Low-emission, climate-resilient pathways require no less than an unprecedented transformation of our infrastructure.
At Bentley, we are empowering sustainable development goals - ES(D)G - through digital twin solutions, helping organizations and communities to future-proof their infrastructure.
This ES(D)G showcase spotlights selected user projects that are building better infrastructure and building infrastructure better.
- HS2 Phase 1 Main Civil Construction Works
- Solving Water Losses in the 1000-Year-Old City of Zagreb
- Applying Digital Twin Technology in the Full Lifecycle of Offshore Wind Power Projects
- A Contingency Plan to Ensure Supply in the Event of Drought (Joinville-Santa Catarina)
- ITER: In-Pit Activities for Tokamak Assembly
- Recycling Oil Data to Discover Deep Groundwater Resources in Water-Scarce Countries
- Suixian and Guangshui 80MWp Ground-Based Photovoltaic Power Project of Hubei Energy Group
- Tree Modeling and Feature Extraction Using Mobile Mapping
- Fujian Changle Zone C Offshore Wind Farm
- JICA Assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project
- Advancing Singapore National 3D Reality Mapping for a Changing World
- Pumping Energy Optimization and CO2 Reduction Evides Case Study
HS2 Phase 1 Main Civil Construction Works
Mott MacDonald Systra JV with Balfour Beatty Vinci, United Kingdom
The High Speed 2 railway network will greatly improve travel across England. To develop the complex phase 1 northern sector, the Mott MacDonald Systra joint venture had to coordinate over 1,000 people, as well as terabytes of data. By going digital with Bentley applications, they accelerated model access by 95%, saving time, costs, and carbon. The digital collaboration enabled carbon quantification and reporting using the latest design instead of snapshots at quarterly periods.
SOLVING WATER LOSSES IN the 1,000-Year-Old CITY OF ZAGREB
Hidroing d.o.o., Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia’s water supply network is one of the oldest in the world. Public water supply and sewerage company Zagreb (ViO Zagreb) implemented a water digital twin supported by hydraulic modeling to reduce significant water losses, which increased after earthquakes hit the area in 2020. The adopted strategy enabled a decrease in real water losses and water intake, as well as in electricity usage in pump stations, thus contributing to lowering carbon footprint.
APPLYING DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY IN THE FULL LIFECYCLE OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER PROJECTS
Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., China
SIDRI implemented a digital twin platform for the full lifecycle of offshore wind power, allowing the company to provide smart operation and maintenance (O&M) solutions for China Three Gorges Renewables. By integrating immersive visualization, device model, and real-time monitoring data the user can virtually inspect the interior of the wind turbine and the offshore substation, thus simulating the real-world scenes and improving O&M and the engineering data, even when limited by poor accessibility.
A CONTINGENCY PLAN TO ENSURE SUPPLY IN THE EVENT OF DROUGHT
(JOINVILLE-SANTA CATARINA)
Companhia Águas de Joinville (CAJ), Brazil
After a severe water crisis, the city of Joinville wanted to develop a contingency plan to maintain the water supply during drought conditions. Preliminary simulations produced water shortages, so they sought a more comprehensive network study. They used Bentley applications to create a digital twin and perform hydraulic analysis of the distribution system, guaranteeing water supply while saving BRL 4.5 million as a result of maximizing operational performance and efficiency.
ITER: IN-PIT ACTIVITIES FOR TOKAMAK ASSEMBLY
Brigantium Engineering, France
ITER is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world. It involves 35 countries and will be the first fusion device to produce net energy, maintain fusion for long periods, and test the commercial production of fusion-based electricity. Brigantium Engineering has been supporting ITER with Bentley’s 4D planning software for the highly detailed construction and assembly of the Tokamak (reactor), greatly improving the speed and quality of schedule and sequence analysis.
Recycling Oil Data to Discover Deep Groundwater Resources in Water-Scarce Countries
Ruden AS, Tanzania and Somalia
Ruden AS is recycling technology, data, and competence from the oil and gas industry to detect water where it is scarce. They have a “search model” based on pre-existing seismic survey data, borehole logs, and drillers reports leading to a conceptual geological model by leveraging Seequent technology to locate freshwater. In Tanzania, a sustainable water source able to supply 1.2 million people was identified. Now, Ruden AS is extending this approach to Somalia.
Image courtesy of Ruden AS
SUIXIAN AND GUANGSHUI 80MWP GROUND-BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PROJECT OF HUBEI ENERGY GROUP
PowerChina Hubei Electric Engineering Co., Ltd., China
When PowerChina Hubei Electric Engineering was delivering an 80-megawatt ground-based photovoltaic power station, they had to create a lifecycle digital twin within a short timeline. Using integrated dynamic modeling, they developed photovoltaic design software for their mountainous power projects. They avoided 40 potential rework scenarios to save over CNY 800,000, accelerated construction by a month, and automatically generated digital twins to save CNY 1 million. The project represents the reduction of 76,480t/year of CO2 emissions.
Tree modeling and feature extraction using Mobile Mapping
GenMap, Argentina
Trees regulate air quality and make cities more resilient to floods, storms, and heatwaves. The city of Mendoza, Argentina, was built entirely in a desert. GenMap created a digital twin of Mendoza’s green infrastructure by quickly identifying 1 million trees. By using Bentley’s mobile mapping technology, they digitalized, geo-referenced, and obtained the dimensions of each tree, as well as surrounding roads and sidewalks, allowing efficient management of the health condition of each tree.
FUJIAN CHANGLE ZONE C OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering Co., Ltd., China
To provide China’s Fujian province with clean energy Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering had to build an offshore wind farm in complicated geological and marine weather conditions. They used Bentley’s integrated geotechnical and offshore wind turbine analysis software to put in place suction pile foundations for the turbines, which facilitated the construction and reduced costs by 30%. The project contributes to the reduction of 1.5 million tons of CO2 every year.
JICA ASSISTED GUWAHATI WATER SUPPLY PROJECT
NJS Engineers India Pvt. Limited, India
Guwahati is the largest city in the Northeastern region of India. However, its water supply is compromised by a degraded treatment plant and a high leakage rate, which accounts for why the system only covers 30% of the city. Access to clean water is limited to one to two hours per day. The construction of waterworks facilities using Bentley software in the Central, East, Southwest, and North zones of Guwahati enable a 24×7 potable water supply within these areas and leads to improved living standards for the area’s residents.
ADVANCING SINGAPORE NATIONAL 3D REALITY MAPPING FOR A CHANGING WORLD
Singapore Land Authority, Singapore
When Singapore Land Authority updated its national 3D map, the 720-kilometer area, consisting of over 160,000 high-resolution images, presented data processing challenges. Using interoperable reality modeling and mapping, they delivered a digital twin with a 0.1-meter accuracy by incorporating 25 terabytes of data. The process saved SGD 29 million and 16 months while increasing user accessibility by 60%. The project positions Singapore as a smart, resilient, and sustainable nation, unleashing multiple initiatives, including updating the solar potential map.
PUMPING ENERGY OPTIMIZATION AND CO2 REDUCTION EVIDES CASE STUDY
Evides NV, Netherlands
Evides provides reliable and safe drinking water to 2.5 million people in the Netherlands and is aiming to become carbon-neutral by 2030. They integrated Bentley’s hydraulic modeling software for optimizing pumps, covering a total of 110 million cubic meters pumped per year. As a result, Evides reduced energy costs by 33%, and carbon footprint by 942 tonnes of CO2 per year, while satisfying demand, pressure, and water quality requirements in the city of Rotterdam.
