The TwinEU project aims to create a pan-European “digital twin” concept based on the federation of local digital twins. This will enable the energy infrastructure to be operated in a reliable, resilient, and secure way, while also accelerating the spread of renewable energy across Europe.

The main goals of the project are:

• Define use-case scenarios, based on data from network and market operators, for digital twins and the corresponding requirements for their implementation.
• Define and implement a reference architecture for the creation of a digital twin on a European scale.
• Develop a federated digital twin, made up of a series of interconnected digital twins, in order to create replicable systems across Europe.
• Improve data models and interoperability to better support the use cases of digital twins.
• Adapt the emerging concept of energy data spaces to overcome data fragmentation across the energy value chain, facilitating the sharing of data, models, and computational resources.
• Leverage advanced technologies such as AI physics-informed models and high-performance computing to go beyond traditional modeling approaches for digital twins.
• Demonstrate the TwinEU approach in real-world scenarios.

The EnSiEL consortium is involved in Work Package 6, “Demonstration of Digital Twins for Network Management, Operation, and Monitoring,” specifically in Task 6.3, “Defence Use Case System,” led by Terna Rete Italia. In this task, digital twins of high-voltage grid sections will be developed to simulate and evaluate specific system defense strategies, aimed at managing risks to grid stability and security, and preventing major events and blackouts. The simulations will be conducted using the Hardware-in-the-Loop technique, interfacing a real-time simulator with physical devices to test protection logics, control systems, and operational strategies in a protected environment under realistic conditions.

Call for proposal: HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01