The semi-final in the electric power industry of the CASE-IN championship will bring together 39 teams

39 student teams will present solutions for energy development in the semi-finals of the XIII season The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which is included in  the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", and is also included in the "Science to Win" initiative of the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

The best teams of the qualifying stages made it to the semifinals of the Student League in the field of "Electric Power Industry".

The participants will present case solutions on the topic of "Technological Innovations", which were prepared for them by two major industry companies – JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" and PJSC "Rosseti".

On April 16 and 17, 17 teams performing the task of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" will present their ideas. Future power engineers at 15 universities will offer technological solutions for the implementation of projects for the new construction of energy system facilities, taking into account modern energy technologies.

The teams advanced to the semifinals:

1. 30 Watts, Khakass Technical Institute (branch) of Siberian Federal University
2. Light up, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
3. Roma Aeterna, Perm National Research Polytechnic University
4. AmperA, Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin.
5. VAKH, Don State Technical University
6. "Implementation of Official", Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin.
7. Giants, Platov South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI)
8. "Charged", Amur State University
9. Empire, North Caucasus Federal University
10. MagNETIcs, Novosibirsk State Technical University
11. Mechanicum, Almetyevsk State Technological University Higher School of Petroleum
12. "Neutrons", Kazan State Power Engineering University
13. PiN-Code, a branch of the National Research University "MEI" in Volzhsky
14. Radiance, a branch of the National Research University "MEI" in Smolensk
15. "Fixiki 2/0", Khakass Technical Institute, (branch) of Siberian Federal University
16. "Electronics", Samara State Technical University
17. Energia, South Ural State University (National Research University)

On April 18 and 22, the semi-finals will be held among 22 teams that solved the case of PJSC ROSSETI: The teams have developed technical measures for the construction of overhead power transmission lines from large-scale generation to an energy-deficient area.

Teams from 18 universities reached the semifinals of this field.:

1. 4ENergetIka, Omsk State Technical University
2. BoltikiTM, Belarusian State University of Transport
3. "SEEING THE TENSION", Tyumen Industrial University
4. INNOVANS, Lipetsk State Technical University
5. KVG, North Caucasus Mining and Metallurgical Institute
6. "Crown Discharge", Irkutsk National Research Technical University
7. KOTody, Ural Federal University named after the first President B.N. Yeltsin
8. Kuzbass Express, Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev
9. LosPrivodus, St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II
10. RATEK, Altai State University named after I.I. Polzunov
11. "Symmetrical compulsions", National Research University "MEI"
12. "Council without a market", National Research Technological University "MISIS"
13. "TITAN", Belarusian-Russian University
14. Current of Nirvana, MISIS University of Science and Technology
15. Turbovoz, Northeastern Federal University named after M.K. Ammosov
16. TEK 22-1, Belarusian State University of Transport
17. Digital Volt, Ivanovo State Power Engineering University named after V.I. Lenin
18. Energotitany, Amur State University
19. Espada, Irkutsk National Research Technical University
20. Burn 7, Penza State University
21. ProEnergy, Ural Federal University named after the first President B.N. Yeltsin
22. RMS, Far Eastern Federal University

The Espada team (Bratsk State University) intends to make itself known.

"SWOT and economic analyses have shown that it is preferable to use direct current. It facilitates the transmission of electricity with the least loss over long distances., – shared the nuances of the development team captain Maxim Shvarev. – Also, the construction of power lines does not require a lot of wires and other materials. I admit that it was difficult to work on the case because there are no facilities with direct current lines in Russia yet. Therefore, in search of information, we turned to foreign literature. The path to victory was not easy: it is difficult to compete with teams that are looking for an innovative solution for the same task. At the same time, we realized how best to finalize the project and in which direction to move forward."

Members of the LosPrivodus team (Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University) In the competition for reaching the semifinals, two options for building overhead power lines were compared - on alternating current and on direct current, and the cost of network elements was found out.

"There is little information, because direct current technology is not widespread in our country, therefore, it was necessary to investigate foreign sources. Again, you can't find out the cost directly. We searched through the purchase documents. It was also necessary to select a cable for design in order to calculate power losses. This caused difficulties, because it requires studying a lot of foreign sources, which requires knowledge of professional English, with technical terms.", – He told me team captain Rustam Saybekov.

The RMS team (Far Eastern Federal University) is also among the semi–finalists.

 "In our case, it was proposed to consider the transfer of electricity to an energy-deficient area. The Novovoronezh NPP served as an imaginary source of its production. We took this example as a basis, but in the process of calculations we realized that it was not necessary to limit ourselves to this object. An interesting project would be to transfer energy from nuclear power plants to the Far East or vice versa. We will take into account the idea of developing a potential project for our region.", – He told me team member Maxim Popov.

The winners of the semi-final competitions will receive tickets to the final, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May. The finalists will present their improved solutions to the industry community and will have opportunities for personal and professional growth.

The champions and prize-winners of the Student League will be able to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at 55 specialized universities on preferential terms, complete internships and internships in partner companies.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities". The championship is supported by 170 major partners, from federal agencies, including the Ministry of Energy of Russia, the Ministry of Construction of Russia, the Ministry of Labor of Russia, the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, the Ministry of Education of Russia, Rosmolodezh, to companies in the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes, the oil and gas, petrochemical and nuclear industries, metallurgy, architectural and construction design and other industries.

The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the presidential platform Russia — the Land of Opportunities, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, and AstraLogica LLC.

The project is included in the "Science to Win" initiative of the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.   The championship is held as part of the implementation of the federal project "Russia – the land of opportunities" of the national project "Youth and Children".