Building digital twins with IBM for energy and utilities customers on AWS

The article discusses how SGN, a major gas distribution network in the UK, is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM, and other companies to build digital twins for their energy infrastructure. The goal is to support the transition to green energy sources like hydrogen and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Specifically, the article covers:

• SGN's Gas System of the Future digital twin project aims to reduce costs for green hydrogen, optimize energy transfer across different vectors (electricity, hydrogen, etc.), and accommodate a mix of natural gas, biomethane, and hydrogen.
• The solution architecture, integrating AWS IoT TwinMaker, IBM App Connect, DNV gas modeling tools, and Esri ArcGIS to create digital twins for hydrogen production, natural gas network management, and local planning.
• Three digital twin prototypes developed: hydrogen gas digital twin, natural gas digital twin for control managers, and natural gas digital twin for local authority planners.
• The potential benefits of the digital twins, such as lowering hydrogen production costs, reducing risks to energy supply, and improving local planning.