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Utility Week 8th November 2019

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22 | 8TH - 14TH NOVEMBER 2019 | UTILITY WEEK High viz Digital technology company Akselos is to build a structural "digital twin" of ESB's Turlough Hill hydroelectric power station in County Wicklow to help the Irish electricity company to allow the plant to operate beyond its original design life. ESB says the pilot project will help it manage its assets better and reduce carbon emissions. The hydro plant is vital to ESB's grid stabilisation plan, which extends beyond 2050. Akselos has already completed a digital twin of the penstock and manifold. According to the company, the technology complements more conventional engineering practices. The sensor-enabled digital twin responds in real time to reflect the asset's current condition, and ena- 'Digital twin' to extend life of hydro plant Operations & Assets High viz

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