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Press Release16 June 2025Smart InfrastructureZug, Switzerland
AcegasApsAmga leverages Siemens’ Gridscale X to build digital twin of Trieste’s energy grid
Siemens' and AcegasApsAmga partner to ensure the stability of Trieste’s energy grid as it increase in complexity
Siemens
Smart Infrastructure continues to strengthen its partnership with Italian DSO, AcegasApsAmga,
announcing the commencement of a project, utilizing Siemens’ Gridscale X
technology to enable full situational awareness of the power grid of the Municipality of Trieste in Italy. This is crucial to advancing the city’s broader electrification strategy, primarily designed to mitigate
pollution levels stemming from the Port of Trieste, one of Europe’s most bustling ports.
By developing a digital twin of Trieste’s power grid, AcegasApsAmga aims
to proactively manage congestion challenges arising from growing integration of
distributed energy resources (DERs), and the
substantial energy demands of port operations. Siemens’ Gridscale X software
will support the DSO in ensuring a stable and efficient power supply for docked
ships. The port currently handles over 70 million tons of cargo annually,
making it a critical hub with significant energy needs.
Siemens and AcegasApsAmga Collaboration
Siemens
and AcegasApsAmga have a long-standing relationship spanning more than 100
years, with the Italian DSO leveraging Siemens’ SCADA system and evolving ADMS functionalities to optimize grid
operations. Now, with Gridscale X, the collaboration is taking a major step forward to support the decarbonization of the
municipality of Trieste. By simulating grid conditions, the software can proactively identify congestion points and calculate
the energy required to address them, ensuring a stable and reliable grid
while accelerating the Trieste Municipality’s
electrification and decarbonization programs.
"As the
power grid increases in complexity, we need to embrace digitalization to
optimize its performance and resilience,” said Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO of
Siemens Grid Software. “Collaborating with the Italian DSO, AcegasApsAmga,
presents a key opportunity for the utility to leverage Siemens’ digital twin
technology to simulate, monitor, and manage energy flows in real time, ensuring
efficient operations and supporting sustainability goals."
“Working
together with Siemens, we aim to gain critical visibility over the grid to
proactively identify potential congestion points and calculate the energy
needed to mitigate issues. Using Gridscale X, we can do this in an efficient
and reliable manner, ensuring there are no disruptions to Trieste’s port
operations,” said Carlo Andriolo, CEO of
AcegasApsAmga.
Leveraging Siemens’ digital twin technology to simulate, monitor, and manage energy flows in real time
AcegasApsAmga uses Gridscale X to gain critical visibility over the grid
About Gridscale X
Gridscale
X provides modular software that paves the way for autonomous grid
management. It is part of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform
that enables customers to accelerate their digital transformation easier,
faster, and at scale. Siemens’ Gridscale X platform offers powerful
capabilities designed to bring transparency into the low-voltage network. By
utilizing data from smart meters, the solution proactively detects outages,
visualizes grid congestion, and delivers actionable insights through advanced
analytics.
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