10 teams in the final will talk about lean manufacturing in the thermal power industry

10 teams of future specialists in the field of thermal power engineering from 9 regions of Russia became the finalists of the XII The season The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".  The participants of the Student League have developed promising solutions for the development of thermal power engineering and have been given the opportunity to start a successful career. The championship is supported by the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", is included in the "Science to Win" initiative and the plan The Decade of Science and Technology, which takes place in Russia in 2022-2031.

The main theme of the championship in 2024 is "Lean Manufacturing," said the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". Artem Korolev: "On behalf of partner companies, youth teams solve engineering cases and perform tasks related to the implementation of the principles of careful and efficient production, We thank our friends and partners ALROSA, JSC United Company RUSAL, PJSC Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company, PJSC SIBUR Holding, JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System", Gazprom Energoholding LLC, Metropolis LLC, PJSC ROSSETI and JSC NIPIGAZ for the support they provide to students. We are confident that the finalists will be able to prove themselves at their best and become highly qualified specialists of the largest companies in the future."

In the Teploenergetika competition, more than 700 students from 27 universities, on behalf of Gazprom Energoholding LLC, came up with ways to provide consumers with thermal energy by switching thermal loads from boilers to CHP plants.

The 16 strongest teams from Ivanov, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Novocherkassk, Obninsk, Samara, St. Petersburg, Saratov and Tomsk received tickets to the semi-finals of the championship. The future power engineers finalized the decisions of the qualifying competition based on feedback received from experts and presented them remotely to a competent jury.

The expert commission, which evaluated the ideas of the semi-finalists, included representatives of PJSC MOEK, the Novomoskovsky Institute of the D.I. Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology, PJSC Mosenergo, PJSC T Plus, PJSC OGK-2, Tula State University, PJSC TGK-1 and JSC SGK- Novosibirsk."

10 teams were recognized as the best in the semifinals. Thus, students of Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, National Research University "MEI", National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Siberian Federal University, Samara State Technical University, Ivanovo State Power Engineering University named after V. I. Lenin, Obninsk Institute of Atomic Energy will go to the final of the CASE-IN championship. The Power Engineering branch of the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI", St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design and St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II.

The students of NNGASU from the Sirius team believe that well-coordinated interaction, clear assignment of tasks and mutual assistance helped them reach the finals.

"Our team's solution is to switch boiler room consumers to the CHP. This will reduce the release of harmful substances into the environment and improve the environmental situation in the area. From an economic point of view, this option will require less investment and operating costs., - shared the captain of the teams Elena Kochetkova. – During the preparation of the solution, we were able to significantly improve our technical skills. In addition, they learned how to make quick decisions in stressful situations. These competencies will undoubtedly be useful to us in the next stage of the championship, as well as in our future professional activities."

The IGEU "By Pass" team members are waiting for the opportunity to get acquainted with the strongest solutions of their colleagues and high-quality feedback from experienced experts.

"For me, this is the first experience of leading a team, delegating tasks, identifying project bottlenecks and critical solutions. Each participant understood that they were responsible for the outcome. For some of our team, this is not the first experience of participating in "CASE-IN", that's also why we managed to overcome all the difficulties. Reaching the finals is a result of a high level of academic knowledge, teamwork and competent time management.", - said the captain of the team Nikolai Manin.

The members of the Turbo Perchik team from SPbGUPTD also shared their emotions from reaching the finals. "CASE-IN" provides a unique experience of communication with various specialists and greatly accelerates thought processes in not the most trivial tasks, the guys believe.

 "There were a lot of strong teams at the qualifying competitions, but we made every effort and, thanks to a lot of consultations with experts in various fields and a thorough study of the solution, we were able to achieve success., – the captain of the team is sure Andrey Antufiev. – At the championship, we consolidated our skills in hydraulic and economic calculations, as well as mastered skills from TRIZ theory. For the future, we aim to study as much new information as possible, get acquainted with the intricacies of the heat supply process and, of course, gain practical experience."

At the final of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2024, the teams will present the final versions of their projects to the industry community and raffle off the main prizes of the season. Champions and prize-winners of the Student League will be able to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at partner universities on preferential terms, complete internships and internships or get a job in the partner companies of the project. In addition, the winners of the XII season will receive invitations to industry youth educational forums and travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Journey" program.

The organizers of the "CASE-IN" championship are Reliable Change Foundation, 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, as well as within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for Everyone" of the national project "Education".

The CASE-IN Championship is included in the Science to Win initiative and the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology to be held in Russia in 2022-2031.