# A comprehensive European approach to energy storage

European Parliament procedure 2019/2189(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 355 committee amendments tabled by 30 Members between 2020-05-07 and 2020-05-07.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a comprehensive European approach to energy storage. The amendments debate the transition away from fossil fuels toward a renewable-based system, the intermittency of wind and solar, and the role of pumped storage, batteries, thermal storage, hydrogen, green gases and existing gas infrastructure, while disagreeing on climate-neutrality targets and citing lithium-ion battery manufacturing concentration outside the EU.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria SPYRAKI | Greece | PPE | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125064.md |
| Robert HAJŠEL | Slovakia | S&D | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34578.md |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197718.md |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101585.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Dan NICA | Romania | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124784.md |
| Claudia GAMON | Austria | RE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197632.md |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124722.md |
| Ville NIINISTÖ | Finland | Verts/ALE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197802.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Sylvia LIMMER | Germany | ID | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197483.md |
| Carlos ZORRINHO | Portugal | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124739.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI | Poland | ECR | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124891.md |

## Official source documents

- PE650.683: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-650683_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2189-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2189-INI.json

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