Daria Batueva, 26 years old, 

A graduate student at the Energy Faculty of St. Petersburg Mining University, a prize-winner of the CASE-IN championship, is trying to teach people to an energy-efficient lifestyle

At the championship CASE-IN people perform tasks related to real-world industrial facilities. It is necessary not only to solve technological issues, but also to provide an economic justification for your choice. It's quite difficult, so it's wise to start participating as early as possible, in the first years of study at the university, in order to get comfortable by graduation, take one of the first places and get additional points for admission to master's and postgraduate studies. It took me five years to reach the top spot.

Last year, our team faced the task of technological unification of the energy systems of Siberia and the Far East.

We have analyzed the condition of these power systems, how worn out the equipment is, what accidents have occurred, studied the used and projected capacities and other indicators. After that, we prepared a presentation and presented our solution to representatives of companies operating in those regions. They assessed its realism, efficiency and economic benefits, and as a result, we were awarded the third place.

Our team was in the finals back in 2018, so in 2019 we took into account all our mistakes and worked together: we prepared in advance the databases that we might need and the templates for the presentation. We also relied on digitalization — we tried to think as much as possible about the task in this direction. Firstly, the energy industry is digitalizing, and secondly, St. Petersburg Mining University has a center for digital technologies, and we are trying to use them to solve similar problems.

Year after year, during our studies and at the championship, we studied the industry and saw what could be improved with the help of digital technologies. This is how the Personal Power project was born, an Internet of Things—based platform that helps people monitor their home energy consumption using intelligent sensors.

It works in much the same way as the "Thank You" program from Sberbank: participants are awarded points with which they can partially pay for utilities. And they are accrued if a person participates in events and contests on energy conservation and energy efficiency. In other words, we encourage those who promote energy conservation and an energy efficient lifestyle.

You can also connect gas and water supplies on the platform and also receive points for taking care of these resources. In the future, we want to take into account separate garbage collection. In addition to everything, the user is given tips on energy conservation and appropriate lifestyle.

We presented the platform last fall at At the Russian Energy Week, we are currently preparing Personal Power to receive a patent and, possibly, we will launch it this fall.

In order for the energy-saving platform to work everywhere, it is necessary to break through to the highest levels. In our industry, specific companies are responsible for specific actions, and this is not enough to popularize such solutions and technologies.

That's why I want to participate in other contests on the Russia — Land of Opportunity platform. I'm currently running the "Leaders are changing the World" marathon so that I can apply for a management competition. "Leaders of Russia". My friends speak well of him, they say that the competition changes the worldview in a short time.

A source: Knife