Genny Hire packs a Punch
30 January 2023
Genny Hire has added a PUNCH Flybrid system to its power generation equipment fleet which the company believes will increase operational efficiency and lower customers’ fuel bills, as well as cutting emissions.
Based in Kintore near Aberdeen, the specialist hirer recently took delivery of the first of three Flybrids it has ordered. As reported previously on Site-Eco, the machine uses technology derived from Formula 1 to store surplus energy via a flywheel which can then be released when heavy loadings are detected.
This boosts efficiency and means that a smaller generator can typically be specified, leading in turn to reduced fuel consumption. The PP200 Flybrid model is an 85kW unit and requires only a 125A connection.
Genny Hire Director Lorna Clark says that many of the customers company’s are involved in testing large motors and installing heavy equipment, like cranes, winches, power packs, ROVs (remotely operated vehicles at oil and gas terminals), and at offshore facilities, shipyards, fish processors and farms, amongst others.
“Typically we would employ a 1000kVA generator for use with these big motors but that amount of power is only needed for the initial startup. The rest of the time, the requirements is much lower. So the Flybrid enables us to scale that right back.”
Genny Hire could therefore offer an 800kVA or even a 500kVA generator with the Flybrid that will get the job done, enabling the customer to hire a smaller unit with reduced running costs. And Genny Hire can keep its larger 1000kVA and 1250kVA machines in its fleet for the applications that need that level of power constantly.
Operational efficiency is also enhanced as the smaller generators are easier to transport and manoeuvre into position on site, again saving time and cutting costs.
Lorna can see many possibilities for the Flybrid amongst customers. Grain dryers’ services, for example, may be used several times a year at seasonal harvest times and a large generator is usually required to provide the startup power for the huge fans. “Less power is really once they are actually running but they obviously continue to consume considerable amounts of diesel. Similarly, fish processors use massive blast freezers that just need peak start-up power.
“We are also receiving more requests from large manufacturing facilities and factories operating power-hungry equipment like plasma cutters who are looking at shifting away from grid power and using diesel to cut their energy costs. The Flybrid can reduce the fuel requirement and it also smooths out fluctuations in the electricity generated, stabilising the load and protecting items like computers,” added Lorna.
“There are many exciting possibilities and it is a real win-win situation for our customers and ourselves.”
