Activities of Adam GIEREK related to 2010/2107(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas improving the gross overall efficiency of energy savinguse is the most cost- effective and fastest way to reduce CO2 and other emissions and increase security of supply, and therefore energy efficiency should be a key priority of any future EU energy strategy, in particular of its 2020 Strategy,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are economic advantages to energy savings made by end-users as well as through efficient energy use in conversion, transmission and storage processes; whereas the EU’s imports of energy are rising and worth €332 billion in 2007, and according to Commission figures energy benefits per year can amount to over €1 000 per household and successful attainment of the energy efficiency target has the potential to save the EU some €100 billion and cut emissions by almost 800 million tonnes a year,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas industrial electrical motors consume 30%-40% of the electrical energy generated worldwide and whereas proper optimisation of relevant motor systems, primarily by using speed regulation, cgross overall energy efficiency is dependent, on the one hand, on the use by consumers of commercially available energy-saving products and save between 30% and 60%ervices and, on the other, ofn energy consumedproducers and suppliers,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas physico-chemical processes that enable better use to be made of heat generated by fossil fuels and nuclear reactions offer enormous potential for efficiency gains,
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to initiate studies into further enhancing the efficiency of heat conversion in steam and gas power plants by increasing turbine operating parameters – i.e. temperature and pressure – and through appropriate waste heat recovery, including CHP;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote CHP and district heating/coolingthe building of large cogeneration plants with high gross efficiency by encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework by consideringfor priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and bytransmission grid for such plants; considers it appropriate to promotinge the use of CHP and district heating systems fitted with efficient heat exchangers in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criterion for urban and rural development projects financed by the Structural Funds;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes the view that electricity losses in generators and transformers, as well as those resulting from excessively high resistances during transmission, can be significantly reduced;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to assess the potential for efficiency in public buildings, paying particular attention to the issue of improving the thermal efficiency of historic buildings, and propose a mandatory target for the reduction of the energy consumption of public buildings in the Member States;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Parliament and the Commission should set an example by refurbishing their buildings toimproving the thermal efficiency of their buildings and installing solar energy systems in them, so as to reach nearly zero level by 2020;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to include in the SET Plan a strand for the development and promotion of technology and products fosteringlow-energy industrial technologies and less energy-intensive construction materials in the construction and machine industries and products whose use fosters primary energy and resource efficiency;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Points out that shortening excessively long conversion chains for converting one type of energy into another represents a major source of savings (e.g. it is better to heat with gas than to generate electricity in a gas power plant in order to use that electricity to heat homes);
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to promote the development of innovative devsolutions which reduce the friction resistance of vehicles and turbulence while driving to improve their energy efficiency (e.g. spoilers for trucks, correct vehicle aerodynamics) and to consider making themsuch solutions mandatory, if proved to be cost-effective;