Thinking Across Sectors: How THORIUM Integrates Planning for Electricity, Heat, and Mobility

Those who still think of energy planning in silos will face the consequences in a crisis tomorrow. Climate goals, blackout scenarios, mobility transition: the challenges are piling up. And they cannot be separated. Because the energy infrastructure of tomorrow needs more than simplistic redundancy. It must be resilient across sectors. Electricity, heat, and mobility influence each other. This is precisely where THORIUM comes in, addressing this complexity with a data-driven, holistic approach.

What sets THORIUM apart is not just its technological sophistication. It’s the thinking in connections. Electricity, heat, and mobility linked in one platform. This means: no more isolated solutions and no duplicate calculation efforts.

THORIUM is a flexible simulation platform for analyzing and optimizing complex energy systems. This is made possible by a generic model for energy flows. It allows electricity, heat, and mobility to be simulated, evaluated, and strategically controlled within a consistent framework. A seamless sector coupling for civilian and military infrastructures.

Resilient energy systems must not only function when everything is running smoothly. But especially when they are not. THORIUM applies this principle to the entire infrastructure. Whether power outage, supply gap, or geopolitical pressure: the system shows which supply areas (Critical Core) can be prioritized and maintained – and for how long.

This form of priority supply is not only technically innovative, it builds trust: among political decision-makers, in operational command centers, and among sustainability officers.

What THORIUM specifically delivers:

• Real-time optimization with current energy market and weather data

• Multi-objective optimization (costs, emissions, autonomy)

• Modular expandability through templates and technology building blocks

• Interactive visualizations (energy flows, operational management, techno-economic key figures)

• Autonomy model with variable degrees of autonomy over time

This reduces planning efforts, creates robust scenarios, and makes cross-sector interactions visible.

A mobile field hospital of the armed forces is being prepared for humanitarian missions in a geopolitically unstable region. The supply situation on site is uncertain, grid connections are unavailable, and diesel imports are limited.

With THORIUM, a hybrid energy system is modeled that aims to coordinate electricity for operating tents, cooling for medical storage, and heat for hygiene facilities. Integrated are PV modules, battery storage, a redundant heat generation system, and a scenario simulation for emergency power supply via a backup power unit (NEA).

By prioritizing critical supply functions, it can be ensured that emergency medical care remains operational even under the most adverse conditions. THORIUM enables the optimization of these systems under time and resource constraints – with clear statements on autonomy duration and supply quality in crisis situations.

What happens during a power outage? How long will the system last? THORIUM provides precise answers in the form of realistic simulations. The integrated prioritization model shows which 'Critical Cores' can be maintained – both technically and economically.

The platform simulates realistic scenarios, prioritizes measures, and reveals interactions between electricity, heat, and mobility infrastructure.

This makes crisis planning comprehensible and controllable. And resilience concrete.
This helps energy managers who need clarity, executives who want to make ESG goals manageable, service providers who must prioritize under cost pressure, and strategic decision-makers who bear political responsibility.

THORIUM offers:

• Scenario-based autonomy analysis

• Adaptability to military requirements and certifications

• Reduction of tendering effort and certification costs

• Savings through tool consolidation

The benefit: more resilience, less effort. More clarity, less risk.

Because what good is redundancy if no one knows how much risk really remains? Those who plan resilient energy systems must think in networks.