Novosibirsk RDU experts took part in determining the semi-finalists of the CASE-IN championship

 Representatives of the branch of the System Operator Novosibirsk RDU The results of the qualifying stage of the XI International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which was held at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU NETI), were highly appreciated.

XI The Student League championship season is dedicated to the single theme of "Technological Leadership." The system operator, a permanent strategic partner of the intellectual tournament in the field of "Electric Power Industry", this year developed a case study on the development of the country's hydropower potential.

Representatives of Novosibirsk RDU traditionally took an active part in the championship, held on the basis of NSTU NETI, a university with which the dispatch center cooperates fruitfully. Ekaterina Grekhova, Head of the Energy Modes and Balances Service, became one of the experts of the qualifying stage, and Roman Kalyuzhny, Deputy Chief Dispatcher for modes, who annually participates in the expert commission of the qualifying stages of the NSTU championship since its launch in 2012, headed the expert commission of the Student League in the field of "Electric Power Industry".

In the opening speech of the event Roman Kalyuzhny He noted the relevance of the issues in the case being solved by the participants: "The presented case on the topic "Prospective development of the Russian hydropower industry" reflects two current trends in the current development of the electric power industry. The first is to develop the hydropower potential, which is one of the most important tasks of decarbonizing the Russian electric power industry and increasing its energy sovereignty. The second trend is the formation of a new system of long-term development."

For 10 days, the participants worked on the tasks of engineering cases, offering solutions for the construction of different types of hydroelectric power plants in different regions of the country. Seven teams entered the qualifying stage, all of them formed from among the students of NSTU NETI.  

In the process of defending the cases, the participants of the championship answered a large number of questions from the expert commission, consisting of representatives of Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University and the teaching staff of NSTU. According to experts, many interesting solutions were presented, with good preparation and elaboration of issues. The victory was won by the eNErgeTIki team, consisting of 3rd year students of the Faculty of Energy.

 "The CASE-IN Championship is a unique platform that allows us to identify active students who are capable and ready to participate in the development of the fuel and energy sector, which indicates their high human resources potential.", – said the chairman of the expert commission Roman Kalyuzhny, summarizing the results of the qualifying stage.

According to the results of the qualifying competitions, which are held on the basis of 60 partner universities of the championship, the best teams, including now the eNErgeTIki team (NSTU NETI), receive permits to the industry semi-finals of the championship. The authors of the strongest case solutions will meet at the finals on May 30 – June 1, 2023.

A source: JSC "SO UES"