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这一繁荣伙伴关系（PP）是对地方、国家和国际日益增长的共识的直接回应，即气候变化应被视为紧急情况，作为紧急情况的一个关键部分，能源系统必须转型。英国要想取得成功，就必须让所有相关方--各级政府、监管机构、创新者、行业、投资者、消费者和公民--都参与进来，赋予他们权力，并使他们有能力及时做出明智的决策。这些决策跨越整个能源系统：跨越能源价值链--从发电到交付再到使用;跨媒介和部门--热力、运输、电力、工业;以及跨技术、商业模式、市场、政策和监管。迫切需要作出的决定必须考虑到整个能源系统这些方面之间复杂的相互作用、相互依存和权衡，作出这些决定所处环境的复杂性和不确定性要求采取新的办法。数字双胞胎被认为扮演了一个角色。该PP将“全系统思考”转化为“全系统行动”;它将数字孪生从可能性转化为现实，网络运营商将利用数字孪生实现转型，并在利益相关者社区实现良好的气候、经济和社会成果。创建一个数字双胞胎，跨越和整合多个矢量-电力，热量，氢和工业-使系统级的洞察力，要回答的问题和决策要澄清的创建一个架构，促进以一致和连贯的方式集成多个能量矢量，以便获得整个系统视图，不是对独立的“筒仓”的单独看法。以创新的方式使用复杂的建模，人工智能和机器学习开发新技术;这将产生知识产权，使数字孪生的使用更接近于“商业作为实体”。应用开放原则，扩展和与其他数字双胞胎的集成变得更容易，从而加强了转换的能力，一种迭代式的发展方针，使适应能够对适应过程中获得的经验教训作出反应，PP和数字孪生的艺术和科学的进步以及该行业正在发生的转型过程。具体的目标和承诺摆在我们面前，几乎没有时间实现它们。我们已承诺在2035年实现净零电力系统，前提是确保供应安全。我们已经宣布了一项英国能源安全战略，该战略依赖于多矢量方法。我们如何知道2035年的净零电力系统是可能的，并且它会起作用？我们如何才能确信供应安全能够得到合理保证？我们如何知道需要在矢量之间进行哪些权衡才能实现最佳结果？我们如何协调该部门所有参与者的努力，以提供所需的服务？集成的数字双胞胎--本PP的重点--将有助于做到这一点。它将使人们对未来的制度及其运作形成共同的看法。它将为来自不同媒介的利益攸关方提供一种方式，使他们能够使用共同的参考点和语言讨论和解决问题。它将帮助创新者看到他们好想法的背景。它将帮助投资者看到机会和价格风险。它将支持人们做出对于人类思维来说过于复杂的决策，如果没有复杂的功能来支持它们，人类思维就无法做出这些决策。这种PP提供了这种能力，重要的是，它是在行业背景下实现的-连接研究，创新和现实世界的应用。

This Prosperity Partnership (PP) is a direct response to the growing local, national and international consensus that climate change should be treated as an emergency and that as a key part of this, the energy system must be transformed.Fundamental change is needed if energy system transformation is to be achieved. The UK will only be successful if the many parties involved - government at all levels, regulators, innovators, industry, investors, consumers and citizens - are engaged, empowered and equipped to make properly informed decisions in a timely manner.These decisions span the whole energy system: across the energy value chain - from generation to delivery to use; across the vectors and sectors - heat, transport, power, industry; and across technology, business models, markets, policy and regulation. Critically needed decisions must account for the complex interactions, interdependencies and trade-offs between these aspects of the whole energy system.The complexity and uncertainty of the environment in which these decisions must be made require new approaches. Digital Twins are much talked about as playing a role. This PP will take "whole system thinking" to "whole system action"; it will move Digital Twins from possibility into reality where they are being used by a network operator to deliver transformation and realise good climate, economic and social outcomes across the stakeholder community.The novelty of this work can be expressed in several ways:The creation of a Digital Twin that spans and INTEGRATES multiple vectors - electricity, heat, hydrogen and industry - to enable system level insights to be gained, questions to be answered and decision making to be supportedThe creation of an architecture that facilitates the integration of multiple energy vectors in a consistent and coherent way so that a whole system view is obtained, not separate views of separate "siloes".The development of new techniques using sophisticated modelling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in innovative ways; this will generate Intellectual Property that progresses use of Digital Twins closer to "Business As Usual".Application of the principle of openness so that enhancement, extension and integration with other Digital Twins is made easier thereby strengthening the ability to transform, and to do so at greater pace and with lower risk.An iterative development approach which enables adaptation to respond to learnings gained in the course of the PP and from advancements in the art and science of Digital Twins and from the process of transformation happening in the sector.Specific goals and commitments are in front of us and with little time to deliver on them. We have committed to a Net Zero Power system in 2035 subject to security of supply. We have declared a British Energy Security Strategy which depends upon a multi-vector approach. How do we know a Net Zero Power System in 2035 is possible and that it will work? How can we have comfort that security of supply can be reasonably assured? How do we know what trade-offs between vectors will be needed to deliver the best possible outcomes? How can we align the efforts of all players in the sector to deliver what is needed? An integrated Digital Twin - the key focus of this PP - will help do this. It will enable people to form a shared view of the future system and its operation. It will provide a way for stakeholders from different vectors to discuss and solve problems using a common reference point and language. It will help innovators see the context for their good ideas. It will help investors see opportunities and price risk. It will support people make decisions that are too complex for the human mind to make without the assistance of sophisticated capabilities to support them. This PP delivers that capability and importantly, does so in the context of the industry - connecting research, innovation and real-world applications.