While the majority of Australian new car sales still use either petrol or diesel engines, at government level, there is growing pressure to encourage the adoption of EVs (electric vehicles). In Adelaide, this trend is being fuelled (pardon the pun) by local government with many councils installing EV charging stations across their local government area.

The Future Fuels Fund has approved $24.55m in funding to applicants across 19 projects to expand Australia’s fast charging network for electric vehicles. These first round funds represent an increase of $8.05m more than originally planned due to the strength of applicants.

The funded charging stations will be located in 14 of Australia’s most populous cities and regional areas as part of a $71.9m initiative to remove barriers to the uptake of EV vehicles.

In addition, many local councils around South Australia are installing public EV charging stations subsidised by JOLT, a European company which specialises in fast charger infrastructure. For users of the charging stations, costs for recharging their vehicles is often subsidised by the local council.

You can expect to see more EV chargers around Adelaide and major regional centres in the very near future. Once the infrastructure is in place, the number of EV vehicles will quickly escalate.

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According to a report from McKinsey & Company, global sales of electric vehicles (EV) currently account for approx. 2.8% of light vehicle sales. However, research conducted by Deloitte indicates global EV sales will grow to about 32% by 2030.

Here in Australia, the Future Fuels Fund and many South Australian local councils are rolling out a fast charging network. (See article below for more information.)

MCS supplies a number of different brands of commercial grade EV chargers including Schneider and Aussie-grown Tritium.

Interestingly, Tritium now exports its EV chargers to 41 countries. It claims its chargers are located in regions that reach minimum temperatures of -35°C and maximum temperatures of +50°C. In large parts of Australia, the ability for commercial grade EV chargers to withstand these high temperatures is a definite advantage.

Tritium also offers some of the most advanced and reliable DC fast chargers for electric vehicles with units ranging from 50kW to 350kW. It’s also the first company to implement plug and charge capabilities which enable EVs and charging equipment to communicate and transact through the charging cable. In commercial applications where users pay for their charging, this is a remarkable capability.

Reliable advice and expertise for your application

When selecting EV charging infrastructure, there’s a lot to consider and there aren’t many specialists available in Australia to provide advice. But that’s one of the benefits of dealing with MCS Distribution.

We work directly with businesses and resellers to supply high-quality products to achieve efficiency, reliability and improve productivity.

For information on the best EV charging infrastructure for your application, get in touch with MCS or request a quote.

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• More than doubling the size of the hospital, including an upgrade of the Day Procedure Unit from 14 chairs to 30 chairs
• A new additional operating theatre
• Refurbishment of the patient recovery area
• New six bed Chest Pain Unit refurbishment of patient accommodation and ward
• Refurbishment of main entrance with new café, pharmacy and reception
• Significant infrastructure and support services upgrades

Critical power supplies are a matter of life or death for the healthcare industry. Facilities rely on their IT and medical equipment for patient care, and equipment relies on the availability of electrical power. In an effort to reinforce their emergency power systems, hospitals and healthcare facilities are adding UPS systems alongside their emergency power systems to ensure continued operation.

The objectives of today’s healthcare providers are therefore twofold; provide the best and safest level of patient care, while ensuring reliable infrastructure performance at the best possible cost.

Consider a hospital’s operating theatres, intensive care units or emergency departments; these areas require constant power to treat critically ill people.
Hospitals must meet strict regulatory requirements related to keeping the power infrastructure compliant, which creates its own set of unique challenges including allocation of capital budget and the need for continuous training and testing, etc.

MCS worked with the consulting engineer to provide the best in class power protection solution for the hospital. Working closely with the electrical contractor, our team successfully supplied and commissioned a 120kW modular UPS system with seven 20kW power modules and a 60kVA external transformer. In doing so, we were able to provide a few key benefits to the project, namely:

• Decentralised Parallel Architecture with true modular redundancy
• High availability
• Low total cost of ownership

While the hospital upgrade is still in progress, our UPS is now fully installed and commissioned. All feedback from the contractor has been positive to date. When asked, the director of the electrical contractor had this to say:

‘MCS were successful in winning the UPS package for the Hospital upgrade project supplying a 120kVA system. Their service throughout the construction phase was excellent with constant communication and updates on the progress of procurement. The commissioning went well with client training and the final set-up of the system transitioning smoothly.

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