Digital twin of an industrial cluster: a proof of concept on the Humber Estuary
A proof of concept digital twin model to assess the cumulative impacts of an industrial cluster on the water environment.
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Using a grant from the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, this project has produced a proof of concept digital twin model to begin to assess the cumulative impacts of an industrial cluster on the water environment.
This work builds on findings from the Environment Agency’s Environmental Capacity in Industrial Clusters project 2021-3. This concluded that current and future water resources in the Humber region are already under pressure, exacerbated by growing demand and the impacts of climate change. As such, current plans to deploy low and zero carbon technologies are not consistent with current and future challenges to water in the Humber.
The proof of concept digital twin model uses both real and notional environmental and industrial data, combined with climate change projections, to look at:
- the potential impact of the emerging industry over time
- how limited natural resources may affect deployment
The proof of concept focuses on an industrial sub-cluster along the River Trent and River Ouse leading into the Humber Estuary.
For more information on the Environmental Capacity in Industrial Clusters project please contact enablingnetzero@environment-agency.gov.uk
The Environment Agency has published guidance on:
- Post-combustion carbon dioxide capture: best available techniques (BAT)
- Emerging techniques for hydrogen production with carbon capture
- Technical guidance for regulated industry sectors: environmental permitting
- our climate impacts tool - to help staff identify and communicate climate impacts and risks relevant to our work