According to Milence, the new location marks a key node in a TEN-T corridor running from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. Temse is located between Antwerp and Ghent, right in the heart of Belgium’s largest port and logistics region. Truck drivers will find eight charging points on site: four of them are equipped with chargers offering MCS and CCS connectors, while the remaining four offer CCS-only charging.
Importantly, Temse is the fourth Milence site in Europe to feature MCS technology. However, while the other three locations (Antwerp, Zwolle and Landvetter) each offer only one MCS charger up to 1.2 MW, the new Belgian charging park has four MCS chargers up to 1.5 MW, making it a first for Milence at this scale. These are megawatt charging systems from the Spanish manufacturer Power Electronics. In the future, Milence will also deploy MW chargers from its hardware partner Alpitronics.
In any case, drivers can use the on-site sanitary facilities during charging. Milence also states that vending machines and outdoor seating are available. In terms of pricing, charging rates in Belgium start at €0.379/kWh (excluding VAT) for ad hoc charging (for both CCS and MCS). Customers can also enter into volume-based agreements with Milence to access lower rates.
Milence now has 39 operational charging centers across Europe and eleven more under construction. “The opening of our fifth charging center in Belgium marks another step in the development of a reliable European charging network for electric trucks,” highlighted Lars Minekus, Regional Director for the Nordics, Benelux and the United Kingdom at Milence. “With Temse we not only strengthen an important logistical connection between Antwerp, Ghent and the rest of Europe, but we also actively contribute to the further development of megawatt charging.”
In this reference to the advancement of megawatt charging, Minekus points to Milence’s participation in the MACBETH project. The new Temse cargo center will be incorporated into this initiative. As part of MACBETH, multiple industry partners are collaborating to address the technical, social and economic challenges associated with the large-scale deployment of megawatt charging systems.
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