Digital Twin for Positive Energy Districts (DT4PED) explores how digital twins can be used to design, validate and operate neighbourhoods that produce more renewable energy than they consume. I was the lead developer on the project and my work focused on both the interactive and technical aspects of the digital twin:
- Unreal Engine visualization – built all real-time 3D visualizations of districts, enabling stakeholders to explore energy flows, building performance and sustainability scenarios.
- Simulation pipeline – guided a junior developer to implement a data pipeline that ingests new simulation results (energy, PV, CFD, etc.) and deploys them immediately into the digital twin, making the system responsive to continuous model updates.
- Pixel Streaming infrastructure – architected a streaming setup connecting Unreal Engine to the project’s web front-end, allowing remote access and interaction with the district twins without requiring local installations.
This work bridged advanced simulation data with immersive, accessible interfaces, supporting the project’s goal of creating trusted digital twins for Positive Energy Districts in several countries.