Digital Twins for the Energy Sector with a Pathway to VR Simulation

Situation / Problem

Energy infrastructures (solar plants, wind farms, substations, grids) increasingly require digital tools to optimize management, maintenance, and safety. Traditional inspection and training methods face limitations: high costs, risks for personnel, and limited ability to anticipate failures or emergencies.

Dronícola’s Solution

Dronícola creates digital twins of energy infrastructures, generated through high-precision aerial and ground photogrammetry. These digital twins enable:

• Advanced visual inspection and maintenance planning.

• Structural condition monitoring and early anomaly detection.

• Accurate asset documentation for technical and strategic analysis.

Our short-term objective is to enhance these twins with immersive Virtual Reality simulations for:

• Training personnel in risk scenarios without exposure to real danger.

• Simulating operational and emergency procedures.

• Optimizing knowledge transfer in safe, realistic environments.

We are currently developing this capability in collaboration with specialized technology partners.

Benefits

• Efficiency: reduced costs in inspection and training.

• Safety: training and planning without risks for personnel.

• Innovation: integration of digital twin and VR technologies aligned with energy sector digitalization.

• Scalability: adaptable across multiple facilities and client needs.

Collaboration Model

• Project-based services: generation of digital twins of energy assets.

• Continuous plans: periodic updates of twins for monitoring and documentation.

• R&D collaborations: integration of digital twins into VR training environments with technology partners.

What We Seek at the Smart Energy Congress

• Clients: energy companies, utilities, and maintenance providers needing digital twins of their facilities.

• Technology partners: to develop VR modules for training and simulation.

• Institutional collaborations: pilot projects in digitalization and workforce training for the energy sector..