| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 654, 2025
Energy and Sustainability Conference (ESC2025)
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| Article Number | 04007 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Urban Sustainability and Smart Cities | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202565404007 | |
| Published online | 21 October 2025 | |
Integrating Digital Twins and Positive Energy Districts: A Framework for Scalable Urban Energy Transformation
Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
* Emails: {xiuli, xiazhan, ramsa, pernn}@dtu.dk
Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) offer a path to urban climate neutrality but present significant management complexity. Digital Twins (DTs), dynamic virtual replicas, provide powerful tools for monitoring, simulation, and control needed for PEDs. This paper proposes a structured conceptual and architectural framework for DT-PED integration, delineating functional layers (Data Acquisition, Virtual Modeling, Analytics Engine, Control, Stakeholder Interface) and their interdependencies. This framework provides a blueprint to leverage DTs for managing heterogeneous systems and data streams inherent in PEDs. Addressing key challenges in data, modeling, interoperability, and scalability, identified herein, is crucial for realizing robust, integrated DT-PED solutions needed to accelerate sustainable urban energy transformation.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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