Welcome 2024! We turn 30 full of positive energy

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Innovation, internationalisation and sustainability will guide our path in 2024. These are three foundations of Genesal Energy. The fourth, of course, is the customer.

Data Center World

Under this premise, we start a new year with renewed enthusiasm and with the aim of finding new green fuels that contribute reducing carbon footprint. We are developing increasingly sustainable solutions with the purpose of consolidating and seeking new markets. These will be our main challenge in a very special year because Genesal Energy is in its prime: We turn 30!

Over the next 12 months, our efforts will focus on continuing the path started three decades ago: bringing the best emergency power to every corner of the world. Now, also developing and prioritising more sustainable energy models. The planet demands advanced and efficient solutions, and we will spare no effort to achieve it.

Our business strategy for 2024 is focused on delivering cutting-edge projects, most of them one hundred percent customised, designed by and for the customer, taking into account their needs and criteria. Listening then producing.

We will also pay special attention to cultivating and promoting key aspects in the development of any company: training & education, seeking sustainability in each of our actions. In the latter case, we will do so through Greenesal, the energy transition plan that already identifies us in the energy sector as a benchmark in this area.

Genesal energy transition office in Madrid

Our passion, our projects

From Bolivia to Tajikistan: internationalisation as a flagship.

The development of efficient solutions will mark our production in 2024 thanks to our R&D department which is more committed than ever to the energy transition and renewable energies. The application of new technologies will be key to differentiate us in the generator set market, offering our customers the latest advances in a fast-changing and highly competitive sector.

The international character of the company, far from diminishing, will increase this year. Our short and medium-term forecasts show an upward trend of sustained growth.

Genesal Energy will celebrate its 30th anniversary with the maturity of a business group that does not forget its origins: Internationalisation without losing the essence of an SME. It is not in vain that we define ourselves as a micro-multinational. And it is with this spirit, an SME which thinks big, that we lead projects in all markets and sectors, from healthcare to transport, residential, military or data centres. Ten, a hundred or 10,000 kilometres away from our headquarters in Northern Spain you can find our engineering.

During 2023, our production line delivered at a good pace, both in Spain and in our subsidiaries in Mexico and Peru, without neglecting any sector and offering our after-sales services in all types of ranges and products.

Our recent projects include everything from the manufacture and supply of emergency power units for the Gastroenterology Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia – installed at an altitude of over 3,600 metres – to the reinforcement of security at the new 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid.

We also participated in the modernisation of a hydroelectric plant in Tajikistan to help fighting climate change. Tailor-made projects as those for numerous data centres (both in the Spanish market and in the rest of the European Union), for strategic military sectors or to shield the Railways operation in the Spanish capital. And we will continue walking the same path.

We are growing: A new Factory in Bergondo and OFITE in Madrid

New manufacturing plant for generating sets in Bergondo

The opening of our first Energy Transition Office (OFITE) in Madrid was added to the entry into service of a new industrial building in Bergondo, more than 10,000 square metres which will become one of the neural centres of our organisation.

The photovoltaic façade and OGGY project: benchmarks in sustainability

In 2024, finding new sustainable fuels will be a must. It is urgent as the challenges of decarbonisation are many and new energy solutions will arise. The implementation of transformative projects will therefore be another of the priorities for the new year. In this context, HVO is presented as a solid alternative for the future energy scenario. ‘What works today may no longer be useful tomorrow’. We need to innovate.

To adapt to this ever-changing scenario, we have been combining theory with practice for some time now. Continuous innovation and training are the first step before any action. We believe it is necessary to cultivate both fields.

The inauguration of our photovoltaic façade – the first integral industrial façade in Galicia and one of the few in Spain – in our premises in the Bergondo Industrial Estate was one of the milestones of 2023. It marked a turning point with the visit of the president of the Region, Alfonso Rueda, and with the recognition of the sector in the form of awards. The entry into service of its 126 photovoltaic panels became the best proof that we are very serious about sustainability and that we lead by example.

For the same reason, we have developed our own energy management system: OGGY (Off Grid Genesal Energy), which puts us on the right path to energy self-sufficiency and optimises our energy use at all times. We strive for excellence.
All these actions are part of Greenesal, the strategic plan designed to navigate the energy transition and designed to align our processes with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Energy management system: OGGY (Off Grid Genesal Energy)

Genesal Energy Energy Transition Professorship. In the core of the University

We are a startup launcher: Velca is the first one

The events, awards and seminars organised under the umbrella of the Genesal Energy-USC Energy Transition Professorship will be another important chapter in 2024. Last year highlights as the ‘II Seminar on Corporate Carbon Footprint for SMEs’ or the ‘II Seminar on STEM Women and Energy Transition: moving towards a sustainable future’, put us in contact with the teaching world and with the new generations. An ideal way to search for talent, which we will continue to promote with new calls for the Genesal Energy Professorship awards.

