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Publication: Technical Review Middle East
Date: 21 February 2024

Using digital twins for sustainable

infrastructure

CREATED: 21 FEBRUARY 2024

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Rodrigo Fernandes, director, ES(D)G at Bentley Systems, spoke to Technical Review
Middle East about using better software for the energy transition process

“We’ve been receiving requests from people from the transmission and distribution industry, in terms of
increasing grid resilience and grid infrastructure for electrification of the world. So what we feel is that
the world is already upscaling for clean energy.

“What's relevant for us is that we leverage our technology to accelerate the process of energy transition
for our clients. And we can be more pragmatic. Even if you're phasing out fossil fuel, you want to make
sure that the transition is efficient.

“We do have software that can support energy efficiency, in any infrastructure asset, whether it's water
utilities, electric utilities, power supply, geothermal energy, or district heating systems.
Leveraging the right technology

“In Europe, you see that you can see in France, where they are prioritising nuclear energy as a strategic
part of their energy transition process. But then you just move a few kilometres away to Germany and
they really don't want to use nuclear energy. We do have software that can support both strategies. It's
not up to us [to decide which strategy to use].

“What's up to us is to enable and to empower the strategies that they decide to implement with our
digital solutions, because we have users that can accelerate net zero and you can accelerate energy

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