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Why and How Often Does Your Generator Need an Oil Change?

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Why are Generator Oil Changes Important?

Time without power is money lost. That’s why you invested in a generator and why you rely on a service provider to take care of your equipment to ensure its proper operation in an emergency. Generators require regular operation along with a routine scheduled maintenance to prevent their engines from seizing or failing during emergencies.

Benefits of Yearly Oil Changes

There’s nothing quite like fresh oil to reach peak engine performance when running your generator during an emergency. Generator engines have a variety of parts that move at high speeds. These moving parts tend to cause friction, which produces heat. If you schedule yearly oil changes with a qualified generator service provider like GenServe, your generator engine will have proper lubrication that reduces the amount of heat produced by the engine. Oil changes also get rid of dirt and debris, which makes your engine run slower. If your generator engine heats up because of old oil, it will wear down and eventually stop working properly or more importantly fail during an emergency or power outage.

No Matter Your Generator, We Can Service It

We uphold our promise to be a reliable resource for your emergency power needs by working with the best generator manufacturers. Our history of working with many vendors has allowed our technicians to become comfortable working on all types of equipment. In thirty years of business, it is rare our field team encounters equipment that they cannot service.

We are the only company you need to call for work on your backup power systems. We have experience working on equipment from many brands, including:

GenServe’s Generator Preventative Maintenance Services

In addition to yearly oil changes, proper generator maintenance is key to ensuring that your generator keeps running for years to come.

GenServe’s promise to provide backup power when you need it starts with making sure your equipment is well-maintained. When your backup power system is inspected and serviced on a regular basis, it ensures it will be prepared to perform in an emergency. Regular service also extends the life of the equipment.

GenServe provides the following Preventative Maintenance Services:

• Major Service (Includes a full oil change, and a series of visual and manual checks)
• Minor Service (Includes a series of visual and manual checks)
• Building Load Test (Simulates a power outage by manually shutting down utility power to the building)
• Load Bank Test (Tests the generator under various loads)

Click HERE for other services such as Fuel Polishing, ATS Maintenance or Coolant System Service.

GenServe’s team of field technicians is unmatched in our industry. While other companies have five, ten, or fifteen generator technicians on call, we have over 100 experienced technicians in the field. Our team is strategically placed across our service areas and takes home fully stocked vans every day. This makes us the most reliable resource for quick service and repairs, even during large power outages and inclement weather.

With such a large team at our disposal, GenServe is able to stand by a 2 hour or less response time on emergency generator service calls. If your back-up power needs require more than service or repairs, we have multiple generator rental options available 24/7

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Don’t wait any longer, contact our service department today with questions and to schedule preventative maintenance service. 

The Difference Between Load Bank Test & Building Load Test

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What is the difference between a load bank test and a building load test, and why are they both necessary? This question sometimes causes confusion as both seem very similar.

● But what are the differences?
● Why do you need them?
● And how are they performed?

While both tests are important, they serve different purposes and are not interchangeable. This article puts an end to all the head-scratching and will explain both tests in detail.

What is a Load Bank Test?

A load bank is a device that allows you to test the output of your generator by simulating a load.

So a load bank simulates the actual load of an electrical system and can be used to test the system’s ability to generate power and maintain voltage and current levels within specified limits.

By testing your generator with a load bank, you can verify that it is capable of supplying the power required to run your business or home during a power outage.

Why is a Load Bank Test Important?

Load bank testing is an essential part of maintaining a generator. The test helps ensure that the generator can handle a full load and identifies potential problems during use.

This type of testing is typically required every three years by NFPA110 standards.

How is a Load Bank Test Performed?

A load bank test should only be performed by certified generator technicians and companies.

The load bank equipment is connected to the generator. During the test, the load varies. For example, typically the test may require that for 30 min, the load is 30%. Then the load may increase to 50% for another 30 min. And again for 60 min at 75 or 80%.

100% load is usually not tested unless it is required by a fire marshal or inspector, NFPA110, or after a massive repair.

This ensures the generator can hold the anticipated KW output over time.

