Representatives of Saratov RDU appreciated the innovative solutions of future power engineers

The qualifying stage of the Student League of the XI International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" in the field of "Electric power Industry" was held on the basis of Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin. The expert commission was headed by the Deputy Chief Dispatcher for Operational Work. Saratov RDU Pavel Kendin.

The system operator, a partner of the championship, has been participating in the development of cases in the Electric Power Industry area for the ninth year in a row, and representatives of the UES are part of the expert commissions for the qualifying games, semi–finals and finals of the competitions. At the selection stage at the SSTU, the expert jury, in addition to Pavel Kendin, chairman of the commission, included Artyom Kravchuk, head of the Saratov RDU Mode Optimization Department.

The Deputy Chief Dispatcher for Operational Work of Saratov RDU, delivering a welcoming speech to the participants of the championship, noted the complexity of the case proposed for the solution, the scale and relevance of the task assigned to the students.

"The hydropower sector has great prospects for development, which you will need to evaluate and propose your solutions for their implementation. Participation in the Case-in championship is a good start to prove yourself and gain invaluable experience in solving the first professional tasks in your life.", " he said Pavel Kendin and he wished the teams good luck.

The topic of the case of the Student League in the field of "Electric Power Industry" is "Promising development of the Russian hydropower industry". The students had to develop options for the development of hydropower resources through the construction of hydropower facilities, assess the timing and cost of implementing the proposed measures, as well as determine the technical and economic effect. The teams presented their solutions to the task assigned to them, and also answered questions from experts during the defense of their projects.

18 teams of students from the Institute of Energy of Saratov Technical University, two teams from the Syzran branch of Samara State Technical University and two teams from Penza State University competed for the victory.

Saratov residents took all three prizes. The first place was won by the Synergy team, the second place was taken by Team Energy, and the third place was taken by the Volt team.

Synergy will take part in the semi–finals of the championship and compete for participation in the final, which will be held in Moscow on May 30 - June 1, 2023 with the participation of youth teams from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is a system of competitions for solving engineering cases for schoolchildren, students and young specialists in the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes, the nuclear industry and related industries. The championship is included in the platform of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" and is implemented 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.

A source: JSC "SO UES"