The development of renewable energy sources is a demand of the times.

Scientists from the RSE "National Center for Comprehensive Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of the Committee of Industry and MIC RK participated in the "Development and Practical Application of Renewable Energy Sources in the Republic of Kazakhstan" training from March 4th to 7th. This event was organized by the RE association "Qazaq Green" with support from the GIZ global project "Capacity Development for Climate Policy in the Countries of South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, and Central Asia" (CDCP) at Satbayev University, Almaty. The event discussed global trends in renewable energy development, tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, economic aspects of renewable energy projects, including international financing and support experiences, as well as the state regulation system of the renewable energy sector in Kazakhstan (NPA), and the prospects for renewable energy development, among other topics.

According to E.N. Makhambetov, PhD, Head of the Ferroalloys and Reduction Processes Laboratory at the RSE "National Center for Comprehensive Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of the Committee of Industry MIC RK "Zh. Abishev", participating in the training not only enhances knowledge levels and accelerates the adoption and implementation of technologies using renewable energy sources in metallurgical processes but also will motivate the institute's scientists to develop technologies that can reduce the share of carbon dioxide emissions in metallurgy by using alternative methods and components in metallurgical processes, where carbon dioxide is either not produced or produced in significantly smaller quantities.

Furthermore, scientists from the branch of the RSE "National Center for Comprehensive Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of the Committee of Industry and MIC RK "D.A. Kunaev Institute of Mining" have been addressing renewable energy issues for over 20 years. They have developed design documentation and manufactured wind power stations of various capacities (2 kW, 5 kW, and 30 kW) with efficiency more than twice that of traditional ones and new-generation solar panels with an efficiency of 45-60% instead of 18-20%. The cost of electricity generated by these means, for the first time in the world, does not exceed the cost of energy from traditional power grids.

"A number of wind power stations have been manufactured and installed by us in villages with electricity issues. The advantage of our wind power stations is their automatically adjustable swept surface area, allowing them to work efficiently in the sharply continental climate's wind speeds ranging from 3 to 50 m/s, and with increased efficiency, power usage, and time," shared N.S. Bukhtukov, Director of the Branch of the RSE "National Center for Comprehensive Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of the Committee of Industry and MIC RK "D.A. Kunaev Institute of Mining", academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Bukhtukov's developments in renewable energy were presented and highly appreciated at the international specialized exhibition EXPO-2017 "Energy of the Future" in Astana. The author was invited to work in Italy but declined in order to deploy wind power stations in his country.