16 Amendments of Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ related to 2021/2012(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to INI report "a Hydrogen Strategy for Europe" as adopted by EP in plenary session of May 2021,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the political agreement of 11 March 2021 on the Regulation of the EP and the Council establishing the ECFCEF and repealing Regulations(EU)1316/2013 and (EU) 283/2014,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the upcoming revision of the Directive 2014/94/EU of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Emphasises that renewable energy and energy efficiency are among the key drivers for reaching a net zero emissions economy and should be implemented in any energy supply and demand planning;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses the need for an overall European legal framework and EU investment plan to make offshore renewable energy technologically mature and competitive guaranteeing certainty to all stakeholders involved in the sector;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Although investors should bear the market risk, in markets where the adoption of offshore renewables is at an early stage, such as the Mediterranean, high risk and low revenues can be compensated through support schemes, such as the RRF and upcoming CEF2, to ensure that investments in offshore renewable energy projects take place in the short/medium term and that these projects are scaled up in the medium/long term;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Specific support will be needed for tidal, wave, floating offshore wind and solar and offshore green hydrogen production so that these technologies move from innovative pilots to commercial solutions; emphasises the importance of coherent and coordinated efforts in national and European investment strategies to ensure cooperation between public and private sector; EU and national public funding will be vital to accelerate progress in the innovation pipeline and first commercialisation stage, to attract the interest of private investors and to improve the competitiveness of European manufacturing, installing, servicing and operating of these technological solutions.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of modern seaports for the assembly, manufacturing and servicing of offshore renewable energy equipment, and the considerable investment necessary to upgrade a green, modernized and digitalized port infrastructure and vessels to provide these services; points out the role of seaports as strategic renewable energy hubs as well as circular industry clusters, for electric offshore grid-connection and cross- border interconnectors, as well as for electrolysis and the import, production, storage and distribution of green hydrogen, green ammonia and other clean alternative fuels;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Ports could also become onshore landing points for renewable offshore generated energy and its logistics, playing a key role in the whole life cycle of the offshore assets to be developed. Measures should be taken to facilitate access to financial instruments to ease the adaptation of port infrastructure to these new requirements. The search for synergies between the TEN-T and TEN-E networks will provide specific value in this sense. Access to renewable offshore energy will contribute to the greening of port related operations and of the shipping sector as a whole, e. g. being a renewable source for On shore Power Supply for ships when at berth;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Funding under the RRF, upcoming CEF2 and upcoming revision of alternative fuels infrastructure will be crucial to the upgrading of these port infrastructures. Concerning the upcoming CEF2, increasing the scope and type of projects of common interest in the TEN-E will be necessary for port upgrading projects (related to the servicing needs of the offshore renewable sector) to be able to apply for synergies between CEF energy and CEF transport;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Several ports in areas where the uptake of offshore renewable energies is at a very incipient stage, such as the Mediterranean or Atlantic, will need upgrading for them to be prepared for operations related to offshore energy assembly, manufacturing and servicing. In the medium to long term, conversion of offshore renewable electricity into green hydrogen and its shipping will become relevant and ports will also need to be upgraded to provide handling, storage and transport services for the various hydrogen carriers.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the opportunities that offshore renewable energy can offer to coastal tourism regions, both by increasing the energy-related sustainability of tourist stays, and by balancing seasonal economic effects, providing stable and predictable jobs and growth in local renewable offshore industries and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) all year round;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the need for a just transition to offshore renewable energies, which should create new job opportunities and foresee adequate training to prepare the workforce for new challenges;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Different technologies suit different sea-basins. Funding will be needed in areas where the deployment of offshore renewable energy is at a very early stage, such as the Mediterranean Sea, for the necessary technological adaptations tobe piloted in the short-term and then scaled up;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Provisions should be taken to ensure that adequate Maritime Space Planning is carried out in order to facilitate the compatibility of renewable offshore energy deployment with the protection of biodiversity and existing uses of maritime resources like fishing, tourism and maritime transport, in particular assuring free access to navigation channels and anchoring areas around ports, bearing in mind the importance of maritime transport for the European economy (around 75% of Europe’s trade with the rest of the world and more than one third of intra- European trade - is shipped through its ports).