In a world increasingly dependent upon energy, technology and data, it is a priority to have a reliable and sustainable supply of electricity. This is precisely what generator sets offer us.

The importance of electric generators

The importance of generators lies in their ability to provide continuous power during outages and support critical infrastructure. In times of natural disasters or unexpected power failures, generators ensure that hospitals, data centers, and emergency services remain operational, safeguarding lives and essential data. Moreover, they enable businesses to maintain productivity and prevent financial losses, highlighting their crucial role in modern society.

However, the virtues of these devices go beyond what meets the eye and it is worth knowing them. We compiled a list of 10 fundamental benefits so that none of them is left out:

What are the main advantatges of having a generator set?

1. Uninterrupted Power: The Importance of Ensuring Continuity

Electricity supply no matter what. Generator sets are meant for you to always have electricity whatever happens. This means that problems with the electrical network will no longer be critical for you, given that you will be constantly backed up by an autonomous generation solution which is 100% effective.

2. Say Goodbye to Downtime: Boosting Productivity

Farewell to losses: relying on the backup of a generator set in your business allows you to forget about time and productivity losses supposed by power blackouts.

3. Empowering Autonomy: Expanding Possibilities

More autonomy, more possibilities: when using an energy distribution solution such as a genset you are no longer dependent on the limitations imposed by the infrastructure of the electrical network. This means more peace of mind and, most of all, more freedom when it comes to conceiving your business projects and letting them fly.

4. Mobile Power Solutions: Enhancing Flexibility

It allows you more mobility: generator sets allow you to have a power supply in areas lacking an electrical network. Therefore, they eliminate obstacles when it comes to carrying out projects and they contribute to the development of remote or disadvantaged areas.

5. Tailored to Your Needs: Customized Designs

Your project is in charge: at present, the design of gensets is tailored to the clients’ needs and the features of their projects. According to your requirements, you will be able to choose: between engines using different fuels, between stationary or mobile generators, between hybrid and marine generators, as well as between different profiles of power delivery and of use.

6. Adding an Extra Layer of Protection: Ensuring Security

An additional security layer: the consequences of a power outage go beyond the mere issue of productivity. A sudden “blackout” can cause severe damage to our devices and machinery and this is something that can be avoided if we have the backup provided by an emergency genset.

7. Sustainable Energy: Reducing Environmental Impact

It contributes to sustainability: as opposed to the great impact left by the emissions produced by thermal power stations, generator sets offer a model of energy production which increasingly allows one to leave the least possible environmental footprint. The present-day trend is represented by generators using fuels with low CO2 emissions, like natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Moreover, these are low noise devices, producing no sound pollution.

8. Long-Term Value: Making a Sound Investment

It is an investment which pays off: A generator set will give you an extremely valuable service and will continue to do so for a long time. Most certainly, with appropriate use and maintenance, you will have a safe, long-term investment.

9. Streamlined Energy Production: Enhancing Efficiency

More efficient energy production: statistics show that electricity losses in the Spanish network of transport and distribution amount to 8% of all available production. Using distribution solutions such as gensets, one manages to reduce such losses. Moreover, we contribute to avoiding overloads in the network during the peak hours.

10. Cutting Costs: Maximizing Savings

You save in consumption: gensets allow you to reduce costs, by helping you manage the electricity demand in a more economical way. For example, you can use them as a backup during peak hours, in order to avoid excessive consumption. According to calculations, you can save up to 40% in this time slot.

 

In short, a generator set brings you peace of mind, opens up a large spectrum of business opportunities and all this in an effective and sustainable way.

Do you think it could be an interesting solution for you as well?

At Genesal Energy we have a wide experience in the design of personalized generator sets and we’re here to help you turn your project into reality.

 

Genesal performs more than 600 commissioning processes every year, of which most are outside of Spain.

Making sure that oil, fuel and coolant levels are optimal, that the air inputs are correct or that the unit has arrived to its destination in the same conditions in which it left the factory, are just some of the technical protocol steps to be performed before the commissioning of any generator set, in a fully comprehensive and absolutely essential check-up coordinated by Genesal Energy’s Guillermo Docampo, thanks to an expertise acquired through 40 years of experience in the energy industry.

Since the founding of Genesal almost 25 years ago, Docampo and the rest of the engineers in the testing team know every unit that is designed and built in the factory inside and out, because their job is precisely that, making sure nothing fails, and making sure that the generator that a client purchases, which is created according to their specific needs, is in perfect conditions before definitively handing it over to the client. “Our service is akin to that of the MOT, we’re the ones that give the go-ahead”, he says.

Commissioning is, therefore, fundamental in order to avoid subsequent issues, to minimize and eliminate risks. While with standard generator sets– like those designed to provide power for a farm or a hotel – the steps prior to a successful start-up are relatively simple, in the case of special generators (nuclear plants, hospitals or combined-cycle plants, amongst other installations) the situation is completely different due to the nature of the unit.

While with standard units it’s quite normal for the After Sales department to assume this task – “a good instruction manual and some basic notions are, in most cases, enough”, the expert states – in the case of special generator sets, the protocol is different: “A Genesal team or a group of technicians that have received training by our staff always travel to the area”, Guillermo Docampo points out.

More than 40 countries

At a global scale, the number of commissioning processes performed by Genesal Energy exceeds 600 a year, which means an average of two a day, although the percentage varies greatly according to the world map. On a national level, 30% of Genesal Energy’s services include commissioning, however this percentage is much higher in the international market, where in countries like Peru they now represent 95%.

In reality, the nature of the generators that are sold outside of Spain (many of them special generators) explain thishigh number of commissioning processes. “It’s always convenient that the start-up and supervision processes are taken out by the manufacturing company because we and our service technicians know the product better than anyone”, says Docampo, who throughout his career has taken Genesal’s energy to more than 40 countries.

Columbia, Ecuador, South Africa, Ghana, Saudi Arabia, Georgia or Qatar are part of thewide client portfolio of the company, where the commissioning service always tends to be included.

Training courses

Without a doubt, training is a basic tool when it comes to commissioning processes, so that the supervision and control tasks that these check-ups require take place with total guarantee.

This way, Genesal provides an average of four courses a year in its headquarters in Bergondo (A Coruña), although its programmes also include training plans and sessions abroad, giving classes to the personnel that will be in contact with the generator set or will be in charge of its maintenance tasks.

“The courses are absolutely necessary in order to have a thorough knowledge of the unit and, therefore, to make sure that everything is okay. We need to guarantee the operation of the generators in times of emergency and in order to achieve this, a good maintenance of the unit is fundamental, which is why adequate training is needed”, Docampo highlights.