to be made available for research into new types of battery, and continuous investment into established technology, encouraging the industry to produce solid state batteries, for example;

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Amendment 250Niels Fuglsang, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 16



16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role in ensuring a flexible electricity supply; underlines that power to x will play a key role in the future of energy storage;

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Amendment 251Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Dan Nica, Simona Bonafè, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 16 a (new)


16 a. Reiterates that according to

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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;

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Amendment 252Niels Fuglsang, Nicolás González Casares, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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Amendment 254Sylvia Limmer

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 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 life cycle analysis of batteries;

17. Is concerned that the EU has very limited battery manufacturing capacity; points out, that the European Battery Alliance is a multi-billion-taxpayer subsidy for the production of lithium-ion batteries, which requires large quantities of materials that are mined under extremely polluting environmental conditions and which, because of their difficult accessibility, create additional dependencies on non-EU countries;

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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 and promoting the

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introduction of carbon footprint label declaring environmental impact of all batteries placed on the European market;

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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 covering all technologies; calls for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened in line with the Circular Economy; 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;

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Amendment 257Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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

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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;

for the production of batteries in Europe; 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 life cycle analysis of batteries;

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Amendment 258Niels Fuglsang, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Ivo Hristov, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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17. Is concerned that the EU has a very 17. Is concerned that the EU has a very

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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 life cycle analysis of batteries;

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 a carbon footprint reporting on the life cycle of batteries over the value chain, a phase-out of hazardous materials in cell manufacturing and the introduction of circular design;

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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 circular economy; calls, in this regard, for life cycle analysis of batteries;

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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;

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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;

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18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production; is convinced that

18. Is concerned that the production of batteries is a waste of valuable raw materials; notes that recycling cannot be

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enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;

the solution to the problem in a market with rapidly growing demand artificially created by EU regulations and EU subsidies; is concerned that the recycling and disposal process encourages the production of large amounts of toxic and hazardous waste;

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18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for 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;

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;

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Amendment 265Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupIzabela-Helena Kloc, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 18


18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production; is convinced that

18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production, including from the

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enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;

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;

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Amendment 266Niels Fuglsang, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Ivo HristovMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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Amendment 268Jens Geier, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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 enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;

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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;

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Amendment 270Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupEvžen Tošenovský, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 18 a (new)


18 a. Draws attention to narrowing the EU focus and support on lithium-ion

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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;

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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;

19. Acknowledges that batteries have a short lifespan; notes that spent batteries should be disposed of in the most environmentally friendly way possible; points out that the idea of re-using spent batteries has to be clearly rejected because the aging process has reduced the power density to such an extent that their further use is at best highly inefficient and as a rule, even dangerous;

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19. Acknowledges the potential of electric vehicles, and their batteries, to provide grid services as well as the potential for electric vehicle batteries to be reused for energy storage in private homes or in larger battery units;

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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;

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Amendment 274Niels Fuglsang, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionParagraph 19 a (new)


19 a. Acknowledges the potential of the smart electric vehicle charging

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infrastructure to provide flexibility to the power system as part of dispatchable demand response to reduce the need for backup plants in the power system;

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Amendment 275Niels Fuglsang, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Ivo Hristov, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 19 b (new)


19 b. Calls on the Commission to propose eco-design requirements to enhance the recyclability by design;

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20. Calls on the Commission to consider a recycling target for lithium-ion batteries when revising the Batteries Directive;

20. Believes that each of the key battery materials such as lithium, as well as nickel, cobalt and manganese, can reach recycling rates between up to 80% and at least 90% 1c; underlines the need to further promote research and innovation for recycling processes and technologies under Horizon Europe not at least against the background of necessary societal resilience; calls on the Commission to introduce specific and ambitious recycling targets for all key materials in lithium-ion batteries in a new Batteries Regulation;

_________________1c "A Critical Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Processes from a Circular Economy Perspective"; https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/5/4/68/htm

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Amendment 277Jens Geier, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 20



20. Calls on the Commission to consider a recycling target for batteries and/or a minimum share of recycled content in batteries when revising the Batteries Directive and to examine measures to increase the social and ecological standards within the whole value chain of battery production;

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20. Calls on the Commission to introduce preparation for re-use and recycling targets for lithium-ion batteries when revising the Batteries Directive;

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20. Calls on the Commission to propose a recycling target for lithium-ion batteries when revising the Batteries Directive;

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20. Calls on the Commission to consider collection and recycling targets for lithium-ion batteries based on critical metal fractions when revising the Batteries Directive;

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20. Calls on the Commission to consider a recycling target for lithium-ion batteries based on critical metal fractions when revising the Batteries Directive;

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20. Calls on the Commission to consider a high recycling target for lithium-ion batteries when revising the Batteries Directive;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 285Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Dan Nica, Robert Hajšel, Simona Bonafè, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 20 a (new)


