Digital Twins for Multiagent-Based Production and Energy Management Optimization of Integrated Steel Works

Decreasing carbon footprint of integrated steelworks requires the implementation of significant changes including the introduction of new process units, production modifications and the disruption of current gas and energy management, which is further challenged by the fluctuations characteristics of renewable energy sources. Therefore, existing management schemes must be altered to facilitate the transition toward C-lean processes. The contribution focuses on the first developments of the European project AgiFlex, which aims at a multi-agent-based tool addressing the listed challenges. The AgiFlex concept and the developed digital twins to be used in the multi-agent tool are presented