Activities of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2019/2189(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a comprehensive European approach to energy storage
Amendments (66)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
8a - having regard to the Sustainable and Smart Gas Infrastructure for Europe Initiative launched by the Romanian Presidency of the Council in Bucharest on 1 and 2 of April 2019,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain (COP 25),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy requires an energy transition away from fossil fuels towards a renewable-based systemffordable 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;
Amendment 22 #
C. whereas most renewable electricity sources, such as wind and solar, are intermittent and variable; whereas the integration of variable renewable energy sources into the electricity system requires increased flexibility regarding supply and demand in order to ensure security of supply;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas in 2018 only 20% of the EU28 final energy consumption was electricity based and whereas many parts of the economy, including energy intensive, chemical and industrial processes will continue to rely on molecules or thermal energy carriers in the future; whereas in 2018 over 60% of the EU28 electricity mix still had to become renewable; whereas further electrification is expected; whereas climate neutrality cannot be achieved through electrification or decarbonizing electricity alone;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas further development of a well-functioning internal gas market and an adequate implementation of the EU strategy on gas storage and liquefied natural gas will contribute to increasing security of supply, diversification and efficiency of the energy system; whereas existing gas storage must play a central role in the energy transition by providing affordable and secure energy to EU industry and people while enabling a rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by displacing oil and coal in power generation, heating, industry and mobility;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas gas offers the necessary characteristics as energy carrier that can be transported over long distances, and can easily be stored at scale, while being used also by end-use sectors which would be challenging to fully electrify; whereas gas has to be recognized as an important bridge technology that needs to play an important role in the transition to a low- carbon economy; whereas hydrogen has the potential to become one of the major energy carriers of the 21st century and its potential roll-out should be given policy support with emphasis on research and development at EU and Member State level;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas the gas infrastructure will have to play its role in the decarbonisation of the energy system, by preparing itself to transport growing shares of other gases than natural gas, such as hydrogen, biomethane, synthetic methane and by addressing the issue of vented and fugitive methane emissions;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage as part of the Smart Sector Integration, taking into consideration both the short-term and the long-term perspective and in close cooperation with the private sector and research and innovation clusters;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes, in particular, that such a strategy should identify necessary measures to improve cross-border coordination, reduce regulatory burden for market entries, access to capital, skills and raw materials for battery technologies, with a view to boosting the competitiveness of the European market and industry;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights the great potential of innovative energy storage solutions across sectors, notably electrification of transport and mobility; invites the Commission to set up an incentive structure for investing in research, production and necessary deployment of infrastructure;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that thea cost-efficient energy transition towards a renewable-based system 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, a constant powerffordable and sustainable energy supply;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that massive energy storage capacity is provided by season- based balancing of hydrogen and the existing gas infrastructure: transmission and distribution pipelines, underground storage and LNG facilities, as well as existing district heating and cooling (DHC) systems, which, in order to be fully utilised, requires increased cross-border capacity and a completion of the internal energy market; optimizing the use of existing assets to accommodate new sources of gas (mainly biomethane and hydrogen) would facilitate the integration of renewable electricity facilities and reduce the need for costly electricity transmission lines; similarly, DHC systems help to balance the increasingly intermittent electricity system and can make use of renewable fuels or heat pumps utilising low-carbon electricity;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes that improving the modelling used by the European Commission for assessing decarbonisation pathways and associated policy options will be a key priority, as at the moment it significantly underestimates the positive impact of energy storage; the modelling informs future legislation and market design, not only for energy storage but for the broader energy system;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply, technology neutrality, efficiency and price affordability; stresses that reliable powerenergy supply and technology cost-effectiveness and the energy transition must go hand in hand;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that it is important to ensure a level playing field for all energy storage solutions (technology neutrality) in order to allow market forces to drive the choice of technology, thereby avoiding picking winners and losers through administrative decisions;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes that EU energy demand variations are highly seasonal and that long-term seasonal storage solutions are needed to meet peak energy demand during winter months; recognises that gaseous and long-term thermal energy storage will play an important role in providing year-round, secure and affordable energy to EU industries and people; stresses therefore the importance of supporting the rapid phasing in of renewable and decarbonised gases;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recognises that Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) is a prerequisite for any cost-effective mitigation pathway that is compatible with a 1.5°C global warming scenario as recognised by the IPCC and the European Commission Communication on ‘A Clean Planet for all’;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deeply regrets that both infrastructure and large storage projects which are crucial to the energy transition often face strong resistance at local level; encouragecalls 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;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the importance of pursuing a holistic approach to network planning and sector coupling initiatives aimed at capturing the synergies of linking the gas, district heating and cooling and electricity sectors in order to achieve a climate neutral and competitive European economy;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses the importance of increasing the amount of low-carbon gases supplied into the EU internal gas market;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Recognises that the EU will require increasingly higher quantities of low-carbon energy including both electricity and hydrogen; stresses that in order to ensure sufficient volumes, low- carbon hydrogen production pathways need to be supported, including hydrogen produced from nuclear electricity and natural gas with carbon capture and utilisation or storage;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Recognises that increasingly higher quantities of low carbon energy will come from abroad and that energy policy must therefore become the focus of European foreign policy; hydrogen and green power alliances with African/Arab countries are just as necessary as gas cooperations; the goal should be to achieve a broad spread of risk among sources of supply.