Energy X Digital: Dr Ola Michalec

Energy X Digital

For the webinar series this year, the Energy Geographies and Digital Geographies Research Groups of the RGS are working together to bring you analysis, talks, and discussions that engage at the intersections of energy and digital systems.

Title: Developing digital twins in the energy industry – lessons for innovators, policy makers and infrastructure operators

Speaker: Dr Ola Michalec, Lecturer in Digital Futures, University of Bristol Business School // Bristol Digital Futures Institute

Abstract:  Scientists and practitioners working on digital twins promise to deliver replicas of the energy system and its components, able to automatically operate in real-time and generate countless scenarios to advise with planning of new infrastructures. Despite the enthusiasm across the industry, digital twins received criticisms for being mere empty buzzwords, unable to contribute to the ‘twin transition’ of digital and energy sectors. This article aims to understand the phenomenon of hype surrounding digital twins,…