Energy breakthrough for BRICS and Sakhalin: young fuel and energy industry specialists at the "CASE-IN"

The last meetings of the League of Young Professionals this season were held at two major industry youth venues. The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".

In Kazan, on the fields IX International Scientific and Technical Conference "Electric Power Industry through the eyes of youth" The teams of six companies competed: Branches JSC SO UES of the Republic of Tatarstan, PJSC FGC UES, the Saratov Branch of PJSC T Plus, the Sverdlovsk Branch of PJSC T Plus, PJSC SIBUR Holding, PJSC Tatneft.

The engineering case of the League of Young Specialists at KGEU supported the high standard set by the conference "Electric Power Industry through the eyes of Youth". The case was devoted to the strategic innovation potential of the BRICS energy partnership. BRICS is gradually turning from an informal association into an influential interstate bloc actively involved in the system of global regulation of the energy industry. The authors of the case proposed an ambitious task: to develop a large-scale polycentric energy project that can be implemented in partnership with Brazil, Russia, India and China in the next 10 years.

"The topic of the case is important for our country, first of all, because of the tense political relations with the West, sanctions, etc. In these circumstances, the issue of strengthening Russia's positions in the North, East and South, including in South America, is particularly acute. From the analysis of the activities of the BRICS platform, we see that this partnership allows our country to develop in these areas and establish relations outside the West and Europe.", − the team members comment «Team+».

"In our decision, we chose the development of the Arctic as the most potential area, in particular, we considered the Yamal LNG project. We conducted a brief assessment of this area and the project in terms of qualitative and quantitative indicators, compared economic efficiency indicators with projects in other areas of BRICS activity and came to the conclusion that the development of the Arctic not only has most of the prospects and arguments in its favor, but also has a high innovative potential. So we proposed to introduce artificial intelligence elements into the development of the Yamal LNG project, as well as to develop the Northern Sea Route."- say the silver medalists.

Moscow took over the baton of engineering cases: competitions Leagues of young Professionals passed on the site Youth Day #Together Brighter The International Forum "Russian Energy Week".

The League of Young Specialists on the sidelines of the REN Youth Day brought together the largest companies of the fuel and energy Complex and the Moscow Energy Complex of Russia: Gazprom Transgaz Moscow LLC, Gazpromneft STC PJSC, Saratovsky Branch of T Plus PJSC, MOESK PJSC, MOSENERGO PJSC, Raspadskaya Coal Company LLC, Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine PJSC, IDGC of Centre, SO UES JSC, STC FGC JSC UES, LLC SIBUR Tobolsk, PJSC Tatneft, SIBUR Neftekhim, LLC Siberian Generating Company.

Youth Day #Brighter than REN 2018 is a platform where young people propose strategic initiatives for the development of the industry to the energy management, therefore, the participants of the League of Young Specialists faced an equally ambitious task. They had to predict the prospective development of the energy sector in the Far East and Sakhalin Island: to plan the indicators and the state of the economy, transport infrastructure and energy. Sakhalin for the period up to 2030 and determine the need to build a bridge or tunnel that will connect the island. Sakhalin with a large land.

"The topic of the case concerned the most important issues for the state. And even the major experts in these fields do not have a consensus on how to solve them. The organizers of the CASE-IN championship allow participants, on the one hand, to feel themselves in the place of those who develop strategies for the development of regions and the state as a whole, and on the other hand, experts to see a fresh look and hear new ideas that may be implemented in the future. The Far East is a strategically important region of Russia, especially with the growth of the economies of the Asia-Pacific region. Therefore, it is important that the region does not lag behind in development and becomes an integral part of the economy of the Asia-Pacific region.", − the team members say «TatIQ».

The members of the Arctic Impulse team agree with their colleagues: "The topic of the case is extremely interesting, both from a geopolitical and economic point of view, as well as from the point of view of the social development of the region, which has great potential. The region is strategically important both from the point of view of border protection and from the point of view of developing economic ties with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.".

Team Captain Ilya Tkachenko comments on: "Before that, we generally didn't know much about Sakhalin and its development prospects. But diving into the case and communicating with experts has significantly expanded our horizons and vision of this region.

The topic of the case is important, since Sakhalin is very rich in resources, but so far it has been little developed and mastered. The development of this area may in the future give a powerful boost to the development of the Russian economy, improve the social sphere of the population of Sakhalin and the Far East, and gain a foothold in the Asian region in various fields. 

