Case Study: The Royal Children's Hospital achieves greener, reliable power with Cummins tri-generation and standby solution

The Royal Children's Hospital - Customer Case Study

The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, needed a reliable standby power solution for its new A$1 billion facility while also supporting its goal of becoming the country’s greenest and most energy-efficient hospital. Cummins provided a fully integrated tri-generation and standby power system using lean-burn gas generator sets and diesel generator sets.

Cummins implemented two 1160 kWe C1160N 5C (QSK60) gas generator sets for base-load tri-generation, plus three 2250 kVA C2250 D5 (QSK60) diesel generator sets for backup power, all managed by digital master controllers. The system reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 45% and is expected to cut the hospital’s CO2 emissions by around 20%, while lowering grid dependency, reducing electricity costs, and providing synchronized standby support during outages.

The Royal Children's Hospital