A digital twin is at its highest level, an architectural construct that is enabled by a combination of technology streams such as IoT (Internet of Things), Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, Fog Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Machine Learning and Big Data. Analytics.
The digital twin concept is based on the fact that every physical part has a virtual part that is conceptually, structurally and functionally the same as the physical part. The concept of Digital Twins dates to the 1970s, used by NASA in the Apollo 13 mission. Nowadays Digital Twins are used in various industries, being a key concept in realizing the communication mechanism between the physical and virtual worlds using data.
The primary use case for Digital Twin is asset performance, utilization, and optimization. Digital Twin enables monitoring, diagnostic and forecasting capabilities for a specific use case.
Examples of Digital Twin application scenarios are described in the following:
- Digital Twin for creating 3D modelling of digital objects from physical objects. This use case is a critical success factor for smart manufacturing initiatives.
- Digital Twin is used in factories to identify symptoms with constant monitoring and find the root causes of production problems.
- In healthcare, Digital Twin is used for simulation purposes so that doctors can perform risky operations first in a simulated environment before performing the operation on a real patient.
- Urban planners use Digital Twin initiatives using virtual models to improve city conditions in a proactive manner. This approach can reduce complexity and simplify processes for planners.
Digital Twins and Data Spaces
Digital twins must be considered in their relationship to data spaces. A larger overview is therefore required, including systemic oversight, and supporting infrastructure.
International Data Spaces (IDS) provides data space technologies and concepts for various application domains that enable standardized data exchange and integration in a trusted environment. The International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) is a non-profit organization that promotes IDS architecture as an international standard in a variety of fields, including healthcare, mobility, agriculture, and more.
It is expected that in the medium term, in strong relation to specific requirements, collaboration solutions with centralized data storage in one or more clouds and distributed data storage with efficient data processing will be realized by combining the Digital Twins with Dataspaces.
With help of the use-cases provided within SEDIMARK, the project could elaborate a concrete strategy in which this relationship between Digital Twins and Dataspaces can prove of real value.
Digital solutions are important to the energy industry because they can help the energy system become more flexible, reliable, and efficient while also making it possible to incorporate renewable energy sources.
Because they can make it possible to share and analyse large amounts of data from a variety of sources, such as data on energy production and consumption from smart meters, weather data, and information about the grid, Data Marketplaces may be especially useful for the energy industry. Energy storage, grid management, and the integration of renewable energy sources can all benefit from a better understanding and management of the energy system by energy companies and grid operators. New business models like peer-to-peer energy trading and the integration of electric vehicles into the energy system can also be made possible by Data Spaces.
By unlocking the value of data and ensuring that data can be shared and reused across various industries, the European Commission wants to create a society and economy driven by data, according to the European Strategy for Data. Additionally, the strategy emphasizes the significance of data in achieving the EU's energy and climate goals.
The Green Deal is a plan by the European Commission to make the EU's economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental problems into opportunities in all sectors and making the transition fair and inclusive for everyone. It includes smart grid and metering systems, digital platforms for sharing and analysing energy data, and integrating distributed energy resources like electric vehicles and small-scale renewable energy production.
However, the question of how to apply these ideas to the current energy landscape is still unanswered. For instance, how can we guarantee that frameworks for data governance and management are in place to facilitate data access while safeguarding privacy and security? In terms of the integration of renewable energy sources and the creation of novel business models, how can we encourage the development and implementation of digital technologies and data solutions in the energy sector? And how can we make sure that the benefits of digitalization are available to everyone, especially in terms of reducing energy poverty and ensuring access to energy? To fully realize the potential of digital technologies and data for the energy sector, these are some of the crucial questions that must be answered and SEDIMARK will try to find the way to contribute to solve at least some of them. Get aboard the SEDIMARK cruise and share with us the experience!
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First SEDIMARK deliverable submitted! In this deliverable we present the webpage and other dissemination materials, like our first roll-up. Have a look if you want to know more on how this website has been set up.
This document is Deliverable “D6.1 Project website and dissemination material”, which presents the functional of the official website of the SEDIMARK project. More specifically the document describes the portal website and the implemented features available for the public.
The web portal, which can be publicly accessed at the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address https://sedimark.eu, has been launched in November 2022. It constitutes one of the most relevant tools in the dissemination and communication activities for the SEDIMARK project.
The website has been designed using WordPress. The website layout presents a project overview, including project objectives, consortium partners, a section for news & events relevant in the field of the project and a download section (including dissemination kit, publications, and deliverables).
The current version of the dissemination website follows the project ́s graphic identity. Additionally, the website follows the European Union (EU) recommendation regarding usability and accessibility and has the EU flag and the Horizon Europe logo and grant agreement (GA) disclaimer.
