The ZCH Digital Twin models green and blue hydrogen and CCS-enabled decarbonization scenarios to assess infrastructure and supply chain impacts in the Humber region. Leveraging open data from the Open Data Initiative (ODI) to power the digital test-bed accelerator, the project supports data-driven decision making in reaching the UK’s net-zero goals and provides visibility for supply chain and industrial development opportunities.
The project leveraged digital technologies such as:
- Digital Twins and Simulation Technologies are used to model and optimize H2 infrastructure, carbon storage and system-wide integration across the cluster
- Visualization and Collaboration Platforms help local communities and government stakeholders understand the project’s benefits
The project has brought various benefits:
- Improved stakeholder engagement providing precise data highlighting the economic, social and supply chain benefits of hydrogen investments in the region. This facilitated informed discussions with government and regulators
- Assessed over 300 manufacturing companies across 728 components required for the project; seven manufacturing areas were found to provide significant investment opportunity through capacity scale-up
The digital testbed project was recognized by the ZCH consortium members as a potential replicable model for decarbonizing other industrial clusters
Stakeholders
Zero Carbon Humber, The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Microsoft, Avanade and Accenture