Greening the Grid - More Sustainable Design of Electrical Substations using a 3D BIM Model Integrated with Generative Design Approach

To combat climate change, many utilities around the world have set their own goals toward decarbonization throughout the whole life cycle of grid infrastructure, beginning with design, construction, and down to operation. For design of electrical substations, utilities have used traditional design methods for several decades. These conventional approaches often rely on iterative and manual processes with 2D CAD drawings and suffer from inherent limitations.