Emergency generator set to bring drinking water to citizens in Cameroon

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In some developing countries, drinkable water supply is a rare commodity.

In the African continent, numerous communities live in conditions of extreme poverty, and the consumption of contaminated water causes many illnesses.

In Cameroon, we’ve just supplied emergency power for a water treatment plant. In this specific project, the water treatment equipment fits inside a 40’ container. These are portable systems, prepared to operate on rough terrain, which is why in these cases, generator sets are absolutely indispensable to keep everything operative and guarantee drinkable water supply.

The African market

At Genesal we designed a bespoke 100/110 kVA generator set with an autonomy of 42 hours at 100 percent load. Furthermore, given the disposition of the generator set inside the container, it was necessary to incorporate an engine whose control and maintenance components were all on the same side as it would only be accessible via one of its sides. These are its features:

Features

  • Maximum required power rating of 110 kVAs in standby.
  • Remote control panel to be able to operate the generator set from the whole system’s control room.
  • Fuel tank integrated into the baseframe with a capacity of 1000 litres in order to provide 42 hours autonomy at 100% load.
  • Engine specifically selected to have all control and maintenance elements on the same side to improve the operability and maintenance of the unit.
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Generator set for logistics center in north Europe

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Another achievement by one of our distributors in Northern Europe.

We have supplied 2 x 300 kVA gensets prepared to operate in parallel to mains, guaranteeing power supply in one of the most important logistics centres in the country.

Features

  • Genset prepared to operate in low temperatures, including anti-condensation heaters in the alternator, heaters in the inside of the canopy and oversized batteries to ensure start-up in extremely cold climates.
  • 620 L fuel tank integrated in the baseframe with leakage-collection bund with capacity for 110% the fuel tank’s capacity.

“Turnkey” emergency power for the future Sucre hospital, one of the most advanced specialty centres in Bolivia

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Precision and high reliability are fundamental in all emergency generator sets, but both characteristics are even more indispensable when it comes to supplying power to hospitals.

At Genesal Energy, we’re experts in supplying hospital emergency generators, as given the special characteristics of these facilities, it’s crucial to obtain the best results. Any failure in supply puts the patients’ lives in danger.

Amongst the latest projects carried out by Genesal Energy for the health sector is the design, manufacture and supply of a “turnkey” generator set for one of the best hospitals in the Department of Chuquisaca, in Bolivia. The future hospital is located in the city of Sucre and will be one of Bolivia’s health network’s most modern complexes. It will have 180 beds, a great parking lot and heliport, and will be a reference in the field of third-level, or highly specialized, hospitals.

Different loads

The client needed an emergency genset of 590-650 kVA for the hospital complex and Genesal Energy designed a generator set of great power in order to comply with the client’s needs given the different loads in the facility; guaranteeing power supply facing possible mains failures and thus, ensuring the hospital’s normal operation. These are the generator set’s main features.

Features

  • Engine cooling liquid recirculation and heating system to provide adequate temperature for startup.
  • Startup via external command.
  • Generator set soundproofed to avoid excessive noise and vibrations in the facility.
  • Gel Batteries.
  • Warranty increased to three years.

We participated in the construction of Cuyoaco, the great solar power plant which will power 163.000 homes in Mexico

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Genesal Energy participated in the construction of Cuyoaco’s first solar park, located in the Mexican state of Puebla and built on a surface of 755 hectares between the municipalities of Cuyoaco and Ocotepec.

The future 200MW photovoltaic power plant will become a reality thanks to the Mexican Government’s 235 million dollar investment, which will allow this region to have access to 730.000 panels to provide cutting-edge renewable energy, offering clean and renewable electricity.

With a total of two substations, one booster and one switching, the construction of the plant has had a great economic impact on the area through the creation of 1.000 jobs.

Genesal Energy will provide all of its experience in the renewable energy sector to this important project, through the design, manufacture and supply of a 395 kVA emergency genset for one of the substations. Specifically, the generator set will support the solar power plant’s booster substation.

Commitment with the environment

Genesal Energy’s focus on renewable energy is evergrowing, both nationally and internationally, and this is because of its great advantages and benefits in the industry as well as the company’s commitment with the environment.

In this case, the Cuyoaco photovoltaic plant isn’t only the first in the region to offer this type of technology, but it will prevent the emission of more than 145.000 tons of CO2 to the atmosphere, and will generate 551 GWh every year, the equivalent of supplying power to 163.000 Mexican homes.

