5 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2023/2111(INI)
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to explore methods of collecting different types of geological data from public and private entities with a view to organising, systematising and making itCalls on the Commission and Member States to consider making privately-owned data (such as from oil, gas, mining, and third party consultancy companies) available toif the public; notes that this should be achieved in compliance with confidentiality requirements and data protection rules, and, where necessary, include incentives and compensation for data sharing by private entitiedata are not used for a geothermal project within a specific time frame (such as within two years) and a shorter timeframe for publicly funded data (such as one year) for project developers;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates that uncertainty about subsurface resources makes it challenging to secure project funding; stresses that the initial project phase, such as the exploration and construction phase, require a significant amount of investment and major entrepreneurial risks hindering investments; calls on the Member States to explore de-risking solutions appropriate to the maturity of their local markets (grants, loans that are convertible to grants, state-backed guarantees), especially for the exploration and drilling phases, as well as the potential benefits of an EU-wide risk mitigation scheme; notes, in this regard, that an EU risk mitigation scheme would be particularly useful in the geothermal sector;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the requirements of mining laws designed for large-scale mining projects are difficult to uphold in much smaller-scale geothermal projects; calls on the Member States to review and simplify existing mining laws, where necessary, or to develop dedicated permitting rules for geothermal; asks the Commission to provide guidelines to ensure the requisite level of coherencenotes that different mining laws apply in each Member State, which creates confusion and delays for project developers; calls on the Member States to harmonise mining law at the EU level by reviewing and simplifying existing legislations; asks the Commission to provide guidelines to ensure the requisite level of coherence, similar to the approach taken in for the regulatory framework supporting the storage of CO2 (2009/31/EC);
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Commission to significantly simplify and shorten permitting procedures for geothermal projects as they still face too lengthy approval procedures with extensive nature preservation studies although the projects are mainly below ground and rarely affect nature preservation concerns; notes that streamlined legal procedures, particularly concerning laws aiming at species protection along with potential temporary exceptions, and the introduction of stringent regulations regarding project timelines, have the potential to notably reduce the time required for the planning and execution of geothermal projects.
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises that underground thermal storage, especially in connection with the use of geothermal sources, could represent an innovative tool; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support research and development for these solutions and to implement large- scale pilot plants;