High school students from 17 Russian regions presented the energy of the cities of the future in Tyumen

Tyumen Industrial University accepted the final School League The VII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" − the platform project "Russia is a land of opportunity", created on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin. During the final, high school students from 17 regions of Russia presented their ideas on electricity supply to Russian cities in 2030.

85 schoolchildren from the Altai, Perm and Stavropol Territories, the Republic of Bashkortostan, Amur, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, Moscow and Leningrad regions took part in the final of the CASE-IN School League in Tyumen.

The guests of the flagship university were greeted by Acting Rector Veronika Yefremova. She noted that participating in such a serious competition requires non-trivial thinking and special efforts from the guys.

"The very fact of participating in the All–Russian competition is an important stage in the formation of a Russian citizen who not only sees the problems of his territory, but is also able to offer his own solutions., — I addressed the participants Veronika Efremova. — I am sure that each of you will be able to demonstrate this in working on cases, unleash your intellectual potential and present new ideas. Who knows, perhaps it is your ideas that can change the future of the country and bring Russia closer to a real digital breakthrough."

The guys were greeted by a representative of the expert commission of the School League "CASE-IN", Deputy head of the Department of long-term development of the branch of JSC Tyumenenergo Tyumen Distribution Networks. Pavel Mikhailov.

"Today we all have quite a difficult, stressful job ahead of us. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that you have only six minutes to defend the case, despite the fact that you spent much more time developing it. Try to convey to us the most important thing that you have come up with and want to bring to life. On behalf of the expert commission, I wish you all good luck and success." Pavel Mikhailov said.

Representative of the organizing committee "CASE-IN" Alina Chirvina She thanked the Tyumen Industrial University, headed by Veronika Yefremova, for the excellent preparation for the competition.

"The school league has been operating for the third year, during which time more than two thousand high school students have participated in it.- she noted. — The best teams of the new School League season have gathered here today. I am sure that the knowledge you possess will lead you to TIU and other leading universities in Russia."

The case "Power supply of the city of the future" was developed within the framework of a single topic "Digital transformation" The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship is related to the relevance of digitalization for the Russian fuel and energy complex: energy and the Smart City direction are included in the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation".

According to the terms of the case, Russia stopped operating nuclear and thermal power plants in 2030 due to depletion of fossil energy resources and a sharp deterioration in the environmental situation. This has led to a sharp increase in demand for technologies that ensure efficient production, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity, as well as its savings.

The finalists presented to the experts the ideas of electricity supply to specific cities of Russia in 2030 under hypothetical conditions of cessation of operation of nuclear and thermal power plants.

The teams presented their ideas to the expert commission, which included representatives of the faculty of TIU, the Tyumen Distribution Networks Branch of Tyumenenergo JSC, and the Tyumen City Electric Networks branch of SUENCO PJSC.

The experts evaluated the finalists' decisions based on the following criteria: technology, organization, innovation, and presentation.

Champion of the School League "CASE-IN" the team from Kemerovo "Electronic deer" became, which proposed the optimal solution for the development of the electric power industry in the city of Tashtagol and the village of Sheregesh. Students of Kemerovo Lyceum No. 89 Anna Kovina (captain of the team), Varvara Prokhorenko and Ekaterina Fomina are pupils of the Center for Children's Scientific and Engineering Creativity at KuzSTU "Unique".

According to the champions, Sheregesh is the most suitable city for the introduction of smart technologies.

«We offered the work of the Sheregesh resort from alternative energy sources using the blockchain system. At the moment, this system is only being tested, but we are ready to implement it.", − the winners comment.

Solar panels, wind turbines and hydroelectric power plants are planned to be used as energy sources. To finance the 5-year project, the high school students offered to use the opportunities of the Russian state program "Energy Efficiency and Energy Development" and a partnership with a Russian venture company.

"This is our first experience of participating in such projects, solving cases turned out to be a very exciting activity.- the girls shared. – The victory came as a complete surprise to us, but the jury members were interested in our project.

The silver medalist was the Banya team, representing three Russian cities at once: Yekaterinburg, Yaroslavl and Moscow.

The BANYA team ("Bez Butnaliza Net Isnity") grew out of Schools for young power engineers − specialized shift at the base All-Russian Children's Center "Smena" aimed at attracting the attention of the younger generation to environmental issues, stimulating the creative abilities of young people and professional orientation of schoolchildren in energy fields.

"Participate in the championship "CASE-IN" we were motivated by our love of energy. We believe that this case will become our life's work. We are happy with our performance, but there is always something to strive for.:  We plan to participate in the Student League next year. "CASE-IN», − they say Bogdan Sergeev (captain of the team, school No. 33 in Yaroslavl), Roman Malikov (school No. 64 in Yaroslavl Yekaterinburg), Anna Rozanova (Moscow).

The silver medalists of the School League have developed a model for the development of the future electricity supply in the cities of Sakhalin Island. They proposed the systematic use of wind energy, taking into account the implementation of major investment projects currently under consideration for the construction of the Selikhino-Nysh bridge crossing through the Nevelsky Strait and the laying of cable power supply lines from the mainland of the country, and later to the island of Hokkaido.

The high school students supplemented their research with an analysis of the cost of the project based on analogues implemented in the USA, China and the countries of the European Union.

The bronze medalists of the previous season of the School League repeated their result at the finals "CASE-IN" − the Green Papers team from Novosibirsk. This year, the guys won the third place again.

Students of the Engineering Lyceum of Novosibirsk State Technical University Alexander Shchinnikov (team captain), Alexander Aprelkov, Alexander Gorodilov, and Anna Denisova proposed four new technologies from different areas of urban life for the city of the future. For example, to generate energy, high school students proposed a modular mobile floating nuclear power plant, which provides reliable energy supply to small remote cities, including the far North. In terms of energy consumption, the guys came up with the idea of a hybrid refrigerator equipped with a rechargeable battery: the battery is charged at night, and the refrigerator is powered by it during the day.

A digital butler has been developed to manage consumption, which automatically recognizes residents/employees and turns off the heating in their absence. This will reduce heat consumption, which means it will reduce the heat bill. Regulation of electricity demand and consumption, according to future power engineers, will be ensured by the transition to advance payments and a flexible tariff system, which will be able to eliminate the problem of non-payments, increase the convenience of payments, and improve targeted assistance.

"To participate in the championship "CASE-IN"we were led by the desire to contribute to the country's energy sector," high school students comment, − A city is a system of interconnected infrastructures that consume various resources. The city is designed to provide a comfortable life for people, so the energy supply of the city of the future should ensure comfort, safety, environmental friendliness and efficiency."

The teams of champions and prize-winners of the CASE-IN School League received significant awards: additional points for admission to Tyumen Industrial University and the National Research University "MEI" (Moscow), vouchers to the Artek Sports Center and valuable prizes.

In 2019, a new season of the CASE-IN School League awaits high school students in Russian regions.