Technology Magazine May 2023 | Page 78

Benefits of digital twins

Benefits of digital twins

Not only driving sustainability and the circular economy at speed and scale , digital twins help companies reduce their costs , resource use , and carbon footprint , according to a report by Accenture . The report , written by Simon Bentley and Tony Murdzhev , also states that virtual twins can unlock combined additional benefits of US $ 1.3tn in economic value and 7.5 Gt CO2e emissions reductions by 2030 . potential to lower emissions across entire road networks .”
Sustainability and digital twins Digital twins can have a significant impact on goals to reach net-zero by 2030 . Nonetheless , to do so they must themselves be sustainable – as Macnish adds : “ To have a chance at any lasting impact , digital twin technology must be able to do the work required of it , and must be accepted by the people responsible for , and affected by , this work ,” he comments .
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