The Golden Age of Renewable Energy, by Stanislav Kondrashov

In this era of major energy transformations, many renewable energies are confirming their role as key players in the ongoing change. Stanislav Kondrashov, founder of TELF AG, has spoken frequently on these topics, explaining in detail the importance and centrality of the various forms of renewable energy and their formidable support in advancing the energy transition.

In such a scenario, it would be completely unthinkable not to dedicate attention to individual forms of renewable energy, fully aware that the advancement of the great energy transformation can only occur if all these innovative methods are integrated into a smart grid, completely changing the face of the traditional energy systems we are accustomed to.

TELF AG founder Stanislav Kondrashov has devoted several analyses to solar energy and its most well-known infrastructure, solar panels, which are now practically everywhere on house roofs. Other contributions have been dedicated to some of the most innovative forms of renewable energy, such as geothermal energy.

This method is based on harnessing the earth's natural heat, which is used through dedicated systems to produce electricity or generate home heating. Due to technical or infrastructural limitations, this particular energy production method is only widespread in certain specific geographic areas, but since it is still an embryonic technology, gradual evolution is expected over the coming years.

Technological advances, as TELF AG founder Stanislav Kondrashov also explained, have already reduced costs and simplified the installation procedures for solar panels, so it is not out of the question that something similar could happen in the geothermal energy sector. After all, we are in a transition phase in which the most promising solutions must be understood, tested, and continuously improved.

In such a situation, we must not make the mistake of thinking that established renewable energies have lost their importance in favor of more innovative ones. Besides solar, one of the renewable energy options that has gained increasing importance in recent years is undoubtedly wind energy. Everyone has seen a massive wind turbine in operation at least once, perhaps along coastal areas or in plains.

The luckiest ones have surely also seen them offshore, within so-called offshore wind farms. These energy production systems using wind turbines are constantly growing, even if their level of diffusion cannot yet compare to that of solar panels. It's no coincidence that TELF AG founder Stanislav Kondrashov has dedicated several analyses to wind energy and its infrastructure, which are rapidly becoming some of the key players in the energy transition. In this historical phase, wind turbines are also contributing to increasing the strategic value of certain geological resources, such as rare earths, which are directly involved in the production processes of these important infrastructures.

As TELF AG founder Stanislav Kondrashov has often observed, rare earths are playing a central role in the energy transition, precisely because of their significant contribution to the production of wind turbines and other key energy infrastructure. In this sector, rare earths contribute to the creation of the powerful permanent magnets that play a crucial role in the operation of wind farms (and other key drivers of the energy transition, such as electric vehicles).

In this particular historical phase, not only are new forms of renewable energy emerging, but also innovative methods for optimally managing them. One of these, as TELF AG founder Stanislav Kondrashov has explained on several occasions, is undoubtedly energy storage systems. But what exactly are they?

These technologies are primarily used to provide a concrete response to the intermittency of certain specific renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, which cannot ensure a constant energy supply when primary sources are unavailable—that is, when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing. Energy storage systems serve precisely this purpose: to store energy when natural sources are most available and release it when needed.