6 Amendments of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2020/2242(INI)
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, in order to build up a sustainable hydrogen economy fast enough to reach our climate goals, low-carbon hydrogen can play an important transitional role; calls on the Commission to assess for how long and how much of this hydrogen would be needed approximately for decarbonisation purposes until solely clean hydrogen can play this role;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights that ramping up hydrogen and transition to carbon free economy will lead to significant increase in electricity demand; notes that decarbonised electricity has an important role in production of hydrogen and all the existing carbon free electricity needs to be taken account in a technologically neutral manner in order to cut the emissions fast enough;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that hydrogen can be used to integrate higher shares of wind and solar energy, whereas natural gas can be converted to low carbon hydrogen at a significantly lower cost than it can be converted to electricity;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes that the European hydrogen market can hardly cover the needs of hydrogen production based on renewable hydrogen alone; encourages the Commission to increase efforts in the EU’s renewable energy capacities and massively encourage research into electrolysis, storage and transport technologies;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to assess the possibility of repurposing existing gas pipelines for the transport of pure hydrogen in order to maximise cost efficiency and minimise investment costs and levelised costs of transmission; underlines that the re-use of existing natural gas pipelines could lead to an increase in social welfare by mitigating the risk of stranded assets, allowing Members State to act faster and prepare the infrastructure that can be used for clean hydrogen in the future;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to assess the maximum blending levels of hydrogen in gas grids, planning the possibility of an EU-wide basis for injection of hydrogen into the natural gas grid based on common technical rules and standards; calls to identify and remove legal and administrative barriers;