Genesal Energy secures supply at Europe’s leading engineering research centre

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Investment in innovation & research ensures the competitiveness of a company.

This is often materialised in a research centre or campus which search for the best suppliers and solutions.

Genesal Energy has designed a solution to secure the power supply of Europe’s largest enclosures engineering space. These 29,000 sq. metres premises are devoted to the research of customised enclosures for large buildings around the world, with a team of 350 engineers and architects.

Our solution was a 250 kVA generator set with an autonomy of more than 6 hours, vibration isolation and a silent engine that does not interfere with advanced test benches or thermal and acoustic performance tests.

Genesal Energy has eliminated the risks of power supply instability, power cuts or voltage variations, ensuring the progress of research.

Our engineering solution: research center generator

An open generator set with an engine-alternator direct coupling on a steel bedplate. The integrated 350 L tank provides an autonomy of 6.8 hours. Vibration isolation between the base plate and the monoblock was achieved by means of a rubber anti-vibration system. The integration of protections for moving parts and hot parts has also been taken into account, as well as emergency stop buttons and other elements necessary to operate the unit safely.

Features

  • Supply: 2800mm bedplate
  • Tank: 350L integrated in the bedplate
  • Silent model: GSA 365 (-25dB)
  • Control panel: ComAp InteliLite

 

 

 

We equipped a children’s hospital with a generator to avoid incidents due to lack of power supply

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Genesal Energy has equipped a children’s healthcare center in Bebington (Wirral), in the northwest of England, with a generator.

The children’s hospital, located just 8 kilometers from Liverpool, will now have an additional generator to ensure essential care for children, preventing a power outage or any other technical incident from disrupting the normal activities of the center. In this way, the safety of the children is ensured, and they can be attended to at all times both medically and emotionally.

It is crucial for such facilities to have an emergency generator, as its use would help prevent and respond to various adverse situations that may arise in such a center. Thus, it provides confidence and flexibility to ensure the power supply in areas where it is unstable or non-existent, such as rural areas, hard-to-reach areas, or establishments that need guaranteed electricity 24 hours a day. It acts as a power backup and support in situations where the quality of the supply is deficient or prone to frequent interruptions.

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Among the differentiating advantages of using an emergency generator is the uninterrupted power supply. In this regard, Genesal Energy ensures that critical operations continue during power outages, avoiding economic and productivity losses.

Similarly, generators for hospitals and healthcare centers keep essential medical equipment running, which is vital for the life and well-being of patients.

Thus, an emergency generator is an essential tool to ensure operational continuity, safety, and resilience in different scenarios. Its ability to provide reliable power in emergency situations makes it a fundamental and strategic investment for many organizations and infrastructures, especially those providing social and child care.

Guaranteed Safety

On the other hand, security systems are essential. Genesal’s generator will allow surveillance cameras, alarms, and other security systems to continue operating in the event of an electrical failure or power outage. In so-called critical infrastructures, such as water treatment plants or pumping stations, the generator would ensure that basic services are not interrupted.

But this system can also be used for temporary events. In outdoor activities, the generator provides power for lighting, sound, and other necessary equipment, while in construction areas, it allows power to be supplied to tools and equipment in places where there is no access to the electrical grid.

In this regard, Genesal is also positioned as a reference in disaster mitigation, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or other catastrophes, providing power for shelters, rescue centers, and other emergency facilities. It thus contributes to resilience in extreme situations.

Children’s hospital generator: Solution designed by engineering

The project developed by our engineering department consisted of providing an emergency network with the design, manufacture, and commissioning of a silent generator that guarantees at all times and in any incident the operation and safety of the center’s medical activities.

The generator has a power of 160/176KVA, in a soundproof cabin, with a bunded type tank integrated into the cabin, a main switch panel, and an external power output panel. The cabin, in addition to rain guards on the door frames, also has a mesh to prevent animals from entering.

Features

  • Soundproof generator in a 3400 cabin, with a fuel tank integrated into the chassis, capacity 450L.
  • Liquid collection tray integrated into the chassis.
  • External power output panel with connection plates and auxiliary service terminals to facilitate customer connection.
  • Battery box for explosion protection.

 

New care home generators to guarantee energy supply

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There is an undeniable demographic transition towards an ageing population and the well-being of senior citizens in care centres is a sensitive issue in our societies.

The role of care home generators

One of the key elements to provide such care is to ensure the safety and continuity of power supply during outages and emergencies, ensuring the health and safety of residents.

Power outages in these facilities can pose a real threat as they house elderly people who often have special medical needs such as infusion pumps or vital sign monitors. Also, communication lines can be disrupted, jeopardising alarm and security systems or mobile telephony.

A trustworthy care home generator set will also maintain emergency lighting systems which prevent accident and facilitate evacuation in case of need. This backup energy is also essential to power heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. There are times when the weather is more unstable and the temperature in the premises must be kept within comfort levels.

High quality solutions

Genesal Energy specialises in offering highly innovative energy solutions. A manufacture that guarantees the supply in such sensitive environments as geriatric care homes.