Our team outlined the main solution to the case in the following vision: Sakhalin's economy is promising and needs to be developed. For a more dynamic pace of development, a number of major projects should be implemented, in particular, the unification of the Sakhalin Island energy system with the unified energy system of the East, the improvement of infrastructure on the island, the construction of new roads, deep-water ports, railway tracks, ensure food security of the area, etc.

And, of course, do not forget about the ecology of the area. Therefore, we have proposed to build an incinerator that will recycle waste and generate electricity. The complex of these projects should become a driving force for the development of Sakhalin Island in the future. It is for this reason that we have not yet recommended the cost of a bridge to Sakhalin Island from the mainland of the Russian Federation. But in the long term, the payback and performance of this grandiose construction project may improve."

"The most important tasks for Sakhalin Island are to integrate transport and energy infrastructure with the Russian mainland. We have analyzed various projects such as a bridge and a tunnel, however, we have proposed a less well−known project - the construction of a filtration dam across the strait. This project is much cheaper and is characterized by greater stability in the difficult climatic and geological conditions of the region. Its construction will also make it possible to lay electrical cables and connect the Sakhalin energy system and the ECO of the East. In addition, taking into account the level of technological development of the countries of the region, we have justified the need to create an innovation center on Sakhalin Island, which will become the basis for the economic and technological development of the region.", − say the team members.

The participants comment: «The task was to analyze the region, the prospects for its economic development, and the need to unite several independent energy districts. As a driver of the socio-economic development of the region, our team proposed a project (as part of the unified Asian energy ring) of a direct current line for the transit of free electricity from the Russian Federation to Japan, where there is currently a shortage of electricity due to the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and, in general, the most expensive tariff in the world.

A special feature of our project is the superconducting O. line.Sakhalin – Hokkaido. Hydrogen in transit to Hokkaido is used as a cooling medium (Japan currently has the most dynamically expanding hydrogen market, with a turnover forecast of $8 billion by 2030). Also, the transmission of electricity by a superconductor makes it possible to reduce the number of marine cables laid (by 7-9 times), which greatly affects the cost of the project in the direction of its reduction.".

League of Young Specialists of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" as part of the #Together Brighter Youth Day, REN was traditionally held with the support of JSC "SO UES".

Chairman of the Expert Commission, leading expert of the Service Support Center of JSC SO UES Yuri Kulikov He highly appreciated the decisions of the young specialists: "At the championship, young specialists presented the most effective and profitable engineering solution for a bridge on Sakhalin Island with well-thought-out proposals for the development of road infrastructure. The guys have a good command of professional terminology, and this is very important.".

The qualifying stage during the Youth Day #Together Brighter 2018 concluded the competitive year of the League of Young Professionals: on the main stage of the Youth Day, the company that took the first place in the ranking of all participating companies of the League was announced.

During the meeting with the youth, Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, and Mikhail Kotyukov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, presented the awards of the League of Young Specialists to representatives of PJSC Tatneft, whose teams won several prizes during the year.

The full rating of companies participating in the League of Young Professionals can be viewed at the website of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".

The League of Young ProfessionalsCASE-This year we are holding IN for the first time, but we note the growing interest of both the fuel and energy complex and MSC companies, as well as the young specialists themselves. Thanks to their qualifications, young specialists are involved in solving more complex and ambitious tasks, and we are ready to support them in this endeavor: in 2019, we plan to hold a full-fledged competitive season for the League of Young Specialists. I am sure it will be a great experience for the participants, which they will be able to apply in their professional activities.", − the Director of the Reliable Shift Foundation summed up the results of the year of the League of Young Professionals "CASE-IN" Artem Korolev.

The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.

For reference

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is the successor of the All−Russian Mining Case Solving Championship (2013-2014) and the All-Russian Fuel and Energy Case Solving Championship (2015).

The championship is held in the following Leagues:

• School League (for 9th − 11th grade students);
• League of Working Specialties (for students of secondary specialized educational institutions);
• Student League (for undergraduates, undergraduates, and postgraduates of higher education institutions);
• League of Young Specialists (for young specialists of fuel and energy Complex and MSC companies).

In 2018, the national partners of the Championship are the federal ministries − The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East, as well as the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Technologies projects.

The Championship is being implemented in accordance with the Action Plan aimed at popularizing the working and engineering professions, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 366-r dated March 5, 2015.

The championship is included in the List of all-Russian youth events aimed at popularizing the fuel and energy complex, energy conservation and engineering education for 2018.