Young scientists of Chukotka have started to develop a thermoelectric generator to solve problems with electricity in the region

Chukotka is separated from the Unified Power Grid of Russia, small villages in the region and manufacturing enterprises in some parts use decentralized energy. Simeon Aynevtegin, a third-year student of the Chukotka branch of the Northeastern Federal University, is confident that his project will provide electricity to consumers who do not have access to the electric power system.

"The lack of electricity just falls on villages far from the economic centers of Chukotka. There are quite a lot of villages on the periphery, but

only half or a third of them provide for themselves independently, separately from the power grid of the nearest centers. This is due to the fact that it is difficult and possible to get to them by sea or only by helicopter. Laying power lines across the tundra with permafrost and marshes is not an easy task," Simeon Aynevtegin explains.

Under the guidance of senior lecturer Maya Koryakina, the student has developed a thermoelectric generator project that can act as one of the auxiliary devices.

According to preliminary calculations, the design is cheaper and more profitable than diesel power plants…