The document summarizes energy sources and usage for several European countries including Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Finland. It discusses each country's reliance on oil, natural gas, nuclear, wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, geothermal and other sources. Spain imports most of its oil but has grown its natural gas industry. Italy relies heavily on oil and imports nuclear power. Bulgaria and Slovenia import significant amounts of oil and gas.

4. Spain imports most of the oil consumed domestically.
There are 10 refineries in Spain.
52% of Italy’s energy comes from oil, 20% of which comes
from Italy, the rest is imported.
40% of Bulgaria’s energy comes from oil.
Slovenia heavily depends on imports of oil and oil products.
The country's only refinery (Lendava) ceased its activity in
October 2000
Finland imports all the oil consumed domestically. It has two
refineries.

5. Spain imports natural gas but has experimented in the past
10 years an spectacular growth in the natural gas industry.
There are about 50 companies in Spain in charge of natural
gas transport, distribution, and marketing
Italy's natural gas imports supplied 84 percent of the
country's domestic consumption
In Bulgaria, natural gas represents 22% of its non renewable
energy
Slovenia imports natural gas. Its geographical situation
enables the country to have a gas network connected to the
most important international networks, coming from Russia
and since 1992 from Algeria
Finland also imports natural gas.

6. Spain has 8 nuclear reactors. Nuclear Energy generates a fifth of
Spain’s electricity.
10% of Italy’s electricity is from nuclear power – all imported.
Italy is the only G8 country without its own nuclear power plants,
having closed its last reactors in 1990.
8% of Bulgaria’s energy comes from nuclear power plants
Slovenia has one nuclear power plant and provides more than
one-quarter of Slovenia's electrical power
Finland has four nuclear reactors in two power plants and a fifth
nuclear reactor is currently under construction.

8. Spain has recently become the leader in production of wind
power in Europe and is the fourth biggest wind producer in the
world. It covers 16 % of Spains energy demand.
Italy ranked as the world’s sixth largest producer of wind power.
In Bulgaria wind energy represents 4% .It is used to produce
electricity
There is currently little use of wind energy in Slovenia. most of
the potential sites are situated in ecologically sensitive mountain
regions which are under consideration for national parks
In Finland only 0,2 % of electricity consumption come from wind
power. In 11 years time the prediction is of 20-30% of it’s energy.

9. Spain’s hydropower depends on the changes of climate and
rainfall so it is everchanging. It depends on the level of water in
its reservoirs.
Hydroelectricity in Italy is exploited to about 90%.
Due to the limited hydro-potential of the country (excluding the
Danube), the importance of hydro power is not so big in Bulgaria
Hydropower supplies about one-third of Slovenia's electricity
generating capacity
60% of Finland’s renewable energy comes from water

10. Spain is the fourth largest manufacturer in the world of solar
power technology. It is the most advanced country in the
development of solar energy in Europe. It covers 2.7% of the
electricity demand
Solar energy in Italy represents as much as two percent of the
country’s energy capacity.
In Bulgaria solar energy represents 1%. It is used in the most of
the hotels. They have solar panels.
Slovenia has good conditions for both solar thermal and
photovoltaic energy use.
Finland does not use solar thermal energy.

11. Spain has a potential for bio-energy because it has a lot of forestry and
agricultural residues that can be used for biomass.
3,5 % of Italy’s energy comes from biomass
In Bulgaria people make biodiesel from a plant called rapitza and even
from wood.
Half of Slovenia is covered with forests and wooded areas. Wood is an
important fuel for space heating, particularly in the residential sector.
The highest potential for development is given in the areas of forest
biomass. Biogas has an even higher potential. Currently, 6 mostly
agricultural biogas plants are in operation
Biomass is the most important renewable energy source in Finland,
with its use accounting for about 20% of primary energy consumption.

12. Spain does not used geothermal energy.
0,8% of Italy’s energy is geothermal energy.
Bulgaria is very rich in geothermal springs. They represent 5%.
Geothermal energy is currently not used for electricity production
in Slovenia.
The use of geothermal energy in Finland is restricted to the
utilization of ground heat with heat pumps.