The format presents Smart City innovations and best practices from business, administration and science. Each Network Talks event is curated by a member of the SCS Advisory Board. This gives a company, organisation or municipality the opportunity to present Smart City solutions and approaches from their day-to-day business.
BECAUSE THE FUTURE STARTS HERE. DIGITAL TWINS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
In this presentation, we will show how local authorities can plan their infrastructure more strategically and maintain it more efficiently, despite increasing investment pressures, scarce resources and growing demands.
Because well-planned infrastructure makes a tangible difference in everyday life – on the way to school, in the park or on the street outside your front door.
The focus is on a web-based digital twin for public spaces. The solution combines asset data, condition assessments, maintenance and investment planning within a single system.
This enables local authorities to take a holistic view of assets such as roads, trees, playgrounds and other facilities in public spaces, prioritise measures more effectively and plan investments in a more transparent manner.
Participants will gain a concise insight into what data-driven infrastructure planning in local government can look like – practical, transparent and forward-looking.
Look forward to a brief keynote and an exciting insight into how modern local government in Germany might function in the future.
DIGITAL MODELLING TO OPTIMIZE WATER RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS SUCH AS GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
The transition toward climate-neutral energy systems is creating new demands on resources that are often considered separately. One example is green hydrogen. While hydrogen can play an important role in decarbonizing industry and supporting the European energy transition, its production through electrolysis also requires not only cheap electricity but also a reliable supply of high-quality water.
Typically, around 9–10 litres of ultra-pure water are required to produce one kilogram of hydrogen. At industrial scale, this can translate into considerable additional water demand, while many regions are already facing increasing pressure on freshwater resources. This raises an important question: Do we really need to use potable water for green hydrogen production, or can alternative water resources already available at industrial and urban sites be used more intelligently?
This master thesis addresses this question through a digital water-resource modelling approach. A Python-based decision-support tool was developed to combine alternative water sources with the water demand of hydrogen production.
The results show that alternative water resources can substantially reduce dependence on potable water. Beyond this specific case, the work demonstrates how digital modelling can support more informed resource-management decisions by connecting water availability, industrial demand, storage, costs, and sustainability indicators to identify more circular and site-specific solutions.
We warmly welcome all current and former lecturers, students and alumni, as well as members of the Advisory Board for the Master’s programme in Smart City Solutions, to the Network Events. We are particularly looking forward to welcoming students and teaching staff from Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, and of course everyone who shares our enthusiasm for smart city solutions.
Lectures
Industry Insight
Because the Future Starts Here. Digital Twins for Local Government
Enes Derin M.Sc. | Sweco GmbH
Master Thesis Project SoSe 2025
Digital Modelling to Optimize Water Resources for Sustainable Applications such as Green Hydrogen Production.
Fatemeh Fanaei Sheykholeslami M.Eng. | Drees & Sommer
Panel Discussion
All speakers + Prof. Dr.-Ing. Angela Blanco-Vogt | Geodetic Land Management & Geoinformatics, HFT Stuttgart
Moderation: Sen. Prof. Roland Dieterle
On-site Participation
Hochschule für Technik
Breitscheidstraße 5
Building 8, Room 8/0.03, Ground floor
Duration
29 October 2026
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Registration via Eveeno
https://eveeno.com/scs-networktalks-november2026