Three teams are winners of the System Operator Case Solving Championship

Young power engineers from the Operational Zones of the South, the Urals and the Center made up the top three winners of the corporate case-solving championship of JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System.

At the competition, young specialists developed professional competencies, revealed their potential and developed proposals for the development of existing and new technologies aimed at the innovative development of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System". The company evaluated its employees in fundamentally new conditions and identified the most promising of them.

In the competition, 11 youth teams representing all structural divisions, branches and representative offices of United Energy System System Operator JSC solved the case "Strategic Directions for the development of electric power systems" in just 15 days.

In accordance with the task of the organizers, the contestants proposed a strategic project in the electric power industry that could become a source of creation or development of technologies for the electric power industry itself and related industries in the long term, and also presented the means and tools necessary for the development of this project.

During the work on the solution, the teams received the support of mentors.

Experts from the branches of the Unified Energy System System Operator JSC evaluated the ideas of the youth and named the winners of the Corporate Case-solving Championship.

She became the leader the team of the Operational zone of the South "KIUM100". The team representatives have many years of experience in participating in various case championships, so they were helped to achieve success by well-coordinated teamwork.

"The idea of our project arose as a result of a difficult brainstorming based on the analysis of strategic documents on the development of Russian energy, global trends in the energy sector and the possibility of using unique technologies. The task required us to propose something large-scale and ambitious, without going beyond resource constraints and taking into account international constraints., - the winners told us about the development. – A special feature of the solution is the balance between the practical component – the introduction of small nuclear generation, and the scientific one – the research and development of a magnetohydrodynamic generator and the development of the country's energy engineering. It is also worth noting the high-tech nature of our solution and the unprecedented impact on related industries that go far beyond the fuel and energy sector, including materials science, medicine, the military-industrial complex, agriculture, and even the space industry."

According to the winners, thanks to the championship, young power engineers analyze and propose solutions to key problems for the industry, get the opportunity to present the future of energy taking into account real issues, trends, its strengths and weaknesses, and also demonstrate their knowledge and skills to management, which can help for career growth.

The champions have big plans for the future. "We plan to move from the role of a participant to the role of an expert and develop ourselves in this direction, where the experience of participating in case championships will allow us to understand and evaluate the decisions of the participants with greater depth and accuracy", - they told me.

The workers took the second place. The operational zones of the Urals, united in the team "If not us, then the cat."

The team members said that their solution included a strategic project for the integrated development of the UES of Russia over the next 20 years by introducing promising technologies such as energy storage, wireless transmission of electricity, and transmission of electricity using high-temperature superconductors (HTSPS) into the energy system.

"The strength of our solution is a more detailed study of several technological areas and justification of the practical significance of the proposed technologies for the system operator and society as a whole", - young specialists comment.

According to the silver medalists, participation in the championship shows that their capabilities and knowledge allow them to do more than just routine work and are ready to set themselves more ambitious goals for the future.

The youth team rounded out the top three "Resistance is useless" (The operational area of the Center).

"We have proposed a project for the development of the electric power industry on the topic "Russian Electric Power Industry: the strategy of progress and innovation", according to which fuel cells and thermoelectric generators are used as new technologically efficient sources of electricity., - the bronze medalists noted. – These energy sources will not only become a reliable and effective trigger for the development of the country's electric power industry, but will also provide useful products in related industries, mechanical engineering, medicine, military-industrial and space complexes. The essential advantages of fuel cells and thermoelectric generators are the generation of electricity by direct conversion without high-temperature steam and turbines and the absence of harmful emissions during operation."

A cohesive team has developed in the Operational Area of the Center, each member of which has made a significant contribution to achieving the result. Teamwork with brainstorming, analysis of documents on the development of the Russian energy industry, global trends in energy and mechanical engineering allowed the guys to take a prize.

"At the championship, we learned how to comprehensively approach problem solving and find solutions in the shortest possible time, improved communication skills and distribution of responsibilities, public speaking. Participating in such a project is a great opportunity to prove yourself, gain unique experience, and get acquainted with new technologies and trends in the industry. This is not only the replenishment of a portfolio and employment benefits, but also the acquisition of unique skills that will help you find ways out of difficult professional situations at all stages of your career.", - the contestants are counting.

The winning team of the competition received the right to represent JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" in the final of the League of Young Specialists of the CASE–IN championship, which will be held on May 29, 2024 in Moscow.