Genesal Energy’s key role in ensuring power stability in Taiwan

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In the current context, where the stability of the power grid is more critical than ever, the engineering behind generator sets plays an essential role in ensuring a continuous and reliable power supply.

Genesal Energy has taken on the challenge of designing energy efficient solutions as part of a project developed in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

This project not only highlights the technical capability of our engineering team, but also the importance of generator sets in the smooth operation of power substations.

Taiwan, with a population of 23 million people and a geographically complex terrain, relies heavily on the grid. Power on the island comes mostly from traditional sources such as coal and natural gas while renewable energies such as solar and wind continue to gain ground. This context requires power substations to be equipped with advanced technologies, capable of responding quickly to any eventuality. Genesal Energy has developed specific generators for this type of installation, designed not only to provide energy at critical times, but also to be environmentally friendly.

There are about 2000 secondary substations on the island, many of them located next to residential neighbourhoods, some even right next to residential homes. To provide a stable power service locally Genesal Energy and our local partner, MACRO-e Technology, also considered environmental concerns.

A containerised soundproof generator was designed to take over in the event of a critical situation. The generator will also help the energy storage system to operate longer. Its aim is to stabilise power quality and reduce the possibility of grid collapse.

Advanced technology for Taiwan’s energy challenge

The customer needed a flexible solution tailored to local requirements. Genesal Energy offered a high degree of customisation, allowing MACRO-e Technology to optimise the installation of the generators according to the specific needs of each substation. This includes everything from the design of the containers to the implementation of soundproofing and gas after-treatment systems, ensuring that the highest quality standards are met.

The success of this project in Taiwan reflects Genesal Energy’s commitment to innovation and quality engineering. Our generator sets not only meet technical requirements but are also designed with the environment and safety in mind. Our team’s ability to adapt solutions to the specific challenges of each environment consolidates us as a benchmark in the energy sector, ensuring that each electrical substation is prepared for any contingency.

Our engineering solution

Our engineers designed 20ft containerised generators with Cummins engines and Stamford alternators, which operate with low noise and minimal emissions thanks to a 40 dBA silencer and a gas aftertreatment system.

The fuel transfer system, external access to the control panel and the corrosion protection with stainless steel grilles demonstrate the Genesal Energy team’s dedication to providing a comprehensive solution. In addition, all the necessary safety measures were taken, such as the integration of guards on moving and hot parts, as well as emergency mushrooms and other elements necessary to operate the unit safely.

Features

  • Construction type: Monoblock engine-alternator in 20′ Dry Van container.
  • Without integrated tank, unit prepared for a fuel transfer system
  • Silencer model: GSI 650 (-30dB)
  • Deep Sea DSE7320 MKII control panel
  • 2 x Varta M18 180Ah batteries

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.

We supplied emergency generator sets to ten rural schools in Argentina

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Ten rural schools in Argentina now have our power.

It’s an ambitious project for which we’ve sent our most precise and innovative technology with the objective of guaranteeing educational activities and avoiding a failure in the electricity supply or any other accident which could hinder the continuation of classes.

Precision and reliability are the common denominator in the gensets supplied to our client, who in this case, is a great company with numerous awards and who was chosen for the construction projects of over thirty educational centers across Argentina.

High reliability

The client needed generator sets to supply power to the ten biggest schools built by the company, educational centers which, in the event of a mains failure would have greater issues continuing with the development of classes than those smaller buildings, where the number of students and staff is considerably smaller. As they are schools located in rural areas with bad infrastructure, the need for emergency backup power was that much greater.

Thus, the company needed a compacy and highly reliable genset, adapted perfectly to the location and especially silent, in order to allow for the normal rythm of the classes if ever there were to be a power cut.

Features

  • Compact soundproof genset.
  • Capability of viewing the control panel from outside.
  • 200L fuel tank.
  • Startup upon mains failure.
  • ATS.

 

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.

Made-to-measure design of the structure and cooling system of one of our generator sets

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At Genesal, we design each generator set with diverse elements; elements which have been thought out and tailor-made according to the client’s specific needs.

This generator set is a prime example of the made-to-measure structure and cooling design of a genset with particular space requirements. The design allows for the assembly and removal of the genset in its installation area in a simple and practical way.

Features

  • Engine cooled via air intercooler in order to optimize space and avoid the need of great air flow.
  • Baseframe separated into 3 bodies for an easy installation and disassembly, in order to pass the generator set through a tight space.
  • Easily emptied engine and battery liquid collection bund.

We continue supplying power to Austria, a priority in our internationalization plans.

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Thanks to our Austrian distributors, we’ve supplied two generator sets of 88 and 275 kVA for two pump stations.

Both gensets were designed especially to be adapted to the client’s requirements, which included potential free contacts for the activation of external motorized louvers, and an earthing system comprised of 3 earth points, one on the inside of the canopy and two external points installed on the gensets’ baseframes; however, each unit also had its own distinctive features: the 88 kVA was designed to comply with 68BA@7m, and its silencers had to be installed in such a way that the genset’s width remained under 1100mm.

In the case of the 275 kVA unit, it had an oversized 990L fuel tank in its baseframe with a leakage tray underneath.

