Adding a digital twin
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Digital twins are unique for each of your projects in Carbon Central. Be sure to have setup your first project by following our start guide.
Carbon Central offers two methods for adding your digital twin: automatic and manual. Here's how each method works:
Automatic Method Ideal for projects with real-time data from sensors in manufacturing plants or transportation fleets.
Replicate automated processes by integrating meters from production facilities, vehicles, buildings, and more. Configure your twin with digital measurement, verification, and reporting (dMRV) data to automatically create carbon assets according to your selected standard and methodology.
Manual Method Suitable for projects like forestry management, where data collection is periodic and may not involve sensors.
Map each step of your existing manual process, such as land management or forestry. Attach your methodology requirements, including manual reporting, audit reports, and other evidence, to your twin to create comprehensive evidence-based carbon assets for your selected standard.
If you're unsure which method to choose, select Manual for now. You can always switch between the two methods later on when configuring your token minting settings.
To streamline your digital twin setup process, Carbon Central offers a selection of templates designed to assist you in creating your digital twin. These templates are pre-configured with the necessary manual file requirements and meters required to align with the standard and methodology you're using.
Choose the template that best fits your project's requirements to kickstart the establishment of your baseline digital twin.
If you find that none of the existing templates suit your project needs, please don't hesitate to contact our support team at support@carboncentral.app.
We'll be happy to add support for a template tailored to your specific requirements.
Various standards and methodologies have specific criteria that must be met for eligibility. These typically consist of a series of questions or requirements that need to be addressed. We request that you complete these eligibility criteria during the setup of your digital twin.
You have the option to skip these eligibility questions for now by selecting "continue." However, please note that you will need to provide this information before enabling tokenisation in the future.
Dashboard Blocks and Devices
Once you've selected a template, it's time to review and identify the blocks and devices that are relevant to your project. Our templates are closely aligned with the selected Standard and Methodology.
For manual blocks, you can customise them by adding or removing required information/fields and document uploads.
For automated device blocks, you can customise them by configuring simulated meter values or integrating directly with your real meters.
Please note that customising digital twins can be a complex activity. We recommend reaching out to our support team so we can help you customise and onboard your project for free.
Digital Twins are a core feature of Carbon Central, designed to align data capture with real-world processes. While Digital Twins are complex, they can be broken down into a few key components to help users understand their structure and functionality.
The main Digital Twin tab provides an overview of its core components. At the top, the Digital Twin name appears alongside the batch selector, which lets users choose date ranges for viewing data.
The configure button opens the settings panel, where users can update minting details, adjust admin settings, and refine Digital Twin parameters.
Below, the key metrics section allows users to set indicators like carbon intensity or total emissions.
The core workflow follows, mapping devices and process steps based on the selected template. The next sections explain how to configure these elements.
The Batch Management tab is located at the top of this page. This document will cover batch management in the following steps.
The Pencil Icon (1) allows you to adjust which metrics are highlighted on your dashboard. You can customise key indicators such as total production output, energy consumption, and emissions to align with your tracking needs. By entering relevant formulas using Digital Twin data, you can include a wide range of metrics.
To modify a specific process step, click the ‘…’ (More Options) button (2 and 3) on any panel. For manual blocks, you can edit the form inputs to meet your company’s needs, including adding extra fields such as new evidence documents. For automated blocks, you can update key inputs like electricity and fuel consumption, material usage, or net CO₂ emissions. After making changes, click Confirm to save them.
Selecting Congigure (4) unlocks the minting and tokenisation. View our next article Getting ready for tokenisation for steps on moving your digital twin from edit mode, into live active minting mode.
Batches are used to store information relevant to a unique batch. This is commonly used to track and manage feedstock and storage of batches. These batches are also used to group automated data based on the start and end times entered.
When a user selects 'Upload' on one of these blocks, they are presented with the option to upload evidence and input the necessary data required for token minting. This streamlined process ensures that users can easily provide the documentation and information needed to generate tokens accurately and efficiently.
A crucial component of many methodologies involves recording and overseeing feedstock measurements obtained from meters. Through Carbon Central, project admins have the capability to seamlessly integrate their meters and utilise a mapping mechanism to align key fields from meter data with the expected fields for carbon credit calculation.
All digital twin templates come equipped with a simulated meter, furnishing users with sample data for immediate utilisation. Subsequently, you can transition to your production meters when suitable by contacting us.
Please contact our team to help configure manual information. User customisation of this information is coming in a future release.
Congratulations! Your digital twin is now ready to tokenise carbon assets! Your next step will be to setup the tokenisation business rules and create your first testnet tokens.
