Activities of Algirdas SAUDARGAS related to 2016/2058(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling PDF (368 KB) DOC (156 KB)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas almost 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is primary energyEU final energy consumption is used for heating and cooling;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas – although, there is further potential –to increase the share of RES and recovered heat energy in heating and cooling in the Member States is insufficient;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the use of progressiveefficient heating or cooling systems in buildings presumably means that those buildings will first have to undergo a thorough process of thermomodernisationand buildings thermomodernisation needs to go hand in hand;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a complex thermomodernisation process for the sake of thermal comfort or comfort cooling also depends on the use of adequate energy systems that provide for the effective conversion and distribution of energy from primary sources;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas natural gas is becoming ever more important in heating given that the chemical energy stored in it can be converted into heat energyand oil is widely used for heating in Europe and its use could be optimised through highly efficiently energy storage;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the local and regional authorities play an important role in planning, implementing heating and cooling infrastructure and in consulting consumers;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas industry in cooperation with local authorities has an important role to play in the better use of wasted heat and cool;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas cooling sector is still in need to be better analysed and taken into account in the Commission strategy and Member States policies;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Commission communication on EU strategy for heating and cooling, which for the first time gives the holistic approach on heating and cooling in Europe's energy sector and identifies priority areas of action; calls on the Commission to consider heating and cooling sectors as part of European energy market design;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Underlines that strategy shall prioritise sustainable and cost efficient solutions which will enable Member states to reach EU climate and energy policy goals; Notes that Member states heating and cooling sectors are very diverse due to their energy mix, climatic conditions, the efficiency of the building stock or industry intensity therefore flexibility in choosing adequate strategy solutions shall be ensured;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the high efficiency of extracting and using energy from various sources, discharging energy (cooling) and preventing energy from flowing from areas of a higher temperature to areas of a lower temperature, using thermally insulated partitions that pose maximum resistance to that flow,performant thermal insulation and use of renewable energy sources and recovered heat are fundamental elements in the EU's heating and cooling strategy;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that building sector has high potential in reducing energy demand and CO2 emissions; underlines that further efforts are needed to increase building renovation rate; notes that attractive financial incentives, availability of highly competent experts at various levels, exchange and promotion of best practices are necessary to achieve this;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, and in particular photovoltaic cells and solar panels, in the heatiat for the decarbonisation of buildings heating and cooling systems, the integration of RES plays a fundamental role ; stresses that a wide range of water and the provision of thermal comfort in buildings, in conjunction with thermal storage facilirenewable heating and cooling solutions are available and competing on a market such as photovoltaic cells, solar panels, geothermal, biomass; Calls on the Member states to provide right incentives that can be used at night; for their promotion and take up;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principle, facility management best practices and urban design principles including urban level network solutions in the planning of whole residential and commercial areas should be the basis for energy-efficient and low- emission construction in the various climate zones in Europe;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages Member States to develop long term heating and cooling strategies based on integrated approach, harmonized mapping and the assessment made following article 14 of EED directive; the strategy shall identify priority areas for intervention and enable optimised urban energy planning; Calls the Commission to accompany Member States in this exercise by elaborating general guidance for the national heating and cooling strategies;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the Commission intention to develop a toolbox of measure to facilitate the renovation in multi- apartment buildings; considers that a harmonised and comprehensive toolbox should be developed also for the energy planning of cities to enable the mapping of local heating and cooling potential, optimised and integrated building renovation and heating and cooling infrastructure development;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local and regional authorities to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public or, residential and commercial buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort cooling;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerationsover 20% of district heating and cooling is already generated from renewable energy; Considers that district heating and cooling systems are one of the most efficient way to supply thermal energy and has an important potential to integrate renewable energy sources, recovered heat and cooling as well as to offer a flexibility to the energy system ; Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations where district heating network is available it is imperative that the use of inefficient individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels beis restricted and replaced with large-scale local cogeneration systems that produce heat and electricitythe connection of such individual houses to the district heating is encouraged;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the need to develop policies that allows a cost-effective development of district heating networks capable of bringing renewable energy sources, recovered heat into urban areas, where population and energy demands are concentrated;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas or other green fuelthe best available alternative solutions fully compatible with EU s decarbonisation objectives;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat from geothermal waters or recovered energy from industrial process directly or from other sources indirectly, for example the heat contained in deep-sea mines which could, with the help of huge heat pumps, heat whole towns, not just individual buildings;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the waste heat or cold obtained through industrial process and cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate ‘'low height’' emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of agglomerations and create sufficient incentives to replace them;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that water-efficient heat exchangers can play a vital role in cooling in the food industryindustrial processes in transferring heat to natural bodies of water (free cooling) located close to sites at which products are stored, the temperature of which does not exceed 6°C throughout the year;
Amendment 373 #
23a. Stresses the need to carry out mapping of local heating and cooling potentials throughout Europe, so that cities are enabled to better identify their locally available resources and can thereby contribute to increasing the EU's energy independence, boost growth and competitiveness through the creation of local, non-outsourceable jobs, and provide clean and affordable energy to consumers;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the European Commission to develop robust, innovative, and long-term financial mechanisms to stimulate building renovation, demand and investment in energy efficient heating and cooling solutions;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes, in particular as regards the large number of buildings and entire housing estates built using large-panel system building methodsUnderlines that the European Structural and Investment Funds are an important tool for modernising the energy system; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for the low carbon transition priority haven't been effective; considers that for a post-2020 programming period the budget percentage earmarked for the this priority should be increased;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines that to stimulate improvements in heating and cooling sector Commission shall fully use 'ex ante conditionalities' foreseen by the article 19 of the Regulation No 1303/2013 and ensure that the existing EU legislation with relevant measures on heating and cooling are adequately transposed and implemented;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Emphasizes that Member States and the EU Commission, through Structural Funds or EFSI, should provide the necessary finance to enable cities to tap more cost-effectively into their locally available heating and cooling potential, to upgrade grid infrastructure to optimize the use of heating and cooling infrastructure during demand fluctuations, to provide incentives to citizens to connect to heating and cooling infrastructure;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully awareinformed of the technological and economic benefits of newsustainable heating and cooling systems and installations, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; asks the Commission to make concrete proposals in the energy performance of buildings directive that will enable to increase the awareness about the efficiency of their installed heating systems;