Architecture development of active energy complexes is a CASE-IN assignment for JSC SO UES

Experts JSC "SO UES" We have developed one of the main engineering and technical cases in the field of "Electric Power Industry" for the teams of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".

In solving the case "Sustainable development of the electric power industry: Active Energy Complexes (AEC) is attended by teams from 20 specialized higher educational institutions in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

In accordance with the concept of the developers of the "three-stage" case, its tasks will become more complicated from stage to stage of the Championship. In particular, during the qualifying stage of the competition, its participants are invited to analyze the specifics of the composition of the subjects of the regional energy system and identify promising sites for creating active micro-energy cells based on them.

The task for the semi-finalists will include the development of a technological model for the functioning of the AEC, as well as an economic justification for the proposed concept options. As part of the final stage, the contestants will have to develop mechanisms for integrating the AEC into the unified energy system, present a forecast calculation of the main parameters of the functioning of local energy complexes within the UES, as well as assess the possibility of using a Controlled Intelligent connection to improve the efficiency of the AEC.

The key goal of the case developers is to draw the attention of young people to the AEC as one of the most relevant technological trends in the digitalization of the electric power industry, raise awareness of the new format of interaction between retail producers and industrial consumers of electricity, and involve participants in the Championship in solving the most important task of determining the mechanisms for technologically and economically efficient integration of distributed generation facilities into the unified energy system. The winners will receive valuable prizes, advantages for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 20 partner universities of the Championship, as well as the opportunity to participate in All–Russian industry summer forums and complete internships at leading companies in the country with the possibility of further employment.

During the Championship, the System Operator monitors the quality of specialist training at partner universities and other technical universities. Representatives of the company act as experts at each qualifying stage: as part of the expert commission, they evaluate students' decisions, share their experience with them, and evaluate the decisions of future power engineers at the Championship finals.

As a result, every year in the regions of interest to the System Operator, the most prepared and promising students are selected, who continue their studies in specialized programs commissioned by the System Operator and then find jobs in the branches of JSC SO UES.

The project to create AEC – local microenergy cells (in the foreign tradition – microgrid, microgrid), combining autonomous generation sources and industrial consumers directly connected to them and controlled using modern digital technical solutions is a joint development of JSC SO UES and the NTC UES group of companies, developing organizational, legal, technological and economic principles of the functioning of distributed generation facilities within the UES of Russia. Initially, the concept was developed as part of the roadmap of the National Technology Initiative (NTI) Energynet. The legal basis for launching a pilot project for the creation of AEC, designed until 2030, was created by the effective date of September 24, 2020. Government Resolution No. 320 "On Amendments to certain acts of the Government of the Russian Federation on the functioning of active energy complexes."

The new market tool will allow production clusters and industrial parks to optimize energy supply costs, as well as increase the investment attractiveness of the regions where they operate. According to NTI Energynet experts, the potential of the Russian AEC market by 2028 may reach 1.2 GW per year, or 175 billion rubles per year.

«CASE-IN is an international competition system for solving engineering cases for schoolchildren, students and young specialists of fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. It is organized in accordance with the action plan aimed at popularizing the working and engineering professions, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 366-r dated March 5, 2015. Since 2018, the Championship has been organized using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society provided by the Presidential Grants Foundation. Since 2019, CASE-IN has been part of the Russia – Land of Opportunities NGO platform, whose supervisory board is headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The championship is among the TOP 15 Olympiads in the world according to the rating agency RAEX (RAEX Analytics). Since the beginning of the "Electric Power Industry" branch of the project, JSC SO UES has been a strategic partner of the Championship. The specialists of the System Operator develop the tasks of the Championship in the field of "Electric Power Industry", and also serve on the jury.

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