Master's thesis titled Regulation of Systems on the Promotion of the use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Republic of Slovenia addresses legal and economic issues pertinent to the approaches of the Slovenian legislator (also regarding the EU law) to promotion of the use of renewable energy sources (RES) from the beginning of the 21st century to the present day. The author starts by defining the energy sources that are broadly considered renewable, followed by a summary of the RES projects that have been implemented so far in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia and those that are currently ongoing. Furthermore, the author summarises – in the light of the findings of the theory – selected regulatory practices of the EU Member States and points out the issues of the legal bases of the primary EU law applied so far in the conception of promotion of the use of RES. In the context of the discussion of the EU law, the author further analyses the development of the secondary legislation, focusing on the Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources. This is followed by a more detailed overview of the Slovenian legislator's measures in the field of RES and relevant sub-legislative implementing acts, referring to the provisions of the Energy Act (EZ) of 1999 and its amendments and the Energy Act (EZ-1) of 2014. In the final phase of the Master's thesis, the author also discusses the Act on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, which currently constitutes the central legal act in the Slovenian legal system in the field of the promotion of the use of RES.
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