Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy

The extensive use of conventional oil and gas energy resources has significantly impacted the planet, accelerating global warming and climate change. A key solution to this issue is the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy (RE) sources. However, integrating renewable energy for transportation...

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Main Authors: Concetta Semeraro, Haya Aljaghoub, Hamad Khalid Mohamed Hussain Al-Ali, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Abdul Ghani Olabi
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Energy Nexus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772427125000567
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Haya Aljaghoub
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Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem
Abdul Ghani Olabi
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description The extensive use of conventional oil and gas energy resources has significantly impacted the planet, accelerating global warming and climate change. A key solution to this issue is the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy (RE) sources. However, integrating renewable energy for transportation, power generation, and energy storage presents challenges due to its intermittent nature and reliance on external factors. A digital twin (DT) is an effective way to tackle these challenges. This technology utilizes adaptive models to simulate the real-time performance of physical systems in a digital environment, helping to predict and prevent potential system failures. This paper comprehensively reviews the latest research on the context, applications, lifecycle, functions, and architecture of digital twin technology in renewable energy systems.
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spelling doaj-art-871d2a4dffc043f5b379b38d5529291b2025-08-20T02:07:20ZengElsevierEnergy Nexus2772-42712025-06-011810041510.1016/j.nexus.2025.100415Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energyConcetta Semeraro0Haya Aljaghoub1Hamad Khalid Mohamed Hussain Al-Ali2Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem3Abdul Ghani Olabi4Sustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, , United Arab Emirates; Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author at: Sustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, , United Arab EmiratesSustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, , United Arab EmiratesSustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, , United Arab EmiratesSustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, , United Arab EmiratesSustainable Energy & Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, , United Arab EmiratesThe extensive use of conventional oil and gas energy resources has significantly impacted the planet, accelerating global warming and climate change. A key solution to this issue is the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy (RE) sources. However, integrating renewable energy for transportation, power generation, and energy storage presents challenges due to its intermittent nature and reliance on external factors. A digital twin (DT) is an effective way to tackle these challenges. This technology utilizes adaptive models to simulate the real-time performance of physical systems in a digital environment, helping to predict and prevent potential system failures. This paper comprehensively reviews the latest research on the context, applications, lifecycle, functions, and architecture of digital twin technology in renewable energy systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772427125000567Digital twinCyber-physical systemsRenewable energyOptimizationSolar EnergyWind Energy
spellingShingle Concetta Semeraro
Haya Aljaghoub
Hamad Khalid Mohamed Hussain Al-Ali
Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem
Abdul Ghani Olabi
Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy
Energy Nexus
Digital twin
Cyber-physical systems
Renewable energy
Optimization
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
title Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy
title_full Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy
title_fullStr Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy
title_full_unstemmed Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy
title_short Harnessing the future: Exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy
title_sort harnessing the future exploring digital twin applications and implications in renewable energy
topic Digital twin
Cyber-physical systems
Renewable energy
Optimization
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772427125000567
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