We supply power to CECOEL, the Big Brother of Spain’s grid.

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The CECOEL (Electricity Control Centre) controls every inch of the national electricity grid to ensure that the supply is perfect.

This organisation, dependent on Red Eléctrica, has its headquarters in Alcobendas (Madrid).

This operations centre performs real-time supervision of all the generation and transmission facilities of the national electricity system. The CECOEL operates 24/7, 365 days a year.

All the instructions for the correct programming of national electricity production and international exchanges to meet variations in electricity demand are issued from its offices. It also issues the operating instructions for the elements of the transmission grid to ensure that the control variables remain within the established parameters.

CECOEL secures the quality of supply and restores service when an incident occurs. Its maintenance must be optimal, and this is where generators come into play. In the event of a power failure in the grid and the hypothetical risk of a nationwide system outage, emergency power is crucial as part of the safety protocols.

Project development

As part of the organisation’s maintenance and modernisation plan, Genesal Energy replaced the existing generator set with a last-generation unit in a new location, further away from the main CECOEL offices. This way, the operation of the generator set would not alter the normal activity of the different departments in the slightest.

Extra fuel tank

Genesal Energy designed, manufactured and supplied this genset and also an additional tank – for which a large crane was required – in order to provide the genset with a high level of autonomy. Transfer pumps and the installation of connecting pipes between the unit and the tank completed the project.

Features

Special soundproofed Canopy. The unit starts by external command.

  • Internal tank with liquid collection tray.
  • 4000 litres Certified External tank double-walled (steel-steel).
  • Redundant automatic fuel transfer system between both tanks.
  • Automatic start-up control panel manufactured to customer specification.
  • Fuel consumption meter for carbon footprint calculation.
  • FATs were carried out with a load bank and in the presence of the client to verify compliance with all the requirements.

Genesal Energy emergency power for a mobile water-generation plant

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Water-generation plants extract water from the environment, concentrating and purifying it inside the equipment.

This type of mobile infrastructure makes it possible to bring drinking water to remote areas where access to it is very scarce or even non-existent.

Genesal Energy has just supplied a custom generator set for one of these plants. These devices operate in emergencies or natural catastrophes. They also play a fundamental role in places where there is a lack of water infrastructures.

Among other projects we have designed for this sector, we have manufactured and supplied a tailor-made 20ft DV container generator set.

What was the objective?

The solution developed by our engineers focused on powering the entire series of elements that are installed inside the container itself. The Engineering Department also points out the specific characteristics of the place, e.g. the humidity conditions, where the generator set is going to operate.

Importance of a generator set.

A genset is the main source of power for these plants, which are often installed in remote locations where the infrastructure is very poor. They are often commissioned in areas where there is not even access to a conventional power grid.

Customer need

The client needed a generator set with a great autonomy and the necessary robustness to be able to be transported through unconventional places where cargos are subjected to high stresses due to the shakings.

The small area available was also a handicap. It “forced us to build a fairly high base frame for generators of this power rate in order to reach the fuel capacity required for the requested operating hours”, our technicians explain. “We had to make reinforcements and frames for the container, completely different elements from the standard ones”, they underline.

Eventually, the engineering department was able to design the container as required by the customer in order to be able to install the rest of the elements.

Features:

  • Specially designed container meeting customer’s requirements.
  • Custom-designed base frame, adapted to the location and space reserved by the customer inside the container.
  • 1000 L base frame integrated fuel tank.
  • RAL colour required by the customer.

Genesal Energy increases its presence in the UK generator healthcare industry providing the Eastbourne hospital

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The design of generator sets for the healthcare sector must meet many criteria, but there are two without which achieving optimum performance would be virtually impossible: power and silence.

Genesal Energy Health generator sets complies with both – high power and soundproofing – ensuring normal operation in the event of any power failure or incident.

One of our latest projects has been delivered for the United Kingdom, reinforcing the power supply for Eastbourne Hospital, in the Southeastern County of East Sussex.

Power

The town of Eastbourne has a population of almost 100,000 and its hospital is a speciality centre that covers the demand of not only the city but also the small surrounding towns, making it one of the main health facilities in the county.

The project developed by our engineering department consisted of extending the emergency network designing, manufacturing and commissioning two new powerful and silent hospital generators, guaranteeing an average sound pressure level of 75 decibels at one metre at all times.

As with other special turnkey projects, the generator sets at Eastbourne Hospital have a number of features that set them apart. These are the main ones:

FEATURES:

  • Walls fitted with high-thickness acoustic panels and a synthetic foil for special soundproofing, guaranteeing also EI120 fire resistance.
  • Outlet Air silencers fitted to the container and Inlet Air silencers integrated into the container.
  • Mitsubishi engine fitted with a Mecc Alte alternator on a base frame.
  • Certified 1000-litre double-walled (steel-steel) tank inside the container.
  • Exhaust gas silencers providing -40 dB attenuation.
  • C5 paint surface treatment, according to ISO12944.
  • Automatic fuel transfer system.
  • Special power outlet busbars for coupling to the busbar trunking system.
  • Motorised air inlet and outlet louvers and indoor space heaters.

Genesal Energy takes part on the 17th DCD Connect Madrid

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This forum will bring together more than 1,400 leading national and international professionals from the data centre sector for two intense days.
Meet us at DCD Connect Madrid

Genesal Energy will attend the 17th edition of the prestigious DCD Connect Madrid event, scheduled for 21st and 22nd of May in Madrid. The Galician company will highlight its role as a key partner in the supply of distributed energy. In addition, this edition will be especially significant, as Genesal Energy will attend in collaboration with one of its trusted suppliers, the French company Moteurs Baudouin.

