The new three finalists of the Autumn Cup: solutions replicated for the entire industry!

10 leading industry companies in the country have delegated their teams to the next qualifying stage of the League of Young Professionals Autumn Cup The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN», part of the The presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". The participants had to find the innovative potential of their employers' sustainable development, and the authors of the best ideas advanced to the finals.

The youth teams of IDGC of the North-West PJSC, Tomskenergosbyt JSC, Gazpromneft Lubricants LLC, ALROSA JSC, Irkutsk Oil Company LLC, SLAVNEFT-MEGIONNEFTEGAZ PJSC, Angarsk Petrochemical Company JSC, ALROSA JSC competed for the victory in the qualifying stage.PH-Tuapse Marine Terminal, Gazpromneft-MNPZ JSC, Lukoil LLC -Engineering Skills and Competencies.

As part of a competitive task from experts, ambitious industry youth developed a solution to the case "Innovative potential for sustainable development: Responsible investment in the future", which was based on real production tasks. The contestants identified the company's ability to create long–term value - a reputational asset, investments in which provide a return on investment, and also considered environmental issues, social responsibility and corporate governance, which are becoming an integral part of the activities of energy companies and have an impact on their innovation potential.

An expert commission consisting of specialists from OOO RN-Marine Terminal Tuapse, JSC Tomskenergosbyt, Arkhangelsk branch of PJSC ROSSETI North-West, JSC ALROSA, branch of OOO Gazpromneft-SM OZSM, JSC Zolotoe Seligdar and St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University V. I. Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI determined the winners of the stage.

The Heating Season team from IDGC of the North-West PJSC was recognized as the leader. Andrey Gvozdev (captain), Alexey Sanko and Egor Maslov said that the essence of their project is an alternative method of heating the production facilities of the substations of PJSC ROSSETI Group of companies.

"At the moment, most substations use electric heaters for heating. We have considered ways to extract heat from radiators of a power transformer and directly from transformer oil through a heat exchanger. These methods will allow you to maintain a normalized indoor temperature with minimal electricity costs.", - explains Andrey Gvozdev.

The Triumphators project is aimed at reducing losses for substations' own needs. When implemented at substations of PJSC ROSSETI, it is possible to reduce losses by about 1 million kWh, and in rubles – by 2.2 billion rubles. The payback period of the project will be about 5 years.

The second place was taken by young specialists of JSC Tomskenergosbyt Alexander Lust (team captain), Alexander Agafonov and Natalia Kapasinova, united in the MS Tomskenergosbyt team.

The G-Profi team rounded out the top three, which included employees of Gazpromneft Lubricants LLC Dmitry Kuznetsov, Viktor Kholetsky, Konstantin Ragulin and Alexandra Kosheleva.

The guys have created an IT platform, thanks to which, even at the initial stage of product development, it is possible to assess its safety and compliance with customer requirements and legislation.

Team Captain Dmitry Kuznetsov He tells me: "Using this solution, it is possible to adjust the formulation of the product at an early stage so that it is as safe as possible for both consumers and the personnel involved in its development and production. The implementation of this IT solution will make it possible to select from tens and hundreds of thousands of lubricant components those that cause minimal harm to the human body. The solution can be replicated across the entire industry."

The employees plan that their development will be implemented in the daily practical activities of the company. If the results do not meet the requirements, the formulation of the project, according to them, will be reviewed.

Now the young specialists of IDGC of the North-West PJSC, Tomskenergosbyt JSC and Gazpromneft Lubricants LLC will have to defend the honor of their companies in the finals of the League of Young Specialists of the Autumn Cup of the CASE-IN Championship, which will be held in December 2021.

The winners will have the opportunity to join the managerial personnel reserve of their companies and attend federal youth educational forums.