Finland differs from most industrialized countries in that many of its energy needs stem from the Nordic conditions. Finland is located between 60 and 70 degrees northern latitude and a quarter of its area lies north of the Arctic Circle. In fact, one third of all people living north of the 60th parallel are Finns. The annual mean temperature in the south of the country is around 5 °C and 0 °C in the north. The population-weighted average number of for Finland is 5. .
Solar energy in Finland is used primarily for water heating and by the use of to generate electricity. As a northern country, summer days are long and winter days are short. Above the , the sun does not rise some days in winter, and does not set some days in the summer. Due to the low sun angle, it is more common to place solar panels on the south side of buildi.
[pdf] utilizes four main sources of : , , and . At the end of 2018, was the largest source of , contributing about 40% to the total national . In 2020, wind and solar had a combined share of 10% of the country's , already meeting the government's 2030 goal, suggesting future displacement of growth of capacity. By the end of 2020, the tot.
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Renewable energy sources other than hydropower (e.g., biofuels, solar PV, waste, and wind) together provided 3.5% of total electricity generation in 2019. [14] .
(TPES) in was 6.80 in 2019. In the same year, production was 16.1 TWh, consumption was 14.9 TWh. .
The transportation and industrial sectors were the largest consumers of energy in Slovenia in 2019. Slovenia is a net energy importer, importing all its products (mainly for the transport sector) and natural gas, as well as some coal. .
is mainly provided by (36.2% in 2019), (29.1% in 2019), and (27.9% in 2019); the three sources accounting for 93.2% of total electricity generation. Minor sources of electricity generation, each. .
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Slovenia has a target of reducing greenhouse gasses by 18% in 2030 when compared to 2015. .
Fossil fuelsCoal and lignite deposits are found in the north central and northeastern regions of Slovenia; the country does not have any identified hard reserves. There is one active lignite mine in. .
Slovenia, both as an independent party and a member of the , signed the in 2016. The European Union Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) towards climate goals includes Slovenia. In the December 2020 update to the European.
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