If you are a life safety facility and you abide by NFPA110 standards, the test can take either two or four hours and either yearly or every three years depending if the generator makes 30% load during the building load test.

During the test, all parameters are monitored and documented. The “Load Bank Test Report” contains information about the specific generator tested, if the autostart function is OK, and all the data collected during the test, such as:

● Time
● Volts
● Amps
● HZ
● Oil
● PSI
● Water Temperature
● Exhaust Temperature
● kW

What is a Building Load Test?

A building load test is a test that is used to determine the performance of a power system in a real-world situation. This test aims to ensure that the generator starts properly when a power outage occurs and that the generator can handle the electrical load of the building.

This test involves shutting off the main power supply to the building and allowing the backup power system to take over.

Why is a Building Load Test Important?

Building load tests are important because they help ensure a facility’s backup power system works correctly. In the event of a power outage, the backup system must be able to take over and keep the power running.

A building load test allows technicians to verify that the system is up to the task andidentify potential problems.

How is a Building Load Test Performed?

To perform this test, a certified maintenance technician disconnects the regular power supply from the building simulating a power outage.

That causes the automatic transfer switch (ATS) to recognize the power outage and fire up the generator. The generator should run for a few minutes until the technician shuts it down and puts it back in automatic mode. During the running time, the technician will check if the KW output is correct and if the generator functions well.

The technician will document any issues that happen during the test. Also, the time it takes for the generator to start, the KW output, and other technical details.

This test is done usually once a month or even more often depending on the type of facility. Some industries, such as hospitals, surgery centers, and others, are required to perform this test weekly or bi-weekly.

Conclusion

A load bank is a device that applies a specific electrical load to an electrical power source. This is done to test the generator to ensure it can handle the load.

A building load test is a test that is conducted to ensure that the electrical backup system is working properly and can handle the electrical load of the building.

So both the load bank and building load tests are important per NFPA110 safety standards and will ensure your generator is always ready to use.

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Is your facility in compliance? Don’t wait any longer, contact our service department today with questions on Load Bank Tests or Building Load Tests and to schedule preventative maintenance.

Why is Generator Battery Service Important?

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Why Is Generator Battery Service Important?

Battery testing and inspection is an essential part of generator preventative maintenance. Batteries are one of the most overlooked generator parts at facilities, yet battery failure is one of the most common causes of generator failure. 

Batteries provide power to the generator engine starter when needed. They are the life of the generator and can fail due to age, condition, or declining cold cranking amps. 

When performing generator preventative maintenance or emergency service, our technicians will make sure to test the battery, battery charger, all connections and breakers.

Battery Codes and Regulations

There are local codes and regulations for battery replacement regardless of the condition or age. Typically a generator technician will recommend replacing batteries every two to three years for both commercial and residential customers to prevent unexpected failures. NFPA 110 recommends that industrial batteries be replaced every 24 to 30 months for critical facilities. NFPA requires weekly battery inspections to check electrolyte levels in all battery cells on maintainable batteries, and voltage checks on maintenance-free batteries. NFPA also requires monthly checks on both to test for electrolyte specific gravity in all cells for maintainable batteries and conductance tests in maintenance-free batteries. Nicad batteries will have their own procedures. This is why it’s crucial to never skip preventative maintenance services with a certified generator technician. 

Since the adoption of the 2012 Life Safety Code in 2016, dozens of facilities and businesses have requested replacement of their maintainable batteries to maintenance-free batteries, this is due to Joint Commission’s enforcement of OSHA instruction STD01–08–002 which requires eyewash stations in all battery changing and battery maintenance areas. An additional safety concern and expense for some businesses. 

Common Types of Industrial Batteries

The two most common types of batteries used to supply power to emergency generators are: Maintainable or Vented batteries and Maintenance-free batteries. Both types are acceptable to use with emergency generators by current local standards, but testing will slightly vary between the two. 

Battery Voltage

Normal voltage for a typical 12V battery is approximately 12.6V, but a common misconception occurs when testing batteries that show 12V and condition is believed to be acceptable, however batteries with a charge below 12.4V are already nearing failure and will need to be replaced as soon as possible. 

