The winners of the CASE-IN championship from KuzSTU have confirmed their professionalism at the Youth Global Forecast of Energy Development

The team of the Institute of Energy "Energy of Kuzbass" She became the winner of the Youth Global Forecast of Energy Development 2026. In the final stage, the team took the second place in the "Students" category.

Following the results of the final stage, the three best student teams will continue to work together on a common forecast of energy development. Its results are planned to be presented as part of the Youth Day of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week" in Moscow in October 2026.

The students worked on the topic of studying the fuel potential of the Russian regions and developing recommendations on the rational use of local fuels and the organization of an efficient energy supply structure. In the study, they proposed a typology of regions, formed three development scenarios until 2035, and developed targeted recommendations for energy-surplus, energy-deficient, and isolated territories.

The team consisted of students with different experience in scientific, engineering and entrepreneurial projects. Some of the participants already had serious competitive baggage: among them were the winners of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, the Student Startup grant competition, recipients of scholarships from the President and Government of the Russian Federation, participants and prize-winners of All-Russian conferences and competitions.

"This work has become a good opportunity for us to combine the experience we have already gained. The team included guys who had previously gone through complex engineering cases, defended projects, participated in grant competitions and scientific events. This helped to assign roles faster, look critically at the results and seriously prepare for the defense. At the same time, even for experienced participants, the forecast turned out to be a new format, because here it was necessary not only to propose a technical solution, but to link analytics by region, development scenarios and energy policy until 2035," said Anastasia Ustyuzhanina, a team member.

At the same time, Energia Kuzbass included young power engineers, for whom participation in the project was their first major experience in a federal team competition.

"It was the first project of this scale for me. At first, it was not easy to sort through a large amount of information and understand how serious analytical work is built. It really helped that there were more experienced participants nearby. You could watch how they work with sources, prepare arguments, assign tasks, and defend themselves. As a result, you gradually begin to feel like not just a student, but part of a real professional team," said participant Victoria Pasikuta.

Tatiana Mamzina, Director of the Institute of Energy, emphasized that the team's strength was precisely the combination of experience and continuity.

"The second place at the federal level is a serious result for the team and the Institute of Energy. It is especially important that the same team included both experienced participants in major engineering and scientific projects, as well as young students for whom this was their first such experience. This model is very valuable: the elders impart practical skills, and the younger ones are more quickly integrated into the professional environment. As a result, a real team culture is being formed and a new generation of power engineers is growing up who are able to work with complex industry tasks," Tatiana Mamzina shared.

Reference. The Youth Global Forecast of Energy Development is a federal competition for students and young professionals who are offered a glimpse into the future of Russian energy. During the event, participants analyze how the country's fuel and energy complex can develop until 2035 and propose their own solutions for the industry. The project is supported by the Russian Ministry of Energy, the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the Unified Energy System System Operator and leading energy companies.

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