Final Report: Methods and Applications of Digital Twins
In IETS Task XVIII Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence and Related Technologies for Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction in Industry we are working on identifying technologies that can be applied in industry to increase energy efficiency and ultimately reduce the
emission of greenhouse gases.
Subtask 2 of IETS Task XVIII focuses on methods and applications of Digital Twins (DT) to promote the application of DTs in industry, improving energy efficiency, and reducing GHG emissions. Subtask 2 has the following sub-objectives:
- Overview of methods and applications of DTs and their requirements for different industry
sectors - Analysis of the potential benefits of these methods, focusing on the impact on energy
efficiency and GHG emissions reduction - Creation of an international, interdisciplinary network of research and industry
DTs have the potential to improve industrial energy systems considerably. Not surprisingly, there has been quite a hype around DTs during the last few years. However, successful implementations of digital twins in the industry are rare and the actual return on investment is hard to estimate. For this reason, many companies are still hesitant to employ DTs. Since DTs are not yet widely used in the industry, Subtask 2 is directed toward innovative companies that are considering or maybe even planning to implement this cutting-edge technology.
Hence, Subtask 2 seeks to bridge the gap between research and application in industry, therefore, striving for heavy participation of technology providers that offer digitalization solutions to industry clients. For these technology providers, Subtask 2 offers the unique opportunity to enter discussion with both academic and industrial actors simultaneously. In this way, they get insight into the state of the art in academia and gauge interest in and need for digitalization of industrial companies.
Authors:
Mouloud Amazouz, CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada
Email: mouloud.amazouz@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
and
René Hofmann, TU Wien, Institute of Energy Systems and Thermodynamics
Email: rene.hofmann@tuwien.ac.at
Attached to the Final Report are 16 fact sheets describing the included projects.
