What is Solarstone doing in Estonia?

Solarstone is reinforcing Estonia's commitment to sustainable energy solutions by opening Europe's largest solar roof factory to produce 14 times as many building-integrated solar roofs as Tesla in the U.S. The factory can assemble 13,000 integrated solar panels per month.

Why is the IEA Energy Policy Review important for Estonia?

This IEA Energy Policy Review comes at a critical moment for Estonia, which is facing notable challenges amid the climate and energy crises and the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.

How much money has Estonia committed to supporting different energy types?

In 2020-2021, in response to the COVID 19 pandemic, Estonia has committed at least USD 1.14 billion to supporting different energy types through new or amended policies, according to official government sources and other publicly available information. These public money commitments include:

Does Estonia have a good energy policy?

So far, it has been a key objective of Estonian energy policy. Being a Nordic country with less sunlight than in Western and Southern Europe, Estonia has achieved a solid place at the top with its 1,923 sunny hours in the year.

Does Estonia use natural gas?

Natural gas plays a relatively minor role in Estonia’s energy system and is used mostly for heating. In 2021, natural gas accounted for just 8.6% of total energy supply (versus the IEA average of 30%) and came mostly from Russia.

How is Estonia ensuring regional gas security?

Estonia has taken steps to ensure regional gas security while working to reduce its gas demand and decarbonise its gas supply. Natural gas plays a relatively minor role in Estonia’s energy system and is used mostly for heating.