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Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo)
The Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) is a pioneering digital twin platform for climate change adaptation that improves system-wide resilience across infrastructure networks.
CReDo leverages digital twin technology to help infrastructure owners and operators respond to extreme climate scenarios, preventing potential asset failures across sectors. By understanding infrastructure interdependencies, the project will enhance decision-making regarding infrastructure investment, thus reducing the costs associated with repairs and helping society maintain essential services during extreme weather.
“CReDo+ will deliver a platform that allows us to better understand infrastructure interdependencies, improve planning investment, and ultimately increase resilience.”Dr. Elliot Christou, Data and Technical Lead at Connected Places Catapult.
How CReDo works
CReDo’s core technology integrates weather data and infrastructure models to assess the impact of extreme weather events across interconnected infrastructure networks.
This technology helps asset owners:
- Visualise cascading risks across energy, water, and telecoms sectors
- Improve decision-making on operational and investment issues
- Safeguard sensitive data by controlling access to critical insights
CReDo in action
- CReDo+ Beta Project aims to predict and mitigate the risks to energy networks from extreme weather events. Nearly £10 million has been secured by UK Power Networks and partners, including Connected Places Catapult, to further develop CReDo. This project is part of the Strategic Innovation Fund and is supported by Ofgem and Innovate UK.
The project will develop a digital twin platform to enhance investment planning for resilient infrastructure and better understand cascading risks from extreme weather events such as flooding, extreme heat, and strong winds. - CReDo+ will:
- Predict risks to energy networks caused by extreme weather
- Strengthen infrastructure resilience against climate threats
- Develop tools for improved planning and investment into climate resilience
- Build on the existing CReDo project to encompass energy sector resilience
Key partners
The CReDo+ Alpha Project
Analyses the impact of flooding on energy, water, and telecoms networks, identifying vulnerabilities to improve climate resilience.
The CReDo Extreme Heat Project
Funded by the Ofwat Breakthrough Challenge, this project focuses on understanding how extreme heat affects water networks.
The CReDo Asset Risk Tool
A prototype from the CReDo Extreme Heat Project, helping to assess how different weather scenarios could impact water assets, enabling better risk planning.
Future vision
CReDo showcases the potential for cross-sector collaboration. The platform aims to:
- Expand its scope to sectors such as transport
- Adapt to broader challenges like net zero and climate mitigation
- Become a key tool for systems-based decision-making across the UK
The ultimate goal is to build an ecosystem of digital twins that work together to solve climate and infrastructure challenges.
Get involved
For more information or to learn about opportunities for collaboration, please contact:
Email: credo@cp.catapult.org.uk
