Activities of Lieve WIERINCK related to 2016/2058(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU strategy on heating and cooling (A8-0232/2016 - Adam Gierek)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas heating and cooling is a prime example of the need for a holistic, integrated systems based approach to energy solutions, encompassing horizontal approaches to energy system design and the wider economy;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the share of primary energy from fossil fuels in heating and cooling is 75% and does not guaranteeremains very high at 75%, presenting a major barrier to decarbonisation, thereby accelerating climate change and causing significant harm to the environment;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is estimated that the amount of heat produced from industrial and other commercial processes which is then wasted into the atmosphere or water (rather than utilised in some productive way) is enough to cover the EU's entire heating needs in residential and tertiary buildings;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the use of progressive heating or cooling systems in buildings presumably meanswill also require that those buildings will first have to undergo a thorough process of thermomodernisation encompassing genuinely homogenous insulation;
Amendment 49 #
Da. whereas measures for developing a comprehensive and integrated strategy for Heating and Cooling within the Energy Union offer significant opportunities for both EU business and consumers if implemented correctly, in terms of reducing overall energy costs for industry, boosting competitiveness and delivering cost savings to consumers;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas EU regulatory frameworks serve to underline broad objectives, but true progress in transforming heating and cooling as part of a wider energy system overhaul is essential;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the aim of optimising the role of renewables, particularly electricity, into the overall energy grid through better integration with heating and cooling applications and transport, contributes to decarbonising the energy system, reducing energy import dependency, lowering energy bills for households and boosting competitiveness of EU industry;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the most effective way of delivering on these joint objectives is to empower and support local and regional authorities, in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders, to apply a fully integrated systems based approach to urban planning, infrastructure development, building and renovation of housing stock and new industrial development in order to maximise potential cross-overs, efficiencies and other mutual benefits;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas natural gas is becoming ever more important in heating given that the chemical energy stheating and cooling is expected to remain the biggest source of energy demand in Europe, with the majority of this demand being met by natural gas; Stresses that Europe's heating and cooling sector must therefore be decarbonised and in the interim made dramatically less dependent on the use of imported in it can be converted into heat energy highly efficientlyfossil fuels in favour of domestically available, renewable resources in order to meet Europe's environmental and energy security objectives;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the European Commission's Communication "an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling" as an important first step in developing appropriate European and national regulation to reduce GHG emissions from the heating and cooling sector and increasing security of supply; Fully endorses the European Commission's ambition of recognising and exploiting the synergies between the electricity and heating sector;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the shorter the chain by which primary energy is converted into other forms to generate usable heat, the higher the energy efficiencyNotes that a more decentralised and flexible energy system, with power and heat sources being placed closer to the point of consumption, can facilitate decentralised energy generation and therefore empowers consumers and communities to be more involved in the energy market and control their own energy use as well as becoming active participants in demand side response; Takes the view that the shorter the chain by which primary energy is converted into other forms to generate usable heat, the higher the energy efficiency of the energy system overall; Recognizes moreover that such an approach diminishes transmission and distribution losses, improves the resilience of energy infrastructure, and simultaneously provides local business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the complementarities between ecodesign and energy labelling framework Directives, the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in reducing heat and cooling consumption; Calls on the Commission to continue develop ecodesign and energy labelling requirements in order to achieve additional energy savings and support EU competitiveness; Highlights the potential for significant additional energy savings through improvements at product, component system levels; Considers that domestic appliances (washing machines, dishwashers, etc.) should be designed in such a way that they can use the hot water supply at the place where they are installed;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, andelectricity based on renewables and heat recovery, in particular photovoltaic cells and solar thermal panels, in the heating of water and the provision of thermal comfort in buildings, in conjunction with thermal storage facilities that can be used at night; Stresses the increased flexibility of thermal infrastructure and storage in facilitating the integration of intermittent renewable sources by storing energy in the form of heat;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that district heating and cooling networks provide the possibility to significantly increase the flexibility and openness of the energy system through better integrating energy sources into the market; Underlines that such an integration can best be achieved by developing a regulatory framework that fosters demand side response, making best economic use of intermittent renewables such as wind and solar, harnessing the potential of waste heat and cool, and facilitating the participation of different energy sources in a transparent and competitive heating and cooling market so as to avoid potential dominance of less sustainable technologies; Reiterates the