2026 - AVEVA World - Milan - Infrastructure (Water, Cities, Transport, Marine)
ACCIONA: Digital Twin for TKO Desalination Plant
ACCIONA Water presents a digital twin for Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O seawater desalination plant (130,000 m³/day). Combining real-time and historical data with dynamic simulation and machine learning, the twin enables scenario testing, optimisation, operator training, and predictive maintenance. The architecture uses AVEVA System Platform for the digital asset model and operator interfaces, a historian connection to the DCS, and AVEVA Dynamic Simulator, with cybersecurity via network isolation and firewalls.
Industry
Infrastructure
Company
Acciona
Speaker
Mariano Martin
Digitalisation Technology Technical Leader at AccionaMariano is an advanced IT and OT expert with years of experience in Electrical engineering, communication networks, customised software and hardware solutions, and the application of new technology in the industrial sector. He is the technical leader responsible for the digitalization, technology and circular economy department at Acciona for water and wastewater treatment. He is passionate about using his expertise to drive innovation and to make a difference in the future of our planet. He holds degrees in both computer engineering from the college Innovation Luis Vives and in political science from the Complutense University of Madrid.