In 2023, we also diversified by taking a stake in Velca, a young company with a great future ahead of it. They manufacture and market electric motorbikes and bicycles. It was the first startup to join our Genesal Energy startup launcher initiative and it brings together everything we look for: talent, innovation and sustainability.

Velca Shareholders

Public-private collaboration

On a different note, we bid farewell to the year with a commitment to public-private collaboration becoming part of ‘Recursos de Galicia’, a joint venture owned by the Xunta de Galicia (Region’s Government) and 32 other companies from different sectors. An exciting project we believe to be the starting point of a stronger and more solid Galician industrial network.

Innovation and sustainability are, once again, our hallmarks for the year ahead. They will guide us in this very special 30th year of the company. A new stage with solid experience acquired and many new, ambitious and exciting projects in the pipeline.

Energy Transition: Generator Sets Importance

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Taking care of our staff: how we pay for glasses or contact lenses for employees who suffer from eye strain due to the use of screens at work (visual fatigue)

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Genesal Energy will pay its workers for the glasses or contact lenses they need in order to curb eye strain, a very common problem among people who use digital devices intensively and continuously.

Acuerdo gafas trabajadores fatiga visual

The measure, a pioneering one here in Spain, is possible thanks to an agreement signed with Alain Afflelou, a leading optical services company that has launched Plan Protect, an innovative programme that gives companies the chance to take care of their employees’ eye health. This means that Genesal Energy workers will be the first to benefit from this programme that includes premium checkups aimed at assessing eye health.

  • Workers will benefit from premium checkups and blue-light-filtered lenses to protect their eyes from harmful radiation emitted by computers and other digital devices.
  • The initiative is pioneering in Spain and is being carried out thanks to an agreement reached with Alain Afflelou.
  • Genesal Energy is the first company in Spain to join the Plan Protect for eye health.

As a result, people with eye strain will be offered a solution tailored to their profile and needs, such as glasses or contact lenses, which will be funded by the company. Genesal will also pay for contact lenses or glasses with blue-light filters or screen protection, designed to protect eyes from overexposure to the LED light emitted by electronic devices and which can cause symptoms of eye strain such as headache, red eyes, dry eyes, tiredness, or sleep problems.

Genesal Energy’s decision to sign up for Plan Protect is further proof of our commitment to protect the visual health of the hundreds of people in our workforce, helping improve their quality of life inside and outside the workplace.

Staff well-being: a priority

After signing the agreement, Julio Arca, CEO of Genesal Energy, explained that the measure is part of the innovation plan that the company is applying across the board to all its processes and departments, including the area of workplace health and safety. “The well-being and health of our workforce is a priority for us, as well as being a commitment to ESG“, said Arca.

“In the industrial world“, he added, “we’re very mindful of hygiene and ergonomics at our workshops, but we also care for employees whose main work tool is a screen. As a result, we see this partnership with Afflelou as a long-term initiative, with a view to preventing and minimising the impact of digital work on health“.

Meanwhile, Eva Ivars, CEO of AFFLELOU, pointed out that this type of initiative helps companies take care of their employees’ eye health, “which is fundamental due to all the negative effects of continuous exposure to screens, as they have an impact on their productivity at work and, above all, on their quality of life“.

Genesal Energy supports sustainable mobility and becomes shareholder of Velca

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We have started our way into sustainable mobility becoming shareholders of VELCA, the Spanish start-up which manufactures electrical bikes & motorbikes and is currently increasing its capital.

Genesal Energy entra en el accionariado de Velca

This decision marks a milestone in our business strategy. ‘We keep following the guidelines in our strategic plan, GREENESAL’, say company CEOs Julio Arca and Jose Fernandez.

Genesal diversifies and builds intelligence on sustainable mobility and responsible investment in start-ups. VELCA is going to be the first company joining our, coming soon, Emerging Business Launcher.

Business Launcher and Incubator

Firstly, our incubator will allow Genesal Energy to enter the capital of emerging, like-minded companies, facilitating the investment to develop their projects. A kind of patronage.