importance of developing an open and transparent heating and cooling market which allows different technologies to compete, ensures a high standard of consumer protection and choice, and delivers cost effective decarbonisation;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate further development and integration of renewable energy sources with local and regional distribution networks for heating and cooling, through policies that tackle existing regulatory and financial barriers; Stresses the potential of cities in particular, with their natural concentration of people and energy use, in developing district energy networks as a particularly efficient and cost-effective means of delivering low carbon heating and cooling in an urban environment;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that energy demand in the building sector is responsible for about 40 % of energy consumption in the EU and a third of natural gas use, and could be cut by up to three quarters if the renovation of buildings is speeded up; highlights that 85% of this energy consumption is used for heating and domestic hot water, and that as such, modernisation of old and inefficient heating systems, increased utilisation of electricity from renewables, better use of "waste heat" through highly efficient district heating systems, as well as deep renovation of buildings with improved thermal insulation, remain key to delivering a more secure and sustainable approach to heat supply; recommends the continuation of increasing energy efficiency standards for buildings taking account of and encouraging technical innovation particularly in ensuring homogeneity of insulation; further recommends continued support for the construction of nearly zero-energy buildings;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local authorities, Member States and the Commission to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisrenovation of existing public or, commercial and residential inefficient buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort cooling, including the optimization of the heating, cooling and ventilation systems and installation of homogenous insulation;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using heat pumps could become very importantas well as hybrid heat generation could become very important in decarbonisation of buildings;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibilitytential of using heat from geothermal waters directly or from other sources indirectly, for example the heat contained in deep- sea mines which could, with the help of huge heat pumps,various sources of geothermal heat which could heat whole towns, not just individual buildings;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to banphase out the use of outdated furnaces that generate ‘low height’ emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of agglomerations;
Amendment 321 #
16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards phasing out low-temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere carcinogenic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (benzopyrene, etc.); Takes the view that the use of wood-burning fireplaces in densely built towns and cities should be banneda variety of harmful substances; Takes the view Member States should where possible encourage the phase out of wood-burning fireplaces used as the primary source of domestic heating in densely built towns and cities, and facilitate their replacement with modern efficient, environmentally and health friendly alternatives in conjunction with awareness raising on potential health risks and best practices related to wood fires;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that heat exchangers can play a vital role in local cooling via the expansion of liquefied natural gas in LNGby harnessing the cooling effects of industrial processes, and recommends the better integration of therminal networks to maximize such benefits;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that research and technological innovation fosters the leadership of European industry, strengthens the competitive advantage and commercial viability of European business, and contributes to the main EU energy policy goals, including ensuring security of supply, sustainable development of energy production, transportation and consumption;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Believes that industry needs clear signals from policy makers in order to make the necessary investments in achieving the EUs energy objectives; highlights the need for ambitious binding targets and a regulatory framework that promotes innovation, without creating unnecessary administrative burdens, in order to best promote cost effective and environmentally sustainable heating and cooling solutions;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recommends that individual thermal renovation systems be designed for architectural landmarks, with a particulardual focus on insulating roofs and replacing windows so as not to spoilvestments on the building's shell combined with the optimization of building control and automation systems and the supply of efficient heating and cooling, whilst taking care not to compromise the unique architectural style of the buildings concerned;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the importance of ensuring access to finance both for infrastructure projects and other large scale investments as well as small scale works and renovations related to modernising the heating and cooling sector; Highlights in this regard the role that EFSI could play in ensuring that projects are attractive to private investors with stable regulatory conditions and clearly identifiable medium to long term pay-off, particularly by minimising bureaucracy and encompassing an expedient application and approval process; Emphasises the need to simultaneously develop innovative private financing of energy efficiency, infrastructure and renovation projects as well as encouraging greater involvement of the European Investment Bank and the promotion of energy services for which EU funds can complement national financing schemes; Supports the increased use of ETS revenues, and the modernisation fund, to finance energy efficiency investments including small scale energy efficiency projects;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that the key to combating energy poverty is to cut heating priceoverall heating costs for individual households by ensuring that there is a significant increase in energy efficiency at the three main stages of energy use: during conversion from primary energy to useful energy, during further transport of that energy, and during use by the end user;