Challenges of Phasing out Emergency Diesel Generators: The Case Study of Lacor Hospital’s Energy Community

Power outages of the electricity grid threaten the proper operation of critical infrastructure such as hospitals. To cope with this problem, emergency diesel generators (DGs) are often used to guarantee continuous and resilient electricity supply, resulting in increased costs and greenhouse gas (GHG...

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Main Authors: Alex Felice, Jacopo Barbieri, Ander Martinez Alonso, Maarten Messagie, Thierry Coosemans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1369