Then launching their production stage providing industrial support and facilities will allow these companies to focus and devote all their resources to the business development.

Sustainability and Innovation will be the main criteria for choosing projects’ sponsorship. Both factors are central to our road map. Not by accident, our Energy Transition Plan was the pioneer establishing the first Energy Transition Professorship in Galicia hand in hand with the University of Santiago de Compostela. Not to mention our unique integral photovoltaic building façades.

Genesal Energy entra en el accionariado de Velca

Industrial Investment

‘We have the ability to incubate and launch companies, for instance, providing production lines outside the regular Genesal Energy shifts’, states Arca.

Bringing production home, to Galicia

Nowadays, VELCA’s headquarters are located in Madrid, but their intention is moving operations to Galicia. ‘From minute one I was determined to bring VELCA to Galicia. It’s now just closing down some details with the Administration but I feel profoundly grateful with the Galician entrepreneurs and its firm commitment to this project’ tells VELCA’s founder and CEO, Galician-born, Emilio Frojan.

Currently, the company hires production lines in China or Poland where they manufacture the 75% of the vehicle that is finished in their San Fernando de Henares workshop in Madrid.

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Innovation & Energy Transition, our challenges for 2023

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Sustainability is not a new concept for Genesal Energy. When almost no one in the industry was paying attention to this concept and it was considered a passing trend we were already taking it very seriously and starting a detailed work plan aimed to obtain the highest energy efficiency in all the projects we were involved in. This commitment to clean energy and the environment has been put into practice and we have reached the end of 2022 with our homework done.

A number of accomplished projects and the launch of initiatives as the Energy Transition Professorship, first in the region, hand in hand with the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC).

Energy Transition Professorship

2022 has been the start of great adventure full of possibilities. In less than a year, the newly created Professorship has awarded its first prizes to the best Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees Final Thesis. Prizes that will be awarded annually to those students who excel in the Energy Transition & Sustainability fields.

There are a number of challenges for 2023 and the environmental guidelines are clear. Our will is to keep our 2022 track and achieve the best results possible. We will accordingly renew our compromise with the 2023 Agenda and The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), core to our business strategy. Implementing new detection & prioritisation methods of those more relevant for our company.

Energy Transition Plan 

This will also be the year in which we will galvanize our Energy Transition Plan, at corporate, production and sectoral levels. The fight against climate change is a long-distance race, a moral obligation in which words are not enough. We need to take action.

During 2023, we will keep on researching and developing sustainable solutions. More and more efficient for our customers and for our very own company.

We have just commissioned our HQ in Bergondo photovoltaic building façade. Fully operational now and an example of where we want to go in the mid and long term.

Greenesal

In our quest for sustainability, in 2022 we went beyond and we move to action in the shape of specific short, medium and long-term initiatives. Greenesal encompasses that ambitious and meditated program born to change things. We truly believe that 2023 is going to be its finest hour.

Reducing the carbon footprint of our premises, organising specialisation courses, conferences, seminars, expert-gatherings, promoting Public Private Partnerships in R & D & I are just part of a long list of measures envisaged for the next 12 months.

Data centres and the health sector

Proactivity is one of the principles of our company. We need it to obtain quality, unique, personalised and environmentally friendly energy. The development of projects for two green hydrogen plants, the design and manufacturing of a genset for a benchmark recycling plant or the equipment designed to guarantee power supply in the new National Mint in Madrid are part of the solutions developed by our engineering department in 2022. All of them, part of Genesal Energy’s tailor-made generator sets. Carefully supervised from design to manufacturing and later maintenance. Added value to our well-known mark of distinction.

In our roadmap for 2023, sectors with great growth prospects such as the data centres, renewable energies, healthcare and Defence are strategic.

Likewise, and always looking for competitive strength, our Technological Centre for Distributed Energy (CETED) will have a key role in the manufacturing of top quality generator sets both for sale and rental, this latter a range with a great future and a growing asset in our Mexico and Peru subsidiaries.

The manufacturing of personalised generator sets for communications & transportation infrastructure will be also a priority alongside with all those projects intended to enhance the clean energies.

Last but not least, for a company which was born almost 30 years ago with the dream of consolidating an international presence, the search for new markets and the strengthening of its projection are primary objectives for this new financial year characterised by sustainability and energy transition challenges.

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What is Greenesal?

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Energetic Transition Professorship fully booked. The 1st SME Corporate Carbon Footprint Seminar, a success.

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