Choosing the Right Size Battery for your Generator

The battery size for commercial generators is determined by the generator engine size and configuration and the battery CCA.

All manufacturers provide spec sheets that determine the correct battery size for each unit. The most common industrial batteries are: 4D and 8D batteries used on generators 500 kW and above.

Call our sales team today to learn the recommended quantity and size battery for your generator and setup.

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Always follow the battery and generator manufacturers recommendations for battery maintenance and replacement.

Important things to test and document monthly to be in compliance should include: Date and time of battery test, voltage, age, cold cranking amps and outdoor temperature for batteries located outdoors. 

Don’t wait any longer, contact our service department today with questions and to schedule preventative maintenance service. 

Above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted by NOAA

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The official season for hurricanes in the United States starts June 1 through November 30. The number of storms and category varies year to year and it is affected by atmospheric and ocean temperatures.

Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year for the Atlantic region, which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season, a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.

For the 2022 hurricane season, NOAA is forecasting a likely range of 14 to 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). NOAA provides these ranges with a 70% confidence.

The increased activity anticipated this hurricane season is attributed to several climate factors, including the ongoing La Niña that is likely to persist throughout the hurricane season, warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, weaker tropical Atlantic trade winds and an enhanced west African monsoon. An enhanced west African monsoon supports stronger African Easterly Waves, which seed many of the strongest and longest lived hurricanes during most seasons. The way in which climate change impacts the strength and frequency of tropical cyclones is a continuous area of study for NOAA scientists.

A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from NOAA’s 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. (NOAA)
A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from NOAA’s 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. (NOAA)

Are You Ready to Weather the Storm? Backup Power When You Need It

When the power is out, every second counts. Your team is unable to function, the money lost accumulates, and stress is at an all time high. 

Is Your Facility at Risk?

Businesses within 50 miles from the shore have a greater risk of business interruption due to power outages and property damage than those located further inland.

If your business is within 50 miles of the coast, you need to have a proper safety plan in place to protect workers and be prepared to protect your facility from power outages and against wind and water to help minimize costly business interruption, potential structural damage and equipment loss.

If your business is located more than 50 miles from the coast it is still a good idea to take precautions listed below.

How to Prepare?

• Develop a written safety plan that includes hurricane preparedness.

• Have emergency backup power lined up for your facility before a storm is forecast. This includes scheduling regular preventative maintenance for the generator and transfer switch and take care of any pending repairs.

• If you don’t have a backup power generator at your facility, make sure you rent a portable generator that will provide power and avoid costly power interruptions or put life at risk.

• If you are building a new facility, make sure that hurricane protection and emergency power backups are key design features.

• Buy flood insurance if there is a possibility for flooding in your area or if you could be affected by a storm surge. 

• If your facility is in a low-lying area, make arrangements for alternative storage sites at a higher elevation where equipment, files, and vehicles can be moved prior to a storm.

• Depending on the type of business you run you may need additional security at the site following a storm.

When to Act?

While each storm may offer different scenarios and each business and location a different amount of time to get ready, it’s best to act quickly and allow ample time to prepare for the storm. Once a hurricane warning has been issued, there will most likely be insufficient time to fully implement your plan.

Why GenServe?

With the largest network of service technicians strategically placed across our service regions, you will always have someone able to be on site for your power needs.

We not only have many 3 phase industrial generator rentals available through our various vendors, but we also have our field technicians on stand-by 24/7. Once we determine the right emergency generator for your facility, our technician will be onsite and ensure it is running properly.

All our generator rentals are equipped with auto-start which makes it much easier to manage your backup power needs.

2022 Hurricane Season is Here! Worldwide Guide

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When is Hurricane Season? Worldwide Guide

Hurricanes and large storms always fall on the same months of the calendar. Here’s a guide of when these storms typically hit the US and worldwide.

January through March

The South Pacific cyclone season (French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand) is at its peak during these months.

April through June

By the end of April, the South Pacific’s cyclone season ends.

In mid-May, the hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific begins. It will continue until the fall. Typhoons also begin forming in the Western Pacific.

