Bently Systems has announced the finalists of the 2024 Going Digital Awards. This year's awards highlight the remarkable achievements in the Process and Power Generation category, which underscores the transformative impact of digital technologies on critical energy and industrial projects.

Among the finalists in Process and Power Generation category are:

• MCC Capital Engineering and Research Incorporation for its pioneering work on the world’s first hydrogen metallurgy engineering demonstration project in Hebei, China.

• WISDRI Engineering and Research Incorporation for its digital applications in iron and steel EPC projects in Hebei, China.

• PowerChina ZhongNan Engineering Corporation for creating a digital twin of the Bozhong Offshore Wind Farm Site in Shandong, China.

Process and Power Generation is one of 12 categories and 36 finalists selected from over 250 nominations submitted by organisations in 36 countries.

The other categories and finalists therein include:

BRIDGES AND TUNNELS

• JMT: Digital experience for the I-95 Rappahannock River crossing construction project in Virginia, US.

• QK4: Going digital survey with BRIDGING KENTUCKY in Kentucky, US.

• Tecne Systra-Sws Advanced Tunneling: Digital implementation in tunnel assessment and rehabilitation in Italy.

CONSTRUCTION

• PT Hutama Karya (Persero): Navigating the complexities of Jakarta MRT, Phase 2A, CP 203, with digital solutions in South Jakarta, Indonesia.

• Webuild: 4D modeling and construction management for a pedestrian steel bridge in the New ENI Headquarter Complex in Milan, Italy, San Donato Milanese, Lombardia to Milano, Italy.

• Proicere: SPRS retreatment (SRP) at Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria, UK.

ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING

• Arcadis: A blueprint for transforming project delivery through automation in Birmingham, UK.

• Mott MacDonald and HDR: The Ontario Line information management in Toronto, Canada.

• Amey: Core Valley Lines (CVL) transformation in South Wales Metro, Wales, UK.

FACILITIES, CAMPUSES AND CITIES

• Guangdong Airport Authority: Digital innovation application of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Phase III, Expansion Project, in Guangzhou, China.

• PT Wijaya Karya (Persero): Nusantara Presidential Complex in the New Capital City of Nusantara, Indonesia.

• China ENFI Engineering: Digital construction project of comprehensive garbage treatment facilities in Xiong’an New Area, Beijing, China.

RAIL AND TRANSIT

• SPL Powerlines UK: Midland main line electrification, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and South Yorkshire, UK.

• Transport for London: The Elizabeth Line in London, UK.

• INECO: Master design stage RBDTD-LV-DS3, North Latvian Section in Latvia.

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

• China Road and Bridge Corporation - China Highway Engineering Consulting Corporation: Phnom Penh–Bavet Expressway in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

• WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation: Wuhan Gaoxin 4th Road Comprehensive Reconstruction Project in Wuhan, Hubei, China.

• Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH): Digital twin implementation for the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project, Caloocan to Manila, in Metro Manila, Philippines.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

• Hyundai Engineering: New physical modeling method for plant steel structures using STAAD API in Seoul, South Korea.

• Arcadis: Advanced analysis and design of flood protection structures through automation in New York City, Indianapolis, and Dallas; an New York, Indiana, and Texas in the US.

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation: Enhancing urban connectivity – The Punjabi Bagh Interchange in New Delhi, India.

SUBSURFACE MODELING AND ANALYSIS

• Dataforensics: USACE ground to cloud – enterprise data management migration in Washington, District of Columbia, US.

• Spark and WSP: North East Link Central Package in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

• PT Hutama Karya (Persero): Integrating subsurface model for efficient geotech data management in Trans Sumatera, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia.

SURVEYING AND MONITORING

• Monir Precision Monitoring - Samantha Ford: 31 Parliament Street urban infrastructure and excavation shoring monitoring in Toronto, Canada.

• Water Supplies Department: Digital twin of the Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

• China First Metallurgical Group: Application of intelligent construction technology in the construction of comprehensive improvement project for the outlet reach of Fuhuan River, Wuhan, Huebei, China.

TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

• Southwest Electric Power Design Institute of China Power Engineering Consulting Group: Full lifecycle digital applications of Butuo ±800 kV Converter Station in Liangshan, Sichuan, China.

• COPEL Distribuiçao: Implementation of BIM modeling for medium- and high-voltage substation projects in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

• Exo: Ohio falls river crossing towers in Kentucky, US.

WATER AND WASTEWATER

• Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology - Wanhua Chemical (Penglai): 300,000 tnnes per day seawater desalination project of Wanhua Chemical (Penglai) in Yantai, Shandong, China.

• L&T Construction: Uttar Pradesh tube well project under Jal Jeevan Mission in Uttar Pradesh, India.

• Basic Sanitation Utility Company of the State of São Paulo – Sabesp: Integra 4.0 cultural transformation through digitalisation in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Representatives from these finalist organisations will present their groundbreaking projects to a panel of 34 independent judges. The winners will be announced on October 9 during the 2024 Going Digital Awards event at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver.

The annual awards event honors the extraordinary work of Bentley’s global users, showcasing how innovative software enables the advancement of the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life.

By Abdulaziz Khattak