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Requests the Commission in the context of the Smart Sector Integration Strategy to provide a sound legal basis for gas infrastructure transmission and distribution system operators to transport other forms of gas than natural gas, including the transport of CO2 for utilisation or storage;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Stresses the important role energy storage solutions and smart sector integration can play in a realistic decarbonisation of energy intensive industry clusters; calls on the Commission to develop a strategic approach in this regard;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Emphasises the potential of storage as an alternative to traditional grid expansion to looking at coordinated infrastructure planning as part of the upcoming smart sector integration;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that most Member States require operators of storage facilities to pay network charges or energy taxes, including paying them twice; is convinced that the abolishment of this burden would lead to more 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;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that for energy storage to enter the market, in each system where it will be relevant, specific market products should be developed that reward all energy storage technologies bringing a clear added value in ensuring stability and operability of the system in a cost- effective manner; long-term contracts should be allowed for services offered by storage facilities – provided there is a level playing field with other flexibility technologies, and when it is economically efficient - in order to increase investment certainty and speed up the deployment of storage solutions;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Emphasises the need for a comparable treatment for storage in all different energy carriers and for storages located before and after the meter, in order to avoid creating a cross- subsidisation issue by eluding grid tariffs or system charges, taxes and levies. At present, electricity consumers are bearing most of the financial decarbonisation effort and, therefore, electricity storage is indirectly penalised;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with the EU’s climate and sustainability goals, 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; _________________ 17Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern that approval procedures at national level take considerably longer than the maximum periods for PCI projects provided for by the TEN-E Regulation; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its upcoming review through an effective and synchronised enforcement mechanism;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that under current internal gas market rules, EU gas infrastructure transmission and distribution system operators are only authorised to transport natural gas as a regulated activity; calls on the Commission, in the context of the Smart Sector Integration Strategy, to enable operators to transport low-carbon gases such as hydrogen, biomethane, and synthetic methane and to transport CO2 for utilisation or storage also as regulated activities;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the lack of market deployment of research projects under Horizon 2020, and welcomes the planned greater focus on close-to-market activities under Horizon Europe, in particular through the creation of the European Innovation Council; calls for greater use of pre-commercial procurement; highlights the importance of enhancing funding on research and innovation encouraging the involvement of the industry, in order to accelerate technological developments and to provide potentially a flexible play field; research in clean and low-carbon technology needs to be stepped up including in energy storage;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that that there is only an indirect reference to energy storage projectsenergy storage projects are already indirectly covered 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 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;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to take into account the important role of storage in the energy transition when reviewing the State aid guidelines; calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to grid stability of different storage technologies, so that inefficient futhe 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 ing is avoidednovative implementation of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to make sure that the new guidelines take into account the efficiency and the contribution to all sector grids stability of different storage technologies, so that inefficient funding is avoided and the participation of non-market players is limited to the cases and circumstances considered in Articles 36 and 54 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU (recast);
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the Commission to clearly enshrine in all energy storage-related legislation the concept of multi-service business case, so to support the deployment of energy storage technologies;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts to speed up the energy transition on islands and isolated areas by providing funding and additional policy support tailored to the needs of islands; this should include reducing the barriers to energy storage deployment, ensuring access to revenue streams and financing for storage projects, and ensuring that energy storage is considered alongside other flexibility sources in islands’ transition plans;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
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Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the high potessential role of green hydrogen for energy storage and as feedstock for energy-intensive industrinewable 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;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines the important role of power to gas technology as a key enabler of smart sectoral integration and the linking of the electricity and gas sectors; emphasises in this regard the important role of hydrogen as an energy carrier, fuel and feedstock; as such, calls on the European Union to continue supporting R&D related to the development of a hydrogen economy and urges the EU to support further scaling up of P2G technology as well as separation technologies, in particular through the supporting of a hydrogen initiative as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI); highlights that potential additional cost of blending hydrogen into the natural gas grid must be considered in order to facilitate the end consumers;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Acknowledges that to produce hydrogen at competitive cost, it has to be produced on a full-time basis; this can be achieved by using different sources of low-carbon generation;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that there are varying standards in the Member States as regards the blending of hydrogen with natural gas; calls, therefore, on the Commission to 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;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of green hydrogenhydrogen 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);
