bp uses digital twins in its transition to net zero

Energy company bp is fully committed to sustainability goals, including making the transition to net zero carbon by 2050 or sooner. A key step in this journey is to create digital twins of bp’s complex global assets on Microsoft Azure to identify opportunities for optimisation and carbon reduction. “By using this digital twin to look at both past data and predict future data, it’s invaluable,” says David Boyd, Facilities Process Engineer at bp. “If this was rolled out across bp assets, we have the opportunity to reduce emissions by around 500,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent every year.” This is a key enabler in its transition from an international oil company to an integrated energy company. The security and scalability of Microsoft Azure is perfect for a digital twin project of such complexity. The IoT Hub receives over 250 billion data signals a month from bp’s operating assets globally. With the long-term goal of scaling this digital twin up across all bp’s global facilities, this security and scalability will be key. The success of the project is great news for the team, the company – and the planet. “It feels so energising to know that we are working on something that means so much,” says Rob Kelly, VP Digital Productions and Projects. “The working relationship and the culture between the two teams has really, really made this a big, big success.”

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