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Features

  • 360-395 kVA soundproof generator set with FPT engine and Mecc Alte alternator (60Hz, 1800rpm, 220/127V).
  • Prepared to operate upon mains failure (automatic start).
  • Genset painted in the colour required by the client (RAL 1021).
  • Monoblock painted in the colour required by the client.
  • Alternator anti-condensation heating.
  • Control panel anti-condensation heating.
  • IB-Lite module for Modbus TCP/IP communication.
  • 1050 L bunded tank.
  • Analogic voltmeter and ammeter.

Made-to-measure power for the demanding Finnish market

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Flexibility and adaptability are two fundamental aspects when it comes to offering customised and optimal energy solutions.

The production of bespoke generator sets is one of the areas in which we’re specialised here at Genesal Energy. It is without a doubt one of our distinguishing characteristics, and it’s made us strong and competitive in a market as demanding as Northern Europe.

At Genesal Energy we’ve just manufactured a 200 kVA contingency generator set for this market, specifically for a client in Finland. Amongst its features are its ability to start up in the event of a mains failure and its 450L bunded fuel tank integrated into the base frame.

Client color

With a soundproof canopy and designed by our engineering department to operate at full performance when facing a temporary failure in electricity supply, our client also required a specific colour for the generator set. Following their indications, the genset’s canopy, a turnkey model, was painted in a very concrete tone of black, chosen amongst 200 alternatives in the RAL code colour palette.

Genesal Energy supplies emergency power to Cerro Dominador, the greatest solar complex in Latin America, located in the desert of Atacama

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The Galician company designed five special generators to operate in extreme conditions in one of the areas with most solar radiation on the planet

At the top of the Chilean desert of Atacama is Cerro Dominador. Comprised of a great thermosolar power plant as well as a photovoltaic plant, it is the largest solar complex in Latin America, and Genesal Energy participated in its construction through the manufacture and supply of five emergency generator sets designed to withstand the area’s high temperatures.

The units have been manufactured to operate at the top of the desert, in very extreme conditions, both in temperature and height, ensuring a correct level of ventilation at all times while maintaining a comfortable sound level in the thermosolar power plant. That way, the five special gensets guarantee power supply in all of the plant’s installations, from the lighting to the startup of the turbines or the administrative buildings.

Low permeability against sand

Cerro Dominador is located in María Elena, in the region of Antofagasta, one of the areas with the highest solar radiation index in the world. The complex will produce clean energy and, according to previsions, will prevent the emission of 640.000 tons of CO2 a year into the atmosphere, as well as create over 1.000 jobs.

To take power to this inmense complex, Genesal Energy adapted to the areas conditions, as the client needed customized generator sets, of the highest precision, with a low permeability facing sand and other impurities carried by the desert’s wind.

Features

  • Air inlet and outlet silencers.
  • Fans for cooling of the engine-alternator rooms.
  • Air conditioning system in the control room.
  • 2000-3000l double-walled fuel tank, approved under Chilean norms, with fuel transfer system for external fuel supply.
  • Made-to-measure control system logic to power the low and medium voltage systems and integration with the plant’s control system.
  • Motorised louvers to prevent the entry of impurities when genset is off.
  • 1mm aperture mesh to prevent entry of sand and other fine impurities when genset is on.
  • Motorized breaker installed independently to isolate it from vibration.
  • Seismic reinforcements of high reliability in all equipment to support seismic events, which are very frequent in the area.

Emergency power for the Navantia San Fernando shipyard

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Avoiding issues in first-rate installations and infrastructures is one of our specialties thanks to our R&D department.

As such, with innovation as our banner, at Genesal Energy we can offer complete, personalized and cutting-edge solutions like the ones we designed for Navantia and its San Fernando shipyard, in Cádiz.

We supplied a 1650 kVA genset for the shipyard, prepared to operate at full power and guarantee power supply to all equipment located in the dry dock.

The main objective was specifically to supply emergency power for the dry dock’s bilge pumps, which must operate continuously as there can be no water in the area, due to the personnel always at work in it.

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Features

  • 1500L fuel tank integrated in the baseframe with collection bund of 110% the fuel tank’s own capacity.
  • Parallel to mains operation with dual circuit breakers: one of them motorized for parallel with mains and one manual for connection of the load bank to carry out load tests with the genset already installed.

Generator installation and mounting

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Generators are categorized based on their installation and mounting methods. Understanding these categories is essential to select the right generator installation for each project’s specific needs.

Whether it’s mobile generators for remote construction sites, stationary emergency generators inside factories, or outdoor units operating in urban areas, each setup requires specific conditions that define its design and generator mounting type.

Although requirements can vary, three main factors define the installation and arrangement of a generator:

  1. Mobility – Will the generator remain permanently in one place or move between different locations?
  2. Environmental Exposure – Will the unit be installed indoors or outdoors?
  3. Noise Control – Does the location demand minimal noise emissions?

