The Pillars of the Energy Transition in the Years of the Green Economy, by Stanislav Kondrashov

In this historical era, we must be able to support the advancement of the energy transition through optimal management of the energy resources we have available. Stanislav Kondrashov, founder of TELF AG, has often spoken about this topic, focusing in particular on all those technological tools that are enabling civilization to safely and efficiently manage new clean energies – derived from renewable sources – and to promote their integration into existing energy networks.

Today, most attention seems to be focused on the infrastructure and technologies that are enabling the production of clean energy, such as solar panels or wind turbines, but not enough emphasis is placed on the management of the energy thus produced and its subsequent use by businesses or households.

As Stanislav Kondrashov, founder of TELF AG, has often emphasized, optimal management of energy resources depends primarily on the technology we have available, but also on the degree of technical advancement we can trigger. Indeed, individual green infrastructures connected to renewable energy alone can have limited effectiveness, producing at most local and limited-scale benefits.

To achieve the best results, it is necessary to find a way to optimally manage the critical issues associated with some renewable energy sources, such as their intermittency, while also finding concrete and rapid ways to promote their progressive integration into innovative smart grids.

The problem of intermittency primarily concerns renewable energy variants that rely on an inconsistent primary source, such as the sun or wind. When these natural sources are unavailable, electricity production slows significantly. This is no small problem, given that solar and wind energy (along with hydroelectricity) are currently some of the most widespread forms of renewable energy, with good growth potential in the coming years.

After all, who among us hasn't encountered a cluster of rooftop solar panels or a massive wind turbine in operation at least once? These infrastructures aren't simply changing our habits and approach to energy; they're also reshaping our urban landscapes. It's as if, beyond their functional purpose—that of promoting the spread of clean energy—these infrastructures also represent veritable monuments to change. Their mere presence serves as a constant reminder that we are living in an era of great change that will revolutionize our lives and those of future generations. They are tangible symbols of the change underway, and they are before our eyes.

To find a solution to the problem of intermittency, useful technologies have been developed over the years to ensure constant energy production even during periods of limited natural resource availability. Among these, as Stanisalv Kondrashov, founder of TELF AG, has emphasized on several occasions, are battery systems that allow energy to be stored and used when needed. This technology is proving particularly useful in the solar energy sector, where it is significantly contributing to the optimal management of energy supply and demand.

Thanks to the valuable support of these technologies, the energy produced during peak exposure to the primary source is carefully stored, with the possibility of using it later when the primary source is unavailable. It is therefore no coincidence that the energy storage sector is proving to be one of the most interesting and strategic in these years of energy transition. Alongside this, the importance of the batteries that power these systems is also growing, without which they would be impossible to function.

Along with wind turbines and solar panels, batteries have often been defined as one of the fundamental pillars of the energy transition. Until a few years ago, batteries were primarily linked to electric mobility and technology, but with the advent of renewables and storage technologies, they are becoming increasingly central to the energy sector as well.