STORY: Digital twin technology at Xiaolangdi Dam takes central stage at 18th World Water Congress
DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:46
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Xiaolangdi Dam
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHONGLIN, Xiaolangdi Multi-purpose Dam Project Management Center, Ministry of Water Resources
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILIPPE GOURBESVILLE, President, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RENEE MARTIN-NAGLE, Co-chair of the International Science Committee, CEO and President of A Ripple Effect plc

STORYLINE:

The 18th World Water Congress, hosted in Beijing, has brought to the forefront a dazzling array of cutting-edge technologies.

Among these, the integration of digital twin technology has greatly facilitated the operations of the Xiaolangdi Dam, a colossal water infrastructure project along China's Yellow River.

This technology empowers operators with enhanced capabilities to efficiently manage the dam, forecast flood developments, and offer proactive measures.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG ZHONGLIN, Xiaolangdi Multi-purpose Dam Project Management Center, Ministry of Water Resources
"Digital twinning is the process of recreating an information system that simulates the operation of a physical entity in the digital world through the application of information technology. The construction of a digital twin for Xiaolangdi can guide us in functions such as water and sediment regulation, flood control scheduling, and water supply security, assisting us in decision-making and consultations. Xiaolangdi is one of the first pilot projects initiated by the Ministry of Water Resources and will be promoted for nationwide application in the future."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PHILIPPE GOURBESVILLE, President, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
"We call it digital twins because we are collecting information from the real world, and we are creating a virtual world like a video game -- a place where we can simulate and have impact on the reality, operating services, operating structures and managing the water. So this is the future for managing water. Digital twins are existing in the water sector and this is how we can improve the things, the possibility of interconnecting different resources at the national scale and even at the international scale in order to use properly the water resources we are facing."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RENEE MARTIN-NAGLE, Co-chair of the International Science Committee, CEO and President of A Ripple Effect plc
"That's fascinating. What happened from the digital twining, then what really happened -- they were pretty close, like the results were close. Digital twining has gone a long, long way, so I'm so impressed with the technology."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)