6 Amendments of François-Xavier BELLAMY related to 2021/0425(COD)
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In line with the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the priority for the EU is to develop renewable hydrogen produced using mainly wind and solar energy. Renewable hydrogen is the most compatible option with the EU’s climate neutrality and zero pollution goal in the long term and the most coherent with an integrated energy system. However, low- carbon fuels (LCFs) such as low-carbon hydrogen (LCH) maywill play a role in the energy transition, particularly in the short and medium term to rapidly reduce emissions of existing fuels, and support the uptake of renewable fuels such as renewable hydrogen. In order to support the transition, it is necessary to establish a threshold for greenhouse gas emission reductions for low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels. Such threshold should become more stringent for hydrogen produced in installations starting operations from 1 January 2031 to take into account technological developments and better stimulate the dynamic progress towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from hydrogen production. The EU Energy System Integration strategy highlighted the need to deploy an EU–wide certification system to also cover low-carbon fuels with the aim to enable Member States to compare them with other decarbonisation options and consider them in their energy mix as a viable solution. In order to ensure that LCF have the same decarbonisation impact as compared to other renewable alternatives it is important that they are certified by applying a similar methodological approach based on a life cycle assessment of their total greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) emissions. This would allow deploying a comprehensive EU-wide certification system, covering the whole Union energy mix. Taking into consideration that LCF and LCH are not renewable fuels, their terminology and certification could not be included in the proposal for the revision of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 . Therefore, their inclusion in this Directive fills in this gap. _________________ 8 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Notes that today, hydrogen is hardly exclusively used in chemistry, health and industry, that in the context of decarbonisation, hydrogen offers solutions as a storage tool and as a fuel; stresses that all these applications are very different in terms of quality, security, volume, pressure, transportation etc., and that this implies specific provisions according to the final use.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) ‘hydrogen network’ means a network of pipelines used for the transport of hydrogen of a high grade of purity with a view to its delivery to customersconnected to the backbone transmission infrastructure used for the transport of hydrogen, but not including supply;
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 53
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 53
(53) ‘entry-exit system’ means the aggregation of all transmission and distribution systemswhich may be extended to distribution systems or parts of them, or all hydrogen networks, to which one specific balancing regime applies; ;
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 December 2024Six months after the entry into force of the Directive, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 83 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low carbon fuels. The methodology shall ensure that: (a) credit for avoided emissions is not given for carbon dioxide the capture of which has already received an emission credit under other provisions of law; (b) the greenhouse gas emissions average content of the electricity supplied to produce low-carbon fuels is assessed with data from transmission system operators and distribution system operators as close to real time with hourly time intervals.
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Natural gas and hydrogen undertakings may refuse access or connection to the natural gas or hydrogen system on the basis of lack of capacity or grade of purity. Duly substantiated reasons shall be given for any such a refusal.