Around June 1st, hurricanes in the Atlantic and Caribbean begin to form, but monster storms are rare. Storms don’t typically start getting severe until later in the summer.

Based on statistics, the worst cyclones strike the the Indian Ocean in June (India, Seychelles). 

July through September

It’s still hurricane season in Atlantic and the Caribbean through this period–statistically, September 10 is the peak.

This period is also peak hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific around Hawaii; storms let up in mid-October. 

It’s cyclone season in the Western Pacific (Philippines, Japan) as well as the Indian Ocean (India, Bangladesh although on average only about five storms develop a season in that region, fewer than in other areas).

October through November

By October, hurricanes go out of season in the Western Pacific. 

In November, hurricane season ends in both the Atlantic (Caribbean, Bermuda) and the Eastern Pacific.  In the same month, the tropical cyclone season begins in the South Pacific (French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Australia, New Zealand).

It gets rainy in Hawaii in November and December.

Monsoons generally only hit eastern Africa (including Mauritius) starting around December, although the typhoon season in that part of the world spans late November through April.

There is a 60% chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity during the Central Pacific hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, divisions of the National Weather Service. The outlook also indicates a 30% chance for near-normal activity, and only a 10% chance of an above-normal season. 

For the season as a whole, 2 to 4 tropical cyclones are predicted for the Central Pacific hurricane region, which is located north of the equator between 140°W and the International Date Line. This number includes tropical depressions, named storms and hurricanes. A near-normal season has 4 or 5 tropical cyclones. 

“This year we are predicting less activity in the Central Pacific region compared to normal seasons,” said Matthew Rosencrans, NOAA’s lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at the Climate Prediction Center. “The ongoing La Niña is likely to cause strong vertical wind shear making it more difficult for hurricanes to develop or move into the Central Pacific Ocean.”  

This outlook is a general guide to the overall seasonal tropical cyclone activity in the Central Pacific basin, and does not predict whether, or how many, of these systems will affect Hawaii. The Central Pacific hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through November 30.

In the National Risk Index, a Hurricane Risk Index score and rating represent a community’s relative risk for Hurricanes when compared to the rest of the United States. A Hurricane Expected Annual Loss score and rating represent a community’s relative level of expected building and population loss each year due to Hurricanes when compared to the rest of the United States.

As of June 2021, a total of 302 Atlantic tropical cyclones have produced hurricane-force winds in every state along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico (as well as Pennsylvania), with Florida having had more hurricanes affecting it than any other state.

The earliest time in the year for a hurricane to strike the nation was June 9, which was set by Alma in 1966. The earliest major hurricane (category 3 or greater) to strike the nation occurred in 1957, when Hurricane Audrey made landfall at category 3 intensity on June 27. The latest in the year for a hurricane to strike the nation was on November 24 with Hurricane Iwa in Hawaii; for the Atlantic basin the latest was on November 22, which was set by Hurricane Kate in 1985. The latest in the year for a major hurricane to strike the nation was from Hurricane Zeta, which moved ashore on October 28.

The 1990s were the most active decade for the United States, with a total of 31 hurricanes affecting the nation. By contrast, the least active decade was the 1860s and 1970s, each with a total of only 15 hurricanes affecting the United States. A total of 33 seasons on record passed without an Atlantic hurricane affecting the country — the most recent of which was the 2015 season. Seven Atlantic hurricanes affected the country in the 1886 season, which was the year with the most United States hurricanes.

Can We Harness Electricity From Lightning?

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Can you imagine harnessing electricity from lightning to solve the current grid issues all across America and the world?

With scientists working on renewable energy sources every day, being able to harness energy from lightning would be a breakthrough that would benefit millions across the world.

Renewable energy often provides energy for: electricity generation to a grid, air and water heating/cooling, and stand-alone power systems. About 20% of humans’ global energy consumption is renewables, including almost 30% of electricity.  About 8% of energy consumption is traditional biomass, but this is declining. Over 4% of energy consumption is heat energy from modern renewables, such as solar water heating, and over 6% electricity.

A single bolt of it carries a few billion joules of energy, sufficient enough to power a tens of homes for a day. Humanity since the time of Franklin and Maxwell has been contemplating the idea of capturing lightning in a bottle but thus far we have got very little success.

