Activities of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2021/2254(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the central role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure, must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas; encourages grid reinforcement in rural areas so that farms can actually fulfil their potential contribution to the energy transition through decentralised electricity production;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that small-scale on-farm energy production installations have an enormous potential for energy production in rural areas and to increase the on-farm circularity by transforming the waste and residual streams of the farm, amongst others manure, into heat and electricity; emphasizes that all barriers should be removed to encourage farmers to invest in these technologies towards a circular farm, such as small-scale biogas plants; stresses the need to valorise the residues of this process, for instance Renure, which should be able to be categorised and used as chemical fertilizers.