15
teams of young power engineers from 8 CIS countries will meet in the final of
the CASE-IN International League of Young
Professionals Engineering Championship, part of the
platform ‘Russia – the Land of Opportunities’. In the final, which will take
place on 13 October at the Youth Day of the Russian Energy Week International
Forum, the youth teams will present optimal scenarios for low-carbon
development of the CIS power industry.
The
competition is co-organized by the Executive Committee of the CIS Electric
Power Council and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. The
championship is organized by the Reliable Change Foundation, the Youth Forum of
Mining Leaders Non-Profit Partnership and AstraLogica LLC. The finals will be
held with the support of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent
States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation
(Rossotrudnichestvo) under the New Generation programme.
“The CASE-IN League of Young Professionals expands
international cooperation in popularising engineering professions, engineering
education, identifying and developing promising technologies, as well as
strengthening horizontal ties and professional awareness among young
professionals. National qualifying stages united young power engineers from 8
countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, with 15 strongest teams coming to the finals,” said Artem Korolev, founder and Co-Chairman of the
CASE-IN Organizing Committee.
At the REW
Youth Day, the finalist teams will present environmentally neutral technologies
that will support the low-carbon development of the CIS electricity sector in
the horizon to 2030/2035.
“We took a
comprehensive approach to solving the problem, building on the already approved
plans for commissioning/removal of generating equipment and proposed to green
the existing thermal power plants, as well as to develop HPPs and NPPs,” shared Anastasia Chegodaeva, captain of the Itak team (Russia, SO UPS).
The triumphants admit that
participation in the International League of Young Professionals has allowed
them to pump up their skills and learn more about the problems in different
sectors.
The best
teams of Belarus were Beltei...&Co and Gomelenergo. The Beltei...&Co
team included young specialists of BELTEM: Alexander Bobich (captain), Roman
Veraksa and Vladislav Yuditsky.
According
to Alexander Bobich, captain of the Beltei...&Co team (Belarus), he and his
colleagues faced the task of increasing electricity production without using
technologies that produce greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (СО2).
“We proposed to generate electricity using
technologies based on wind turbines and solar electric plants in conjunction
with the electricity storage systems required to balance the electricity
generation schedule with the electricity consumption schedule. Our
solution will reduce the carbon dioxide output by 2% compared to the existing СО2 generation,” commented Mr. Bobich.
Vladislav Klyuchinsky, captain
of the Gomelenergo team, explained: “Our plan included the development of
energy storage systems, hydrogen energy, including innovative methods of
hydrogen transport, capture and beneficial use of greenhouse gases, as well as
the development of mutually beneficial interstate partnership between the
Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.”
Armenia will be represented by the
Armtechteam at the decisive test. The young power engineers believe that the
rapid development of renewable energy sources in Armenia creates certain
problems in connection with the load stability of the electricity grid. The
team proposed 2 solutions: certification to offset carbon dioxide emissions
into the atmosphere and creation of a platform for citizens to control costs and
save electricity.
The
Energy Group team from the National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan considered
the topic of solar and wind energy development until 2023 in Uzbekistan and
selected the type of renewable energy sources for their country.
“The process of climate change is
more relevant than ever and challenges all mankind to make the transition to
clean and sustainable energy. It is no coincidence that we are discussing this
topic at this league, as the climate change process has been launched and it is
a kind of challenge for us to immediately transition to green energy,” say
the finalists.
Azerbaijan will be represented in
the finals by two youth teams of AZERISHYG. Young power engineers from the
Azerimpuls team propose to emphasize microgeneration of consumers (subscribers
and enterprises) and promotion of green energy to the masses, which will reduce
the load on power plants, reduce СО2
emissions in the region and increase the percentage of renewable energy sources.
“Our country is demonstrating
good progress in the low-carbon direction of electricity. These kinds of events
allow us to offer new ideas, learn about innovations, and learn from the
experience of other CIS countries in this area, which will certainly influence
the growth of our electricity system in the future,” noted the team captain
Nijat Guseinov.
Young
specialists from Kazakhstan have developed a strategy for low-carbon
development of the energy sector in the country and proposed their vision of
energy production development, taking into account the requirements to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
“Our team
proposed the introduction of renewable energy production technologies together
with digital technologies (Smart Grid). This solution makes it possible to
minimise greenhouse gas emissions at the lowest possible cost,” shared the team captain Rauan
Ibildaev.
Kyrgyzstan will be represented by 2 teams of young
power engineers. Azamat Turgunbekov, captain of the 996 team, told about their
achievement: “Now our country is experiencing an energy crisis, i.e.
production does not meet the growing consumption. As a way out of this
situation, our team considered the possibility of early transition to solar
energy and construction of small HPPs on the territory of the Republic. We
assume that after the implementation of the project, the load on CHPPs and HPPs
will be reduced.”
In addition to the finals, teams will take part in
other REW and Youth Day events.
The Russian Energy Week International Forum is organized by the
Roscongress Foundation and the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
with the support of the Moscow City Government.
You can find the REW 2023 business programme on the official website of the Forum. Official REW website: rusenergyweek.com.
Follow the event and industry updates on the official REW page on VK.
