The national selection of the League of Young Specialists "CASE-IN" was held at the State Enterprise "Belenergo"

The national qualifying stage of the League of Young Specialists of the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship has ended. For the first time, the participants of the competition from GPO Belenergo and GPO Beltopgaz presented cases on low-carbon energy to the expert jury.

Vasily Bormatin, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the CIS Electric Power Council, delivered a welcoming speech. He noted that for the first time in the history of the Championship, national selections are being held and the expansion of the geography of the competitive movement is a good trend. Vasily Evgenievich wished the participants to prove themselves and said that the organizers would be glad to see the winners of the national selection in Moscow in the finals at the International stage of the competition.

Opening the competition, Yuri Shmakov, First Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of GPO Belenergo, thanked the organizers for their help in preparing the national qualifying stage and noted that holding such competitions expands the boundaries of international cooperation and professional interaction. He wished the teams a fair fight, and the expert commission an impartial judging.

In total, more than 47 people from 12 teams took part in the competition. The projects were presented by the teams of all RUP regional enterprises, the State Enterprise Belarusian NPP, RUE BELTEI, as well as UE Mingaz and the teams of regional gas supply organizations from Brest, Gomel and Mogilev.

A serious struggle awaited the contestants. As part of the competition, participants presented projects to minimize the carbon footprint of electric power facilities, as well as cases on energy conservation and energy storage. The projects were well calculated in terms of costs, taking into account technological independence with the elaboration of a risk map for implementation. The topics of heat pumps, hydrogen energy, wind, solar and biogas power plants were highlighted in the teams' cases. Some of the teams devoted their presentations to energy storage devices, from classic hydraulic accumulators to pneumatic and gravity ones.

The expert team that evaluated the participants' cases consisted of reputable representatives of design institutes, heads of leading educational institutions and a training center for power engineers, heads of organizations in the energy and gas industry. The main task of the expert pool was to identify the strongest team that would be able to climb the podium in the finals of the international stage of the competition.

For young professionals, participation in the championship is not only an opportunity for personal and career development, but also a unique chance to implement their projects in the company.

After listening to all the participants, the expert group presented its assessments. According to the competition rules, the results will be summed up and the winners of the national selection will be announced within 5 days.

A source: Belenergo