Features

  • Signal expansion module according to the installation’s requirements.
  • 3 earth points: one internal and two external installed on the baseframe.
  • Separate chargers for starting and control.
  • In the case of the 88 kVA, oversized canopy with silencers to comply with a sound level of 68dBA@7m, designed in such a way that the genset’s width wouldn’t surpass 1100mm to be able to install it in its corresponding room.
  • Baseframe fuel tanks with leakage trays, and leakage and fuel level sensors. For the 88 kVA, a 350L tank was installed. For the 275 kVA, an oversized 990L tank.

We supplied two customised generator sets for the Austrian market

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We continue rounding up references in Austria, where we’ve just supplied two special gensets of 650/715 kVA with Volvo engines for an important international multi-platform media firm.

They are two identical units, completely customised to fit the requirements of the client, who needed two generator sets prepared for parallel operation between eachother and with the mains, designed to withstand the load sequence of the coolers located at the facilities.

Each generator set has an oversized 1000L fuel tank installed in the base frame which includes a leakage collection tray, and is prepared for automatic fuel transfer from an external tank; as well as a special busbar adapted to the client’s power cables.

Features

  • 1000L fuel tank in the base frame with leakage tray to collect all genset liquids, prepared for automatic fuel transfer from an external fuel tank.
  • Parallel operation between gensets and with the mains.
  • Busbar adapted to the client’s power cables.
  • Fuel filter with heater.

 

Our power, reaching for the stars

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Genesal Energy will provide the power needed by the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory (OAJ) to carry out its job optimally.

Built by the CEFCA (Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón), the complex is located in the Javalambre mountain range, in Teruel. The observatory has two telescopes of great field of view, equipped with cutting-edge panoramic cameras in order to map the universe. It is, aditionally, a Singular Scientific and Technological Infrastructure (SSTI). SSTI’s are great, strategical, one-of-a-kind installations, considered indispensable in the development of a quality investigation.

The generator sets supplied by Genesal Energy are the sole power supply for the observatory. Both are special units which comply with the client’s needs: they’re adapted to and synchronize with the existing control panels in the installation, so that the engine and alternator are designed to operate with the client’s control system.

Features

  • Engine with electronic speed regulation.
  • Gensets for parallel operation.
  • Dimensioning of the genset for a height of 2000 masl.
  • Base frame fuel tank prepared for fuel transfer from another tank.
  • Adaptation of the fuel entry location according to client’s needs.

 

Finland, a market in expansion

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In the European market, the Nordic countries are one of our main focuses, which is why Finland is key in Genesal Energy’s international strategy.

One of our latest projects has taken us to Finland’s west coast. Our client needed a 60/66 kVA genset to shield a church of great historical value against fire.

The result is an emergency unit which, in the event of a mains failure, will provide the power necessary so that the fire extinguishing system doesn’t fail.

Features

  • 110A Automatic Transfer System integrated in the genset’s control panel.
  • 200 litre fuel tank integrated in the base-frame with a leakage tray for oil, coolant and fuel.
  • Manual oil extraction pump.
  • 4-pole manual breaker, with LS/I protection and trip contact wired to the panel.

We supplied 24 gensets to guarantee the power supply in the Balearic Islands

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We’ve supplied 24 gensets in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.

At Genesal Energy we’ve supplied 24 gensets to guarantee the correct operation of the power grid in the Balearic Islands, either during a mains failure or when facing scheduled outages during maintenance.

The units sent to the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera are tailor-made solutions adapted to the needs of the client, who requested that the groups, of three different power ratings, be prepared to be moved anywhere by road. Following these requests, Genesal Energy developed robust gensets, capable of facing the inconveniences that inevitably arise due to the rattle of road transportation as well as the occasional complicated access points.

Although the 24 gensets are operated manually, they can also start-up automatically in the event of a mains failure for instance, or remotely through a dry contact or through SMS thanks to the GSM/GPS module incorporated inside. This communication module allows the following functions:

  • Control of the unit through SMS in order to start-up and stop the genset remotely, alarm reset, change of operation mode and visualization of the status of the genset in real-time.
  • Automatic SMS and e-mail delivery to the user regarding alarms and events pertaining to the genset.
  • Monitoring and control of one or more of the units through the web.
  • GPS Geolocation to know the location of the generator set at all times and to avoid the possible theft of the genset, which incorporates an alarm to alert whenever the genset moves out of the coordinates defined by the client in the control panel.
  • Fuel theft alarm.

Different soundproof systems

On the other hand, each genset has conditional permission to operate which is reliant on an external relay that will allow it to or not, as appropriate, when the genset in question is used to power a section of the medium-voltage network in island mode.

Following the client’s requests, all of the units are soundproofed, due to the fact that they are mobile gensets that must comply with the noise emission norms of the different places in which they could operate (residential zones, urban areas, hospitals…).

Genesal’s solution consisted in designing different soundproof systems in the canopies that ended up reaching noise emission levels which were far below the average for standard gensets of the same power rating.

The 24 gensets also contain fuel tanks with great autonomy (more than eight hours at 100% load in all of the units) and a leakage tray for all of the unit’s liquids.