20 a. Points out the need for a European standardisation framework for battery design including sustainability criteria;

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Amendment 286Niels Fuglsang, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Ivo Hristov, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 20 b (new)


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20 b. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to create standards for European batteries;

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Amendment 287Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 288Sylvia LimmerMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 289Niels Fuglsang, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Robert Hajšel, Ivo Hristov, Patrizia Toia, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 20 a (new)


20 a. Highlights the need to support research, knowhow and skills in order to foster the battery production in EU;

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Amendment 290Niels Fuglsang, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Ivo Hristov, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 20 c (new)


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;

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Pumped storage Mechanical Storage

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21. Notes that pumped storage plays a crucial role in energy storage; is concerned that the EU is not exploiting the full potential of this carbon-neutral and highly efficient way of storing energy;

21. Notes that pumped storage has become uneconomical in the course of energy system transformation as a result of state market-distorting subsidies and the resulting price development on futures and spot markets; notes that pumped storage power plants make special demands on topographical, geographical and hydrological conditions (in addition to acceptance by the population, especially with regard to environmental

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damage), which are in economically justifiable quantities only available in a few EU countries;

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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;

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21. Notes that pumped storage currently plays a crucial role in energy storage;

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21. Notes that pumped storage plays a crucial role in energy storage; is concerned that the EU is not exploiting the full

21. Notes that pumped storage plays a crucial role in providing system flexibility and energy storage; is concerned that the

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potential of this carbon-neutral and highly efficient way of storing energy;

EU is not exploiting the full potential of this carbon-neutral and highly cost-efficient way of storing energy;

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21. Notes that existing pumped storage plays an important role in energy storage and the optimisation of its use, in compliance with the environmental legislation, should be assessed by Member States;

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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;

22. Takes the view that pumped-storage power stations pose particular challenges in terms of topographical, geographical and hydrological conditions(in addition to acceptance by the population, particularly with regard to environmental damage), which are only available in economically justifiable proportions in a few EU countries; points out that the construction of a new pumped-storage power station is a massive and cost-intensive intervention in the ecology, and is currently not economically viable; stresses that under the above conditions, the potential for further pumped-storage power stations appears to have been largely exhausted; takes the view that national and local legislation must be complied with;

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22. Highlights that pumped storage on freshwater has severe impacts on ecosystems and contradicts the objectives of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) by modifying river hydromorphology, destroying habitats and putting at risk the species that depend on them for their habitat and survival, reducing the natural adaptation potential of freshwater ecosystems to climate change and ultimately bearing negative consequences for local communities;

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22. Considers that the Member States should seek further ways to enhance pumped storage capacity where ecologically responsible; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive review of the relevant legislation and to propose changes where necessary, while not weakening existing environmental legislation, notably the Water Framework Directive 1a;

_________________1a Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 302Patrizia Toia, Robert HajšelMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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”;

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23. Points out that in order to strengthen environmental protection, updates of existing facilities and higher capacity projects should be prioritised;

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23. Points out that in order to minimise the environmental and social impacts, updates of existing facilities should be prioritised over the installation of new capacity (for instance conventional hydropower dams can be retrofitted to allow them to function as pumped storage project); new and high capacity pumped storage projects should be subject to strict environmental impact assessment vis-à-vis other technologies;

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23. Points out that in the interest of environmental protection, upgrades of existing facilities and higher capacity projects might be better than new projects;

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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;

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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;

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23 a. Notes the contribution of storage technologies such as compressed air as well as flywheels and supercapacitors to provide flexibility;

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Amendment 309Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 310Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

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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;

_________________3a Rosenow 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/

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Amendment 311Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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

24. Points out that thermal storage should be considered separately from electricity storage; considers district heating to be a very efficient instrument

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Member States to support and develop district heating networks;

for heating residential buildings in densely populated areas; points out that district heating networks are fed with hot water, which is generated as waste heat in the production of electricity in large nuclear, coal and gas-fired power plants; points out that district heating is extremely useful as it increases the efficiency of fossil-fuelled power stations and nuclear power plants;

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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;

24. Considers district heating and thermal storage in densely populated areas to be a very efficient tool for energy storage providing the necessary flexibility to integrate a greater share of intermittent renewables and waste heat from industrial processes and the tertiary sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop district heating networks; moreover, calls on the Commission to take heat infrastructure and thermal storage into account when developing the Ten-Year Network Development Plans for both ENTSO-E and ENTSO-G;

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Amendment 314Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Robert Hajšel, Patrizia ToiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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

24. Considers district heating and thermal storage to be an optimal tool to provide the necessary flexibility to integrate a greater share of renewable

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Member States to support and develop district heating networks;

energy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop district heating networks;

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24. Considers that well designed and highly energy-efficient district heating is another promising use of Thermal Energy Storage and particularly relevant for energy storage and residential heating in densely populated areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop highly energy -fficient and renewable based district heating networks;