Features

  • Soundproofed generator set in a 3400 mm canopy.
  • 5.000 litres base frame integrated fuel tank capable of providing an autonomy of 16.5 hours at 100% load.
  • Exhaust silencer was installed inside the canopy, provides a noise reduction of -30 dB.
  • Heating resistor in the cooling system to keep the engine at an optimum temperature for starting.
  • Control panel for automatic start-up in the event of mains voltage failure.

Two generators to supply electricity to the main aerial infrastructure in Gran Canaria

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Airports are vital for island territories. To guarantee continuous power supply in these environments of high safety and precision is even more so.

Energy reliability is essential to maintain uninterrupted smooth operations.

Genesal Energy has designed two open airport generator sets adapted to the existing room in Enaire’s Pico de la Gorra radioelectric complex in Gran Canaria. In the event of a mains failure, these sets shield the correct functioning of the system.

Each unit is fitted with inlet and outlet silencers to minimise noise and redundant leak-detection in order to ensure maximum respect for the surrounding area.

Cutting-edge engineering applied by our experienced personnel who have implemented a design that guarantees the energy autonomy of the radio control centre.  A 1.000 litres main tank from which fuel is transferred to the 350 litres base-frame inserted one.

Our Engineering solution

Two open type generators were developed, each with a 350 litres base frame inserted fuel tank. In addition, they have an automatic fuel transfer system from a main tank. Air inlet and outlet silencers were fitted to the existing generator room, keep the noise level in a minimum.

Features

  • Calculations of necessary cross-sections for air inlet and outlet in the room. Made-to-measure hopper and bellows.
  • Oversized exhaust silencer.
  • Inlet and outlet silencers for -30 dB(A).
  • ComAp InteliLite control panel.
  • 350 litres base frame inserted fuel tank.
  • Tank with inspection cover and fuel sight glass.
  • 1.000 litre double-walled main tank.
  • Fuel transfer system with electric and manual pump from/to main tank.
  • Remote control panel to replicate the unit’s central control panel.

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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 S16R PTA engine fitted with a Mecc Alte ECO46 2S4A 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.

Infallible power for extreme security at a hospital in Germany

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Hospitals are critical infrastructures because of their great importance to society.

They require special security measures in areas such as the power supply, key in the operation of these buildings. Electricity can never fail.

Genesal Energy specialises in offering the healthcare sector highly innovative energy solutions with all the warranties in terms of design, manufacture and maintenance. Machines capable of starting up in record time – in the event of a failure in the network – securing the operation of ORs, ICUs and other equipment.

The high quality and innovation of our own-manufactured generator sets has led us to design projects for hospitals all over the world and one of the latest orders has been for the Lukas Neuss one in Germany.

With 13 specialities and a staff of almost 1,000 professionals, this leading hospital is located in Neuss, a city of more than 150,000 inhabitants in the Westphalia region. Genesal Energy has reinforced the safety of the facilities designing, manufacturing and commissioning an emergency power unit. Among many other features, it complies with local emissions’ standards for combustion engines and water protection and is suitable for operation at low temperatures.

What makes it so special? Stage V generators

The generator set designed for the Neuss hospital has a latest-generation Stage V engine with particles filter, catalytic converter and urea system to comply with the demanding German emissions regulations. The machine must also be fitted with trays to collect any type of polluting liquid such as fuel, oil, coolants, etc.

In addition, it is equipped with leak detection systems to prevent spillage and motorised louvers and interior heating to ensure start-up in adverse weather conditions.

Technical Data

  • Power panel integrated in the container.
  • WHG compliant.
  • Leak detector in the container rooms and in the double-walled tank.
  • Motorised air inlet and outlet louvres.
  • Interior space heaters.

Generator set for a hangar at Barajas airport with a surface area equivalent to three football pitches.

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Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport leads the ranking of air traffic in Spain. It closed the 2023 financial year with a passenger volume of more than 60 million and more than 380,000 operations carried out.

The figures reflect the importance of this airfield which, due to its colossal dimensions, needs to have many hangars where aircraft can “rest”. Premises equipped to carry out repairs and maintenance operations inside.

They are normally designed to house more than one aircraft and emergency power is key to their operation. With a surface area of more than 22,400 square metres, the equivalent of almost three football pitches, one of these airport hangars needed a special generator. Genesal Energy has just supplied contingency power to prevent a significant loss of time and money with a special genset for airports.

Tailor-made: generator set for a hangar

“The client required the customised manufacture of hoppers and bellows for the generator’s cooling air outlet, as well as a gas duct with 90° bends to adapt to the layout of the hangar’s generator room“, explain the engineering staff which developed this project. 

Our engineering team’s solution consisted of a highly customised generator set, which was manufactured according to the customer’s requests, seeking the best options for a special site with such particular dimensions.

Technical Data

  • Power panel integrated in the alternator, allowing the intake of two cables per phase.
  • Calculation of the necessary cross-sections for the inlet and outlet of gases in the room, tailor-made hopper and bellows.
  • Oversized exhaust silencer model.
  • Multicolour control panel.
  • Heating system.
  • Integrated 350 L tank.