Amendment 230 #
15 a. Acknowledges that the EU will require increasingly higher quantities of low-carbon energy including both electricity and hydrogen; stresses that in order to ensure sufficient volumes of low- carbon energy and the competitiveness of European industry, all low-carbon hydrogen production pathways need to be supported, including green hydrogen and hydrogen produced from nuclear electricity and natural gas with safe and permanent carbon capture and utilisation or storage;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Calls on the Commission to launch an EU-wide certification system of renewable and/or low carbon hydrogen and align it with national registries in a timely manner;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Encourages member states to minimize administrative barriers to the certification of renewable and/or low- carbon hydrogen while also ensuring a robust certification system;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15 f. Calls on the Commission to ensure fair and effective competition between technologies and energy carriers and between imported H2 and H2 produced in the EU;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls on the Commission to develop a mutual recognition of Guarantee of Origins to facilitate cross border trade of renewable and/or low carbon hydrogen;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised definition for renewable and/or low-carbon hydrogen based on a transparent methodology in order to avoid fragmentation of the market;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15 g. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study taking into account two scenarios, 2050 fossil fuel phase-out and 2050 fossil fuel and nuclear energy phase-out; the study should evaluate the effects of replacing these sources of energy including necessary locations for new energy sources, infrastructure, grid, raw materials, batteries, storage, replacement of different technologies, level of investment, social implications;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15 g. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the costs associated with the retrofitting of EU gas infrastructure and to contrast these costs to the resulting overall savings due to the reduced need to expand and upgrade the EU electricity infrastructure;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role in ensuring a stablea 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;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Given the intermittent nature of non-steerable energies, acknowledges that green efficiency imposes to give priority to the funding of research oriented on energy storage;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low lithium-ion battery manufacturing capacity and being reliant on production sourced outside Europe with limited transparency; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for its expansion to cover all available battery technologies; calls for continuous support for them and for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened, in line with broader objectives in terms of Circular Economy, Industrial Strategy and Chemicals Management; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s announcement that it will propose legislation on batteries in support of the Strategic Action Plan and the circular economy; calls, in this regard, for life cycle analysis of batteries; and promoting the introduction of carbon footprint label declaring environmental impact of all batteries placed on the European market;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Acknowledges that batteries by themselves do not consume energy and that the Ecodesign Directive fails to target environmental performance of batteries as it mainly derives from its production rather than the use phase; calls for measure to provide transparent consumer information; calls for introduction of environmental footprint declaration on batteries where all relevant environmental impact categories are declared based on life cycle assessment; calls on the Commission to introduce criteria on ethical sourcing and requires Due Diligence processes when sourcing critical battery raw material;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for lithium-ion battery production; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU; notes that the EU-based automotive and industrial battery value-chain has a track record of collection and recycling almost all existing used batteries in a closed loop process, in line with the circular economy principles, and export limitations in the battery legislation could be strengthened in order to encourage more recycling of CRMs within Europe;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the potential for used electric vehicle batteries to be reused for energy storage in private homes or in larger battery units; is concerned that the classification of used batteries as waste in the Batteries Directive, independent of reuse, can act as a barrier to such reuse; recognises that reused batteries are not returned for recycling in the end of their life; and that safety standards are not controlled when a battery is repurposed to applications with different characteristics than originally designed for; calls on the commission to forward the producer responsibility with performance and safety guarantees to the remanufacturer reintroducing the battery to the market; calls on the Commission to clarify the extended producer responsibility schemes (EPR) related to reused batteries;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to consider a recycling target for lithium-ion batteries based on critical metal fractions when revising the Batteries Directive;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Is convinced that the new battery legislation should be technology neutral, in order for the market to decide on the technology solutions and also to allow for new chemistries and technologies to come into the market;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that in order to strengthen environmental protection, updates of existing facilities and higher capacity projects should be prioritised as well as financial support to the small and medium scales projects to the Member States that have the potential;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers district heating to be a very efficient tool for energy storage and residential heating in densely populated areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and develop district heating networks along with new heat production technologies;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the fact that district heating and coolUnderlines that public and industrial sectors building enetworks willrgy upgrade should be eligible for funding under the revised CEF Regulation and calls for their inclusion as potential PCIs under the TEN- E Regulation;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
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;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Is convinced that the gas infrastructure, including gas storage facilities and the gas network, plays a crucial role in energy storage, in particular with regards to the need to long-term storages solutions that ensure an all-season secure and affordable energy supply.