By addressing these questions, you can determine the most suitable generator installation and mounting solution.

Main types of generator installation

Despite the fact that there is an infinity of personalization options, there are 3 types of installations according to the parameters mentioned above.

1. Open stationary installation

This type of installation is foreseen for projects in which the generator is installed inside a building and it does not need to be moved once installed. Consequently, the generator does not need any casing to protect it from inclement weather, nor does it have any mobility device.

The generator will be installed on a steel bedplate (with or without an integrated fuel tank), capable of sustaining the static mechanical requirements, as well as the vibrations to which the generator will be subjected throughout its service life.

2. Sationary sound-damping installation

When the generator will be exposed to bad weather conditions, will be stationary and the sound level it produces will have to be low, this type of installation is the ideal one.

The generator is encapsulated in a galvanized steel cabinet, protecting it from inclement weather. The inner part of the hood is covered by sound-damping material, which allows for the reduction of the sound level which is emitted. Therefore, this type of installation is adequate in applications where noise is a crucial factor.

3. Mobile sound-damping installation

This is the type of generator which is usually seen in provisional installations (events, film shootings etc.). Its differentiating feature is that this type of generator must have the possibility to be moved to where energy is required; consequently, it will be installed on a trailer.

The device is placed on some special anti-vibration dampers, capable of sustaining the sheer stress (or lateral deformation) which can happen during circulation: factors such as braking, acceleration or bumps. In this way, one manages to protect the monoblock (the engine-alternator group) and to ensure the generator’s functioning and durability.

Custom Generator Installation Solutions

At Genesal Energy, we provide generators adapted to these three generic categories of installation and arrangement. They can be further personalized in order to adapt in the best way possible to the specific applications that our customers need.

We’ve supplied 18 new super-soundproofed generator sets to the Chilean market

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In Latin America, as well as in Europe, there are many countries with a growing demand for gensets providing low sound levels (therefore contributing to a greater social well-being), which are also guaranteed to be able to cover power requirements, whether it be for continuous use or in emergency situations.

One of these countries is Chile, a market with great possibilities and in constant expansion in the energy sector (especially in the field of renewable energy), for which we’ve designed, manufactured and supplied a total of 18 super-soundproof gensets.

The generator sets were tailor-made according to the client’s needs, and two different models were designed (five gensets of 500/550 kVA and 12 of 1000/1100 kVA), but with a common denominator: their great level of sound attenuation: 65 dB at seven metres distance at the point of maximum emission.

To achieve this, the engineering team and the sales department, which at Genesal Energy always work hand in hand, kept the basic cooling requirements into account, without surpassing the length and width of the 40’HC shipping container which encases the generator sets.

Double-walled fuel tank

Specifically in the 550kVA unit, we also installed a medium voltage step-up transformer, and in the 1.100 kVA, a 3.000 litre double-walled fuel tank inside the container, as well as control cabinets, silencers, etc.

On the other hand, to achieve a sound level of 65dB it was necessary to decrease the sound levels by 43’5 and 48 dB respectively. To reach this goal, we selected different materials and solutions, some applied in exactly the same way in both models, but others had to be adapted due to the unique characteristics of each unit, which went beyond their engine’s respective power ratings, to be able to comply with the technical specifications requested by the client.

Finally, once the open-field tests of the prototypes had been carried out following the indications and procedure set by the applicable regulations, the results were as follows:

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  • GEN1100TC: 64.5dB (A) at 7m distance
  • GEN550TC: 64.5dB (A) at 7m distance

These are the main features of both models manufactured for Chile by Genesal

GEN550TCGEN1100TC
PRP power500 kVA.
1000 kVA.
STP power500 kVA.
1100 kVA.
Voltage400/230 V + 23kV transformer.
400/230 V
Frequency50 Hz.50 Hz
RPM1.5001.500
Engine brandMTUMTU
Alternator brandMECCALTE WITH PMG.MECCALTE WITH PMG.
TypeSoundproof in 40 HC container.
Soundproof in 40 HC container.
Specific installation roomsThree independent areas
Two independent areas
Fuel tank1.500 L integrated in the base frame.3.000 L double-walled and approved according to Chilean regulations
Sound emission level56,3dB (A) 7m64,5dB (A) 7m.
PaintISO 12944 C5M.ISO 12944 C5M.
CouplingElastic between engine-alternator.
Elastic between engine-alternator.
Control systemCOMAP (possibility for parallel operation).DEIF (possibility for parallel operation).
Circuit breakerSchneider, removable and motorized.Schneider, removable and motorized.
Cooling systemRemovable for maintenance.
Removable for maintenance.