We supplied power to the Valdebebas pandemic hospital in Madrid to combat Covid-19

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Genesal Energy has supplied the whole emergency network for the Hospital de Emergencias Enfermera Isabel Zendal.

Built by the Community of Madrid in Valdebebas, through the design, manufacture and supply of two large emergency generator sets of 2.500 kVA.

The hospital complex, located near the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, has been built to combat covid-19 and its concept is based on the field hospital opened last March in Ifema. The Isabel Zendal hospital also features multipurpose treatment rooms which can be used as operating rooms or outpatient surgery rooms.

The complex contains 48 ICUs and a thousand beds, distributed in three wards of 7.400 square metres each. Due to its own characteristics, the pandemic hospital required a high capacity emergency network so that, facing a possible mains failure, the medical equipment and treatment would not be affected.

grupo electrogeno para el Hospital de Emergencias Enfermera Isabel Zendal en Valdebebas

Essential service

From the beginning of the health crisis, and as part of a sector which offers an essential service, at Genesal Energy we’ve increased our efforts to ensure power supply at all times to those indispensable services which, given their characteristics, can not grind to a halt. Amongst them are the critical services from the health sector such as hospitals, laboratories and investigation centres.

As specialists in the design and manufacture of generator sets for hospitals, we know that precision and effectiveness are basic aspects in the development process of this kind of gensets so as to not endanger the safety of the medical center’s facilities and above all, that of the patients.

For the pandemic hospital, our engineering team designed bespoke and of course, highly soundproof, generator sets. They were installed in 40’HC containers prepared to operate in parallel.

  • Hospital generator installed in Isabel Zendal Hospital
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Features

  • 3.000L double-walled steel-steel fuel tank integrated inside container.
  • Soundproof 40`HC container.
  • Prepared to operate in parallel between gensets, it includes a motorized breaker and a control panel which allows synchronization between gensets.

 

Taking our energy to one of the most advanced laboratories in Europe

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1,000/1,100 kVA emergency genset for a pharmaceutical laboratory.

Leader in the production of generic drugs, this laboratory is a reference in the pharmaceutical industry and its facilities in Tres Cantos (Madrid) are amongst the most innovative in Europe. With a surface of more than 100.000 m2 and featuring the latest technology, its headquarters are a benchmark in the sector.

In order to give the best support to the pharmaceutical giant and to guarantee power supply in the event of a power outage, the company was looking for a different generator set to what was in the market: it needed a customized unit designed to start operating at one hundred percent power facing potential adverse situations that may occur in the laboratories.

Dimensions and soundproofing

Our engineering team analyzed the lab’s particular features with the client, carried out meticulous fieldwork, and looked for the best location for the future emergency generator set.

The result was a 1,000/1,100 kVA emergency genset with specific features, especially with regard to its size and soundproofing. And so, it was vital for the generator set to be as silent as possible so that the emergency unit wouldn’t alter the usual development of work at the laboratories if ever there were to be a mains failure.

We gave the generator sets air inlet and outlet silencers and, if the process for the air inlet was relatively simple, installing the silencer for the air outlet -the area on the genset with the highest sound level- was no easy feat, and so we had to find another solution. In this case, we opted for a silencer of great dimensions, capable of reducing sound by 30 dB (A).

On the other hand, the generator set, of large dimensions, needed a suitable container to adapt to its size. The solution was as follows: it was attached to the exterior of the unit, and a specific structure was designed for this purpose, for its correct support.

Features

  • 600 L fuel tank in the base frame with capacity for collecting the engine oil.
  • Control panel accessible from the container exterior.
  • Engine cooling liquid recirculation and heating system to provide the adequate temperature for genset startup.
  • Silentblocks on the base frame to absorb the engine’s vibrations.

Galicia’s first Hilton hotel trusts in Genesal Energy emergency power

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Generator sets are indispensable in hotels as they are buildings which, due to their characteristics, under no circumstances can be left without power.

In the event of a mains failure, the generator set is essential and must start up in that very moment to supply power to all the hotel’s installations as each of its services must remain operative: laundry, kitchen, restaurant, rooms and, in some cases, even the central reservation system. Nothing can be stalled.

The hotel opened its doors in A Coruña on September 10th and aspires to become a reference in the Northeast of Spain. The project has entailed an investment of 14 million euros and the creation of 40 direct and 20 indirect jobs. Design, technology and innovation are three of the characteristics which define this hotel, which features 59 rooms.

A great dining terrace, designed for use in both summer and winter; a versatile library room, which may be used for business meetings, as well as a private terrace, are just some of the Hilton’s attributes.

