Published on: 2026-04-10
Source: Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great –
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At the Energy Institute of SPbPU, the specialized shift “Atomic ‘Green Square’: designing the energy system of the city of the future” was completed, conducted by the Academy of Talents jointly with the Polytechnic with the support of the Rosenergoatom Concern.
Schoolchildren aged 14–17 immersed themselves for six days in the current agenda of modern energy. The program combined theoretical knowledge and practical project activities, allowing the kids not only to study the basics of green energy but also to apply it when developing their own solutions.
The educational part was supervised by senior lecturer of the Higher School of Atomic and Thermal Power Engineering Maksim Konyushin and senior students of the “Students of Rosatom” association.
Participants of the educational intensive familiarized themselves with the principles of operation of atomic, hydro, and renewable energy; studied the concept of a sustainable energy system and the balance of generation and consumption; mastered the basic approaches to calculating the city’s energy needs; developed team projects of energy systems for the “city of the future” using various energy sources.
The key event was the defense of project work on the final day of the intensive. Participants presented to the expert commission the developed models of cities and energy systems, substantiated the choice of energy sources, demonstrated calculations and the architecture of their solutions.
The cities of each team were distinguished not only by their energy sources but also by other solutions: Rusich was, according to the creators’ idea, a city of skyscrapers; Atomstroy was the capital of atomic energy; Saint-Stahlburg became famous for its large metalworking plant; and the twin of the Moscow suburb city Mytishchi turned out to be a more environmentally friendly and modern version of a real prototype.
The projects were evaluated according to a number of criteria, including the development of goals and objectives, the quality of technical solutions, the level of presentation, and the ability to answer questions with reasoned arguments. During the defense, the students demonstrated thorough preparation, confident mastery of the material, and the ability to work in a team.
The guys showed a worthy level in the defense. The projects that the participants of the engineering classes produced were created taking into account all the theoretical and practical material they managed to absorb during the training. Such a result cannot but please, because it means that the teachers’ work was successful. The guys themselves were especially pleased with the creative approach to completing their projects. Every city has its own characteristics. Personally, the city with skyscrapers stuck in my mind very much.
,” shared a jury member and the head of “Students Rosatom” Darya Sumarokova.
Many teams proposed integrated solutions combining different types of energy generation and taking into account both ecological and economic aspects of urban development. Participants paid special attention to the issues of energy system sustainability and reduction of the carbon footprint.
It was evident in the defense that the participants understood the principles of energy system construction: they competently managed the balance of generation and consumption, justified the choice of energy sources, and proposed integrated solutions. For such a short program, this is a very high result
,” — noted Associate Professor of the Higher School of Nuclear and Thermal Energy, Yaroslav Vladimirov.
The final defenses not only demonstrated the knowledge acquired by the students, but also contributed to the development of public speaking skills, critical thinking, and an engineering approach to problem solving.
The specialized shift “Atomic ‘Green Square'” became a significant step in the professional orientation of students and in the development of their interest in engineering and energy sectors.
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