120 views Energy Daily News 2021 JAN 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Energy Daily News -- A new study on Energy - Energy Storage is now available. According to news reporting originating in Bloemfontein, South Africa, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Healthcare institutions, ranks the second highest energy intensive buildings in the commercial sector, with daily energy consumption ranging from 43 to 92 kWh per bed. Energy management in this sector may prove difficult due to the demand’s critical and non-deferrable nature.” Financial support for this research came from Central University of Technology. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Central University of Technology, “Therefore, in this paper, a validated optimal power dispatch model of a proposed hybrid energy system connected to a healthcare institution is developed. The healthcare institution considered in this study, which will remain anonymous,1 is subjected to Time-of-Use (ToU) tariffs and maximum demand charges and is considering the implementation of renewable energy technologies to reduce energy costs. Consequently, given the geographical location of the building, a system consisting of a photovoltaic tracking system with a battery bank and grid connection supplying the load is proposed and modelled. The aim is to optimize the power flow between the hybrid system and battery in order to minimize the grid energy costs based on the ToU tariff while reducing the maximum demand charges from the utility.”