4 Amendments of Vittorio PRODI related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas renewable energy offers a wide range of technologies providing energy services in the form of electricity, heating and cooling as well as transport solutions and thereby can play a significant role in diversifying our energy mix;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas heating and cooling represent about 45% of the EU final energy consumption and renewable heating and cooling technologies have a key role to play in the decarbonisation of the energy sector;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that because, in mostin some cases, renewable sources feeding energy into the grid are decentralised, remotely located and weather-dependent, however, underlines that some renewable energy sources such as geothermal, biomass and hydropower can balance variable energy sources and therefore alleviate the need for additional grid infrastructure; they require infrastructure different from that currently in place, the existing provision having been developed solely for conventional energy;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the Commission to present an action plan for renewable heating and cooling technologies providing an assessment of the EU heating and cooling demand as well as best-practice examples to support the sector;