Although projects like Project First Light are ongoing with a mission to harvest energy from lightning, it is still under nascent stage. Perhaps it would take years before we could start using lightning as a renewable source of energy.

The Bradbury Science Museum did an article about this interesting topic and you can read all about it below:

While it’s true that a single lightning bolt could power the entire city of Santa Fe for about a minute, there are some issues with capturing lightning as an energy source.

First, while there are some areas of the planet (like the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Santa Fe and the Florida coast) that get a higher than average number of lightning strikes, getting lightning to exactly strike our receivers is problematic. Nature is just too erratic.

But even if we could entice lightning to routinely strike precisely where we wanted, we’d be faced with the problem of a strike’s intensity and duration. Lightning is both incredibly powerful and crazy fast. Each strike would force about fifty thousand amps of current into a battery in just microseconds. No existing battery could survive this onslaught; batteries need to charge up more slowly.

Then, even if we could design a battery that would not be vaporized by the strike, all the lightning in the world would still power only a small fraction of households. It’s true that each stroke produces up to perhaps five or ten gigajoules of energy, and a household in the U.S. needs only about five gigajoules per month—and that’s just one strike! But actually, only a fraction of that energy is in the form of electrical current—much of the energy goes to heating the air. And the process of storing the energy in a battery and then retrieving it is pretty inefficient. So, now you need a few strikes per household per month, and in the end, even if we could find a way to capture, store, and use the energy, it would power only about 0.1 percent of the world’s homes.

– Tess Light, Space and Remote Sensing group, Los Alamos National Laboratory

How the Texas Heat Wave can affect the Power Grid

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How prepared are the people from Texas and their businesses for the high potential of electrical grid failures this summer? Contact us to help ensure business continuity when it happens.

Summer seems to have hit early in Texas and other states across the nation. North-Central Texas and South-Central Texas weather zones saw intense heat where heat records were met and even broken with temperatures exceeding 100° in some locales this past weekend. By Saturday evening, there were already nearly 2,600 outages in Texas according to PowerOutage.us.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is expecting even more power outages due to the higher demand for energy across this summer. Since the February 2021 storm that caused massive power outages across the state and killed more than 200 people, ERCOT has issued several warnings asking residents to conserve energy when the power grid is expected to reach its limits.

John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas state climatologist, expects that extreme heat is approaching in higher numbers never seen since the early part of the 20th century and it is likely to keep going up by 2036 according to a recent report he published. Nielsen-Gammon is projecting that Texas will experience more patterns of 100° days, extreme rainfall, flooding, and hurricane intensity over the course of the next decade.

The climate in Texas “…is affected by changing patterns of vegetation, irrigation, and urbanization,” Nielsen-Gammon says. Average Texas temperatures in 2036 are expected to be 1.8 degrees warmer than the 1991-2020 average and 3 degrees warmer than the 1950-1999 average. “A typical year around 2036 [will be] warmer than all but the absolute warmest year experienced in Texas during 1895-2020,” Nielsen-Gammon said.

Air conditioning units operating during hot weather can overload electrical lines, transformers, and equipment according to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Circuit breakers shut off power to prevent damage to electrical systems, causing power outages. If operating reserves run low, different city officials can also institute blackouts by shutting off power to some areas and leave Texans in the dark for long periods of time. Blackouts during heat waves endanger lives as they expose vulnerable populations to heat exhaustion and stroke.

GenServe/LJ Power’s mission is to provide reliable back up power solutions to Texans. With our recent acquisitions in Texas and Florida, and with a well-established service area in the North Atlantic region, we can provide aid to the Southwest region during unexpected climatic emergencies.

Prepare yourself and your business for unexpected power losses during this summer’s heat waves.

• Make sure your generator is serviced and in good working operating condition.
• If there are repairs pending, get those repairs taken care of promptly.
• When your generator is running, keep an eye on the oil and coolant levels.
• Make sure you don’t overload the system and only use emergency lights and necessary equipment or air conditioning units to a bare minimum.
• Have a plan in place to allow essential employees or facility operators to stay and work on a rotational schedule, allow others to go home to their families.
• Make sure you provide plenty of water to everyone in the building and keep an eye out for any signs of possible heat exposure. 

