Energy Consumption Indicators | Electrical Project
Energy Consumption Indicators
Abstract
Electricity demands in hospitals are characterized by their
need for high quality, guaranteed supplies. The existence of captive
electricity uses and the size and regularity of the electrical and heat loads
required by hospitals are aspects that could well buttress the possibility of
installing cogeneration plants fired by natural gas (CHP).
The purpose of this paper is to estimate the CHP technical
potential in hospitals. Based on a classification of hospitals by specific
energy consumption indicators, this potential is assessed, taking into
consideration gas fueled engines associated with absorption cooling systems. A
potential figure of approximately 500 MWe was obtained, whose effective
implementation runs up against the obstacles inherent to hospital sector.
