On April 18, the Russian International Energy Forum opened at the EXPOFORUM. Vice-Governor of Saint Petersburg Sergey Dregval visited the Exhibition and highly appreciated achievements of domestic companies that ensure technological independence in the energy industry.

4 specialized exhibitions are held on the same venue, together with the RIEF-2023: “Energy Industry and Electrical Engineering”, “Housing and Communal Services of Russia”, “Welding” and the “Exhibition-Congress “Rustproofing”. There are over 200 companies in the total exposition. Sergey Dregval took a look at the key participants’ latest developments and technologies.

The tour of the Exhibition started from the stand of the Saint Petersburg Government. Representatives of the Energy Saving Center of the Committee on Energy and Engineering Support of Saint Petersburg demonstrated to the Vice-Governor the unique energy sneakers. The shoes are equipped with triboelectric generators and piezoelectric elements, which makes it possible to convert the human movement energy into electricity. The sneakers can be used as a power source for electronic devices. Besides, specialists of the Center are developing an energy jacket that generates electricity due to the human body’s heat.

At the same stand of the city Government, State Unitary Enterprise “Fuel and Energy Complex of Saint Petersburg” (SUE “TEK SPb”) demonstrated the system of robotic diagnostics to search for incipient defects, and VR glasses, which make it possible for you to visit inside a gas boiler room.

SUE “Vodokanal of Saint Petersburg” presented a water metering device of the increased accuracy class, as well as test equipment for metrological verification of metering devices and flowmeters by the non-dismounting method.

Saint Petersburg State Budgetary Institution “Lensvet” (SPb GBU “Lensvet”) showed the interactive map of development of outdoor lighting, due to which citizens receive up-to-date information on the work carried out in the city and plans for the near future.

Another collective stand at the Exhibition “Energy Industry and Electrical Engineering” is the joint exposition of Zelenograd enterprises. Their latest developments include inverters and permanent magnet electric motors from the Company “AmperMagnit”. According to its representatives, all products consist entirely of domestic components.

At the stand of “Gazpromneft Energosystemy”, they told about achievements in the field of import substitution, as well as the presentation day of “Gazprom Neft” PJSC at the RIEF-2023. The event contributes to achievement of technological independence in the electric power generation unit.

“Rosseti Lenenergo” PJSC demonstrated capabilities of the innovative educational complex in the village of Tervolovo, in the Leningrad Region. The complex is furnished with modern equipment, which allows training, retraining and advanced training in all specialties of the electric grid industry, as well as conducting professional skill competitions, exercises and trainings. “Lenenergo” actively uses the infrastructure of the complex to train its employees, including support services: lawyers, accountants, PR managers, etc., so that each employee of the company could understand specific features of its work.

Among the novelties presented by “Transneft Verkhnyaya Volga” JSC, there are fully automated combined burners with modulating control, which operate using three types of fuel: oil, diesel and natural gas, as well as the automation system for block heating points for ensuring continuous automatic temperature control of the coolant entering the hot water supply system depending on the room temperature and the outside air temperature.

“Prosoft Systems” demonstrated the latest solutions for automation of substations and power systems, relay protection and emergency automation, as well as software.

One of key participants of the Exhibition “Housing and Communal Services of Russia” is the Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK). Its representatives shared their best practices in production of pipes for the fuel and energy sector, large-diameter industrial pipes and rustproof pipes.

The exposition “Welding” was visited by the Head of the Chief Welder Division of the Department of “Gazprom” PJSC Evgeny Vyshemirsky. He was shown inverter welding machines “Forsazh” for all types of electric arc welding, developed by the Ryazan State Instrument Plant, plasma cutting machines and specialized CNC machines and filter ventilation units from “NPO Invertor”, induction and resistive heating equipment from the company “KATRAN”, intelligent welding sources from “Megmeet” and other domestic developments.

Vyshemirsky noted that Saint Petersburg became the capital of welding for three days. It was in Saint Petersburg where physicist Vasily Petrov conducted experiments on obtaining welding arc for the first time in the world.

“The largest number of welding methods were developed in our country in the 30–80s during the Iron Curtain. The current prospects of the Russian welding industry are good, though sometimes an external kick is needed for starting to actively introduce innovative technologies”, said the Head of the Chief Welder Division of “Gazprom” PJSC.

Among strategic objectives of the Russian economy, there are not only import substitution and development of domestic innovative technologies, but also strengthening international cooperation with friendly countries. Therefore, the collective stand of 12 organizations from China works at the Exhibition “Welding”.

The Russian International Energy Forum and other industrial projects take place at the EXPOFORUM on April 18–20. See all the details at the official website.