6 Amendments of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2021/0425(COD)
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘renewable gas’ means biogas as defined in Article 2, point (28) of Directive 2018/2001, including biomethane, bio- hydrogen and renewable gaseous fuels part of fuels of non-biological origins (‘RFNBOs’) as defined in Article 2, point (36) of that Directive’;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) ‘bio-hydrogen’ means hydrogen produced from biomass fuels as defined in Article 2, point (27) of Directive 2018/2001;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The provisions of this Directive shall not prevent the conclusion of long- term contracts for renewable and low carbon gases in so far as they comply with Union competition rules and contribute to decarbonisation. No long-term contracts for supply of unabated fossil gas shall be concluded with a duration beyond the end of year 2049 .
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. At least every two years , all transmission system operators shall submit to the relevant regulatory authority a ten- year network development plan based on existing and forecast supply and demand after having consulted all relevant stakeholders. There shall be at least one single network development plan per Member State for the gas sector. Infrastructure operators, including LNG terminal operators, storage operators, distribution system operators as well as hydrogen, district heating infrastructure and electricity operators shall be required to provide and exchange all relevant information to the transmission system operators required for developing the single plan. That network development plan shall contain efficient measures in order to guarantee the adequacy of the natural gas system and the security of supply , in particular the compliance with the infrastructure standards under Regulation (EU) 2017/1938. The ten-year network development plan shall be published and accessible on a website .
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 51 – paragraph 3
Article 51 – paragraph 3
3. When elaborating the ten-year network development plan, the natural gas transmission system operator shall fully take into account the potential for alternatives to system expansion, for instance the use of demand response, as well as expected consumption following the application of the energy efficiency first principle, trade with other countries and the Union-wide network development plan. The natural gas transmission system operator together with the electricity transmission system operator shall assess how to address, where possible, a need across electricity and gases systems including information on the optimalmost suitable location and size of energy storage and power to gas assets .
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point s
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) respecting contractual freedom with regard to long-term contracts provided that they are compatible with Union law and consistent with Union policies and provided they contribute to decarbonisation objectives. No long-term contracts for supply of unabated fossil gas shall be concluded with a duration beyond the end of year 2049 ;