14 Amendments of Cornelia ERNST related to 2016/2058(INI)
Amendment 58 #
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 coolingfulfilling thermal needs also depends on the use of adequate energy systems that provide for the effective conversion of energy from primary sources;
Amendment 60 #
F. whereas promising solutions and technology taking into account architecture, urban planning and the diversity of European climate zones must be taken into account inare available today for the planning of energy- efficient, renewable-energy based and low- emission public and residential buildings with maximum thermal comfort or comfort coolingensuring an adequate indoor air temperature, air quality and hot water production;
Amendment 72 #
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 convertthe importance given to natural gas in heating today runs counter to the necessary decrease of energy demand in the EU and the need into heat energy highly efficientlyfulfil the EU's decarbonisation objectives;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that thehigh 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 partiti, low- carbon intensity and renewable character of energy used and extracted from various sources should be the main drivers of the EU's heating and cooling strategy; calls ons that pose maximum resistance to that flow, are fundamental elements in the EU's heating and cooling strategye Commission and the Member States to develop consistent supportive regulatory and financial frameworks;
Amendment 148 #
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 heating of water and the provision of thermal comfort in buildingsaerothermal, biomass, geothermal, solar thermal and photovoltaic RES for hot water production and fulfilling of human thermal needs, provided high energy efficiency requirements are met, in conjunction with thermal storage facilities that can be used at night;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis for energy-efficient, renewable energy- based and low-emission construction in the various climate zones in Europe;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local 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 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be restricted and replaced with large-scale localhighly energy efficient and RES- based systems, including large-scale local installations (such as heat-pump applications that provide for heating and cooling and cogeneration systems that produce heat and electricity);
Amendment 238 #
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's objectives;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) usingthermal needs require particular need of cooling or reverse systems (providing heating and cooling at the same time, such as heat pumps), could become very important; nsequently, calls on the Commission and Member States to adapt existing legislation and support mechanisms in order to recognize and promote efficient, renewable and low- carbon solutions fulfilling various thermal needs;
Amendment 265 #
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 processes 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 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through 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; if waste heat cannot directly be re-used, the application of heat pump technologies should be considered before discharging waste heat into the environment;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Takes the view that, given the urgent need to achieve quick and effective results in the thermomodernisation process of EU's thermal sector, EU should focus on research to increase the deployment of the currently best available technologies;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of new heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; points out the specific role of the Commission, Member States and local authorities in promoting and providing information on best available technologies in order to facilitate consumer and investor's choices;