Click through this link if you’d like to consult with a GenServe/LJ Power professional about your current generator’s needs, or you’d like to find out more about obtaining a generator for your business.

Related Story: Faheid, Dalia. “Texas heat wave explained: What does it have to do with the ERCOT power grid?” 5 May 2022,

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/weather-news/article261117477.html#storylink=cpy

The Most Efficient Diesel Engine Heater

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The Most Efficient Diesel Engine Heater

Your stand-by Diesel Generator must be kept hot at all times so that so that it can start instantaneously during a power outage. This heating process costs money. Using a patented process, the Air Source Heat Pump users have reported power savings as high as 84% vs. heating with resistance heaters that come installed with emergency diesel generators as standard equipment.

Isn’t it time you put some energy savings money in your pocket? Every day your generator is needlessly consuming excess energy. Resistance heaters are continuously burning your hard earned dollars and wastefully increasing your costs. It’s time you start saving.

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  • Air Source Heat Pumps are efficient at moving energy from one heat “reservoir” to another.
  • They consume less power and operate fewer hours when compared to the resistance heaters.
  • They provide a COP of 3.8:1; thus, significant energy savings of 70% – 80% are achieved.
  • They use the existing block heaters as secondary backup providing redundancy to the on-demand start-up of the backup diesel generator system.
  • They have a life expectancy (EUL) of 15 years, thus reducing MRO costs.
  • They have been on the market for over 25-years with a proven track record of verified success.
  • Installed at data centers, financial, medical, Universities, municipal, federal, and industrial sectors across the North America, Canada and Mexico. 

Making Emergency Power More Reliable & Affordable

Inefficient resistance heaters are found on all emergency diesel generators and these heaters operate most of the time. However, resistance heaters are very wasteful when compared to heat pumps.

What is the best way to reduce waste (and back-up your heater)? Upgrade to one of our Air Source Heat Pumps using GTS patented technology. This is the most efficient way to heat emergency generators and with thousands of installations for more than 20 plus years, customers usually save between 75% and 85% on electricity charges.

Your emergency power system is wasting money and electricity every day unless you upgrade to an Air Source Heat Pump System today.

 

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GenServe’s Eighth Acquisition OK Generators

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GenNx360 Capital Partners Announces GenServe’s 8th Acquisition, OK Generators

New York, New York. April 06, 2022 – GenNx360 Capital Partners (“GenNx360”) is pleased to announce GenServe’s acquisition of OK Generators (or the “Company”). GenServe is a portfolio company of GenNx360, a New York-based private equity firm investing in middle market business services and industrial companies.

GenServe is the largest independent provider of scheduled and emergency power generator maintenance, repair and sales in the North Atlantic region, with significant presence across Texas and Florida, serving primarily commercial customers in various industries.

Based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, OK Generators provides maintenance and repair services to generators and backup power solutions, as well as generator and related equipment sales and rentals. The Company is a key player in the Florida generator market, serving a diverse set of customers in the municipal and commercial end markets.

“The acquisition of OK Generators significantly strengthens our presence in the South Florida market. We are excited to bring their team into the GenServe family and accelerate our growth. We are also pleased that Bob Birdsong, former EGSA instructor and a fixture in the industry, will be joining GenServe,” said Fred Smagorinsky, GenServe’s CEO.

“Once I got to know the GenServe team, I knew my employees would be in good hands and they would take my business to the next level.  I am looking forward to my new role with GenServe, helping to drive growth in their Systems Integration division and am also excited about the opportunity to spend more time engaging in the industry,” said Bob Birdsong, OK Generators’ President & CEO.