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Amendment 316Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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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;

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Amendment 319Niels Fuglsang, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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24 a. Believes that thermal storage in aquifers, especially in connection with the use of geothermal sources, could represent an innovative tool in non-urbanised and industrial areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support research and development of these solutions and to implement large-scale pilot plants;

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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;

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25. Welcomes the fact that district heating and cooling networks will be

25. Underlines that public and industrial sectors building energy upgrade

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eligible for funding under the revised CEF Regulation and calls for their inclusion as potential PCIs under the TEN-E Regulation;

should be eligible for funding under the revised CEF Regulation and calls for their inclusion as potential PCIs under the TEN-E Regulation;

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Amendment 323Giorgos Georgiou, Sira RegoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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;

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Amendment 325Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Robert Hajšel, Patrizia Toia

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 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';

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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;

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25 b. Calls on Member States to further explore sector integration, smart energy systems and use of excess heat for example from datacenters, industrial sites or metro systems; calls on the Commission to promote innovative thermal storage concepts such as heat to electricity storage and ice storage;

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Amendment 328Claudia Gamon

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on behalf of the Renew GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 25 b (new)


25 b. Acknowledges the storage potential of buildings through storage-effective masses and thermal or massive building components;

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Amendment 329Ville Niinistöon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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);

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Amendment 330Ville Niinistöon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionSubheading 6


The role of consumers Citizens energy and decentralised storage

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Amendment 331Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionSubheading 6

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The role of consumers The active role of citizens

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Amendment 332Łukasz KohutMotion for a resolutionSubheading 6


The role of consumers The role of prosumers and consumers

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Amendment 333Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 334Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora EviMotion for a resolutionParagraph 25 b (new)


25 b. Calls on Member States to swiftly, correctly and effectively transpose the provisions on active customers and

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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;

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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;

26. Believes that the so-called load control in the electricity grid as an instrument for the allocation of electricity means nothing other than a measure of a centrally planned economy, managing the electricity shortage brought about by the so called energy transition, and should therefore be rejected in any form;

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26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology, demand response, smart meters and smart grid as an enabler technology, are key to reduce consumption peaks, provide system flexibility and are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring that the energy grid is efficient,

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renewable and integrated; notes however that power storage facilities uses may compete with demand-side response and the need of the former may be severely reduced by the development of the latter by 20304a; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to those solutions which are more resource- and energy-efficient, ultimately serving better the climate neutrality objective of the Union;

_________________4a European Commission, "Study on energy storage - contribution to security of electricity supply in Europe", Brussels, 2020.

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26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology, demand response and the deployment of smart grid as enabler technology help to cut consumption peaks, provide flexibility and are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring that the energy grid is efficient and integrated; the Commission should ensure that the development of a framework for energy storage, in particular for the household and residential sectors, builds in a coherent way on the relevant EU provisions on the Renewable Energy Communities and self-consumption; calls on Member States to ensure that consumers providing flexibility services receive fair remuneration; the benefits they provide to the system as a whole must be passed on to consumers as well;

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26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology, smart home energy systems 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; early standardisation of new devices, consumer information and transparency of consumers` data and well-functioning electricity markets providing easy access for consumers will be key to achieve this; notes the importance of encouraging the role of consumers;

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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;

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Amendment 340

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Zdzisław Krasnodębskion behalf of the ECR GroupIzabela-Helena Kloc, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Elżbieta KrukMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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; 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;

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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;

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Amendment 342Łukasz KohutMotion for a resolutionParagraph 26


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26. Underlines the role of prosumers and energy communities in better harnessing the capabilities of energy storage; 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;

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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;

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Amendment 344Jens Geier, Niels Fuglsang, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 26



26. Believes that home batteries, domestic heat storage, vehicle-to-grid technology, demand response and sector integration help to cut consumption peaks, provide flexibility and are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring that the energy grid is efficient and integrated;

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Amendment 345

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Simona Bonafè, Niels FuglsangMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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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

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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;

_________________1b Directive (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;

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Amendment 347Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Nicolás González Casares, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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26 a. Notes the reluctance of private users to provide their vehicle batteries for storage services; welcomes in this regard

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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;

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Amendment 349Patrizia Toia, Robert Hajšel, Simona BonafèMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 350Niels Fuglsang, Carlos ZorrinhoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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26 b. Underlines that decentralised storage is a crucial part of demand side

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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;

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Amendment 352Jens Geier, Mohammed Chahim, Csaba Molnár, Dan NicaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 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;

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Amendment 353Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionParagraph 26 b (new)

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26 b. Notes that battery storage could assist in ensuring universal access to energy and contribute to reduce energy poverty;

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Amendment 354Niels Fuglsang, Josianne Cutajar, Nicolás González CasaresMotion for a resolutionParagraph 26 c (new)


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;

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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.

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