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The energy sector is among the sectors where the uninterrupted continuation of production, transmission, and distribution activities is essential. Since operations must continue around the clock at many workplaces, such as power plants, natural gas facilities, refineries, and energy distribution centers, shift work systems are widely implemented. In particular, the need to ensure uninterrupted energy production and the regular delivery of that energy to consumers have made the shift work system one of the sector’s fundamental operating models.

Ongoing transformation in energy markets and the rapid increase in the share of renewable sources have elevated energy storage systems (the "ESS") from merely a supplementary technology for storing surplus electricity to a critical element in grid flexibility and supply security...