Reliable and silent

To keep everything running at one hundred percent, the Double Tree by Hilton A Coruña, the first of the chain to open in Galicia, has a generator set designed and manufactured in our facilities in Bergondo, A Coruña, in order to carry out its assigned function in the hotel – one of the most exclusive in the city of A Coruña as well as the autonomous community as a whole – as effectively as possible.

Along with maximum reliability, the emergency genset is soundproofed to guarantee maximum sound level reduction, a fundamental aspect for buildings which, just like Double Tree by Hilton A Coruña, are located right in the city center.

Installation and features

Keeping in mind the space limitations in the installation area, a custom canopy had to be designed. As the engine-alternator assembly’s main compartment’s dimensions had to be maintained in order to ensure maximum sound attenuation, the generator set’s height was reduced instead and the base frame fuel tank eliminated. Instead, a double-walled external fuel tank was supplied, providing a greater autonomy.

Furthermore, the placement of the exhaust gas silencer was modified, placing the outlet to the side of the canopy instead of through its top, which would have been the standard configuration, in order to channel the exhaust gases through the existing chimney.

On the other hand, the soundproofing of the generator set was also increased through the integration of sound absorbing material of a greater thickness, as well as air inlet and outlet silencers attached to the unit. The client requested a specific sound level which we had to confirm during the FAT procedure, even surpassing the attenuation required.

The duct was also designed made-to-measure to channel the air outwards, as the air outlet was located in a place difficult to access.

In order to reduce the vibrations transmitted, the unit was placed on an anti-vibration canvas. Furthermore, we carried out the extraction of the existing generator set from the old building.

Genset (GEN220FI) render

We increased our presence in the Dominican Republic through antiseismic generator sets

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At Genesal Energy we’re experts in manufacturing highly specialized generator sets adapted to the peculiarities of all kinds of terrain.

Amongst the latest projects of this kind is the one developed for a photovoltaic power plant, in the Dominican Republic. A generator set was designed to resist the effects of earthquakes and was manufactured following the client’s needs after studying the area’s special seismic features.

The Dominican Republic, just like its neighbour Haiti, is located in an area of great seismic activity, caused by a system of 14 active faults which span across great part of its land and sea, meaning both Carribean countries are at considerable risk of experiencing earthquakes and tsunamis. The power plant is built in Matanza, in the Dominican province of Peravia, and received the green light by the National Energy Commission at the beginning of last year. The facility will have a power rating of 58MW, will employ 145.000 panels, and produce some 100 GWh once in operation.

145.000 panels

The generator set for the photovoltaic power plant, of 200 kVA, is part of the customized generator set range, and complies with all features which characterize an “antiseismic” generator set, as established by current regulations. The genset’s task is to supply power to the power plant in the event of a mains failure.

Features

  • Antiseismic generator set.
  • C5M treatment.
  • Control system adapted for external startup and electronic engine governor.

At Genesal Energy we’re reinforcing our commitment with renewable energy through the manufacture of gensets and transformers for two new solar power plants in Mexico

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Design, manufacture and supply of two generator sets and two transformers

The renewable power market is currently experiencing a great period in Mexico, whose privileged climate makes it the perfect place for the development of this market, and where administrative entities have been promoting the construction and implementation of numerous photovoltaic power plants throughout the latest years.

In two of them, the Cuyoaco and Border Solar power plants, in Puebla and Ciudad Juárez respectively, Genesal Energy participated in the design, manufacture and supply of two generator sets and two transformers within the company’s strategy to reinforce its presence in the American continent and the world of clean energy.

Both gensets, of 220 and 125 kVA, were manufactured for the client complying with the specifications and standards set by the Federal Electricity Commission. Both units needed to provide backup support for the booster and switching substations in the Border Solar photovoltaic power plant in Ciudad Juarez (Chihuahua). This power plant will generate around 456,5 gigawatts per hour a year, and is expected to supply electricity to companies of both the private and public sectors.

manufacture of transformers for two new solar power plants in Mexico

The final destination of the transformers, yet another achievment by Genesal Energy’s branch in Mexico, was the Cuyoaco power plant, the first of its kind to be built in this state. The Mexican Government will invest more than 230 million dollars in this project.

Main features

  • 600L double-walled (steel-steel) external fuel tank.
  • Prepared for startup via external command.
  • Winding heaters.
  • Analogical excitation voltmeter and ammeter.
  • Space heaters and thermostat in panel.
  • Paint and painting process according to CFE norms.
  • Electronic speed regulation.
  • DNP 3.0 communication protocol.
  • Third party inspection (BV) of the FAT procedure.
  • Spare parts according to CFE specifications.