“OK Generators is GenServe’s eighth acquisition and its fourth in the past year, a testament to our continued focus on our buy-and-build strategy. This service-focused acquisition in the southern region builds on the robust platform in Texas and Florida that GenServe acquired less than eight months ago,” said Daphne Dufresne, GenServe Board member and GenNx360 Managing Partner

About GenServe

GenServe is a leader in the sale, maintenance and repair of industrial generators and backup power solutions. The Company has the largest team of EGSA certified technicians of any independent generator maintenance company. GenServe is a one-stop shop provider of comprehensive emergency power supply system solutions to protect companies against the high cost of power failure.  For more information on GenServe, please visit www.genserveinc.com

About GenNx360 Capital Partners

GenNx360 Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring middle market business services and industrial companies. GenNx360 partners with companies having proven and sustainable business models in expanding industries with the objective of implementing and supporting value-enhancing organic and inorganic initiatives to accelerate growth, deliver cost efficiencies, and generate strong financial returns. Target industries include industrial machinery and components, logistics and supply chain solutions, industrial and environmental services, food and agricultural products and services, infrastructure equipment and services, specialty chemicals, packaging, and aerospace and defense. GenNx360 was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York City.

For more information on GenNx360 Capital Partners, please visit http://www.gennx360.com.  For media inquiries about this press release, please contact:

GenNx360 Capital Partners
Carmen Rojas, Director of Investor Relations
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Tel: +1 212.257.6772

In the wake of rising fuel prices Aquafighter® is saving fuel losses

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Aquafighter® is protecting fuel quality and restoring contaminated diesel to create substantial savings as fuel prices reach record highs.

As fuel prices continue to rise, Aquafighter® Fuel Technology is the key ingredient to recovering waste fuel and protecting fuel quality; saving money and cutting costs for fuel operators with a simple, inexpensive process. “While we can’t control fuel prices, we can control how we manage fuel quality and how we recover waste fuel and protect against fuel losses.” explains Steve Schultz with DieselCare/Aquafighter.

Water is the biggest challenge for fuel operators because it is the root cause for most problems in fuel-quality management and tank maintenance. Millions of gallons of fuel are lost every year due to emulsified water, which has become exponentially worse with the addition of biofuels.

“I think often times fuel companies don’t really have an accurate account of how much fuel they actually lose every year from pumping free-water and other water removal, bacteria mitigation & tank cleaning processes. In its first few years of existence, Aquafighter has been used to recover more than 1,000,000 gallons of diesel that otherwise would have been discarded as waste. As we expand the use of our technology outside of Norway we have the potential to save billions of gallons of fuel that is currently written off every year.” Per Jahnsrud, CEO of DieselCare AS producers of the Aquafighter® Technology.

Steve Schultz further explains, “Water content in petroleum diesel is a challenge in itself, but this problem is exacerbated by biofuel content. As we follow the science, biodiesel is up to 25 times more hygroscopic than petroleum diesel which means that it attracts and binds to water at an exponentially higher rate making fuel with biodiesel a magnet for water problems and thus accounts for the huge amount of damaged diesel that has greatly increased in recent years.”

Aquafighter® was developed in 2015 and since 2017 has been used by one of the world’s largest fuel companies to mitigate water problems and restore off-spec diesel into purified fuel. Aquafighter® and DieselCare solutions are now available through distributors and partners in most countries around the world.

“As well as working with fuel companies to reduce their fuel waste by 90%, we are also working with them to prevent fuel contamination long before fuel recovery is necessary. Since we began using Aquafighter in 2017 with fuel stations in Norway, we have recovered more than 4,000,000 liters of off-spec diesel, which accounts for more than $4,000,000 US Dollars. This same system can be utilized by every fuel company in the world to do exactly the same.” Per Jahnsrud.

Aquafighter® solutions including: Aquafighter® Fuel Technology, DieselCare Skimmer® and Aquafighter Chinook® Vent Filter are available in the US exclusively through GenServe.

“While fuel polishing, fuel additives and other methods have value; the Aquafighter technology reduces costs per liter and significantly increases the quality of the fuel cleaning process when compared to those common solutions. Additionally, Aquafighter is non-toxic and is not corrosive like most additive chemicals for reducing water. When compared to fuel polishing; Aquafighter is less expensive, less wasteful and produces fuel with up to 10 times less water.” concludes Steve Schultz.

NEWS PROVIDED BY: DieselCare AS / 2022

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