Krasnoyarsk students of the region presented solutions for petrochemistry, electric and thermal power engineering

On March 26, 2024, the qualifying stage for SibFU students in the fields of Petrochemistry, Thermal Power Engineering and Electric Power Engineering took place.

The championship is held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia — the land of opportunities" within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for everyone" of the national project "Education".

The participants, students of SibFU, received the task of the championship in advance and worked for 10 days to solve the cases (problems), and on the day of the competition they presented the draft to the expert commission, which included specialists from leading industry companies and teachers of SIBFU.

"The new season of the championship is dedicated to the theme of Lean Manufacturing," says the founder of the championship, co—chairman of the organizing committee of CASE-IN Artem Korolev. — Today, one of the relevant directions of economic development is to increase efficiency, increase labor productivity, eliminate losses, and implement optimal solutions. The participants of the championship in the XII season are working on the ideas of lean and efficient production. We are waiting for solutions that our industry partners will be able to take note of and apply in their work."

During the day, in the lobby of the Polytechnic Institute, participants could play a game from SIBUR, which demonstrated a chain of technological production that was economical and gentle for nature. The game began with the formula of a substance and ended with the creation of a mock-up of a molecule of a substance from the presented props.

The cases that were offered to the students included an analysis of digital technologies from JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" and a solution for managing the energy system, searching for ways to provide consumers with thermal energy by switching thermal loads from boilers to CHP plants — a task from Gazprom Energoholding LLC. SIBUR has proposed to develop a system to improve the efficiency of the petrochemical company's business processes.

Students' decisions should be based on the tools of "lean manufacturing", the so-called Lean technologies, and students' independent findings.

"The students faced a real and comprehensive challenge relevant to the industry. The energy industry is changing, and the driver of change is a focus on improving reliability, efficiency, and environmental friendliness. And here, more than ever, the industry needs a fresh creative look that is not clouded by standards and the existing requirements of the regulatory and legal framework. This is a good opportunity for students to immerse themselves in industry tasks from the university bench," commented Igor Zagorodny, Chairman of the Expert Commission on Thermal Power Engineering, Head of Development Programs at the Yenisei Branch of Siberian Generating Company LLC.

The winners of the "CASE-IN" qualifying stage.

Direction "Petrochemistry" (INiG students):

• 1st place — RN R&D Tech team (Alexander Novozhenov, Rafael Mustafaev, Yuri Istomin, Mikhail Lobanov);
• 2nd place — Fluid Force team (Vladislav Chomaev, Vsevolod Phillipov, Roman Volchek, Andrey Baturin);
• 3rd place - Inigovka team (Alina Melnikova, Denis Bessarabov, Mikhail Sorokin, Vladislav Shcherbakov).

Direction "Thermal Power Engineering" (students of the Polytechnic Institute):

• 1st place — The Hardworking Bees team (Vadim Romanov, Vladimir Loiko, Sergey Nevyantsev, Yuri Dolgov);
• 2nd place — team "Steamers" (Ilya Bryukhanov, Alexander Aronov, Nikita Gubarevich, Denis Kachur);
• 3rd place — the Thermal Team (students of the Polytechnic Institute Daria Koskova, Valeria Sergeantova).

Direction "Electric power Engineering" (students of the Polytechnic Institute):

• 1st place — Master Amp team (Evgeny Markeev, Alexander Solodov, Anatoly Volkov);
• 2nd place — Zaboristye team (Vladimir Moiseev, Vladimir Brukh, Vladislav Zelyutkin);
• 3rd place — Ampere team (Egor Panfilov, Leonid Surbak, Dmitry Ostapchuk, Alexey Maltsev).

"Students' competencies are growing every year, the guys are learning from previous cases, offering new solutions. Today, an important condition for development is the effectiveness and cost of the proposed technological discoveries of the participants. Over the past 10 years, about 50 SibFU students have been employed at the branch of the Unified Energy System System Operator JSC. Work in the energy sector is special, graduates still need to study, so at the interview we always look at the student's desire to develop and be educated," commented Ivan Sytin, expert of the championship in the field of "Electric Power Industry", head of the relay protection and automation service "Krasnoyarsk Regional Dispatch Management", branch of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System".

The final of the CASE-IN championship will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2024. The strongest youth engineering teams from Russia and the CIS countries will present the final versions of their solutions to the industry community. Finalists will be able to get acquainted with industry companies, as well as master important skills for further professional development.

The champions and prize-winners of the Student League will receive preferential conditions for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 28 universities, internships, internships or employment in partner companies, participation in industry youth educational forums and travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Journey" program.

Engineering cases and tasks for the participants of the Student League were developed by the partners: ALROSA JSC, United Company RUSAL JSC, Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company PJSC, SIBUR Holding PJSC, Unified Energy System System Operator JSC, Gazprom Energoholding LLC, Metropolis LLC, PJSC ROSSETI, JSC NIPIGAZ.

The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC. The project is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society.

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