During this networking event, Genesal Energy’s CEO – Jose Manuel Fernández – together with the national sales manager – Miguel Vieites – will represent the company and share experiences with the attendees. They will showcase  the latest innovations designed by Genesal for critical installations.

DCD Connect is recognised as an experiential event that allows for the exchange of knowledge and the exploration of the most advanced technologies to meet an ever-increasing demand. As in previous editions, it will be attended by world leaders in the data centre industry.

Genesal Energy, tailor-made energy

Genesal Energy, based in the Northwest of Spain, stands out as a business group dedicated to the distributed energy sector. With a strong focus on innovation, specialisation and sustainability, the company designs, manufactures, and supplies high quality generator sets worldwide. Internationalisation is central to its business strategy, with more than 70% of its turnover coming from exports. It also has subsidiaries in Mexico and Peru, and its products are marketed in more than 40 countries.

Genesal Energy launches an Augmented Reality mobile app to visualise our generator sets ‘in situ’.

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The app, available for Android and iOS, allows you to see the inside of the gensets in real size and to check how they fit in the area chosen by the customer.

Using the Augmented Reality app

Do you need a generator set but you are not sure how it will fit once installed? Any concerns about the dimensions of the space you have reserved for it? Will it leave space for maintenance? Genesal Energy has decided to put an end to these doubts. Customers will be able to see the generator set they are considering purchasing in real size using their tablet or mobile phone. It’s Augmented Reality.

‘Try before you buy’ is always a highly valued experience by customers but in case of large products such as generator sets is not at all easy. Genesal Energy has created an AR (Augmented Reality) catalogue to provide the sales team with a state-of-the-art tool that allows them to simulate the layout of the generator set(s).

The mobile application, available for Android and iOS devices, allows to present a full-scale 3D model in any location, anywhere. Simple, “You directly select a model of our range and you can see it on a screen as if it were right in front of you, in real size”, explains Álex Blanco, Innovation Director.

The “Genesal Energy: AR catalogue” App is capable of positioning our generator set models on any surface, virtually visualising the machines in the location chosen by the customer to check the dimensions and suitability to the available space with absolute precision.

As if they were in front of you

“You select a model of our range and you see it on the screen as if you had it physically in front of you in real size, opening the doors to see how it fits in the space. It is a very helpful tool for our sales team, as they can arrive at a construction site and position the equipment in the area or in the target room and check the dimensions. Also, if there is any collision when opening the doors, see what the access to the interior is like.

 It is very easy for users to use the app and position the equipment without help, take screenshots and send them to us so we can check them without having to send a salesperson or a technician to the site”, explains Mr. Blanco.

This App has been developed in collaboration with Xoia and the support of the Ministry of Industry.  The Activa Financing line will allow us to offer a plus, an added value to our range of generator sets, as well as optimising processes and being at the forefront of new 4.0 Industry technologies.

News - Emergency generators for stadiums

Power Solutions for Stadium Emergencies

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Emergency power generating sets are a must in any stadium where competitions or tournaments are held.
Virtual image of soccer stadium

The lighting in stadiums is special since it must be uninterrupted during the matches, therefore, high reliability is essential. In addition, the design and manufacturing processes is carried out according to a series of parameters related to the particularities and dimensions of the facility, i.e. the seating capacity of the venue. Emergency generators for stadiums are a must.

In stadiums, emergency power is not only necessary to allow the sports competition to run smoothly in case of a power cut, but also, and most importantly, it is essential for safety, providing lighting and guaranteeing the operation of basic services in circumstances such as an evacuation.

The stadiums of Mendizorroza in Vitoria, Anduva in Burgos or Manuel Martínez Valero in the city of Elche, are some of the projects we have developed ensuring this type of facilities are always lit. Nevertheless, these are all customised solutions where the previous in-site work is of great importance to obtain the best results.

 

Oversized generator sets

In Mendizorroza, the Deportivo Alavés stadium, Genesal Energy opted for a 650 kVA High-Capacity emergency generator set ready to start automatically in the event of a power failure.

This upgrade was part of the stadium major refurbishment plan. An investment of more than 50 million euros that involved, among other works, increasing the seating capacity of the stadium by 60%, as in addition to football matches, it will be used to hold other recreational events.

The solution designed by our engineers included an oversized alternator to power the lighting of the football pitch; mainly metal-halide lamps. This type of luminaire has high performance – both in terms of light and colour – but also a drawback: they have a high peak start-up voltage & start-up and restart times of between five and ten minutes.

The Genesal Energy generating set is capable of powering this type of load and restoring the lighting in the stadium in the shortest possible time. Likewise, its electronic engine management allows maintaining a constant value in the frequency during continuous power supply and has a very fast recovery when faced with the load impacts at start-up.

Emergency generators for stadiums Mendizorroza

 

Emergency lighting at the Mirandés stadium

Four 42-metre-high towers and 120 LED spotlights illuminate the Estadio Municipal Anduva, With a seating-capacity of 6.000, it’s home to Club Deportivo Mirandés, the football team from Burgos. Genesal Energy has supplied it with a high-capacity, soundproofed emergency generator. To achieve maximum precision, we took care of the load calculation, designing a 900 kVA group with a highly reliable engine and sized to feed large peak loads.

Generator installed in Mirandés

Prioritising power and reliability in the development of the project, we also supplied continuous energy to guarantee the special lighting for the broadcasting of the matches in 4K HD quality, at the football stadium in the city of Elche.

Soccer field generator for the city of Elche