An independent power plant’s ultimate reliability and assurance of continuity of electricity supply under all conditions comes from the engine of the generator set, so it’s important that the engine is of the highest quality and greatest reliability and efficiency.
Eniquest products only use high quality diesel engines. A diesel engine has many advantages over a petrol engine in an independent power plant application. A diesel engine has a longer life, and uses much less fuel than a petrol engine, and requires much less maintenance. Many independent energy solutions applications are in situations where diesel fuel is readily available, so a diesel engine usually simplifies fuel storage and supply.
Because diesel engines have more mechanical stress than petrol engines and cannot be simplified as much as petrol engines, they are not made for the lowest cost applications, and, therefore, are always better quality than small petrol engines. A diesel engine will last many times the life of a petrol engine. Diesel engines also have longer service intervals than petrol engines because they don’t contaminate the engine oil as much and they don’t have an ignition system.
The lack of an ignition system in diesel engines means that they are more reliable than petrol engine, especially in wet applications, and they don’t provide an ignition risk in explosive or flammable atmospheres. Diesel engines produce very little carbon-monoxide and so are much safer to use in enclosed spaces. Most of the diesel engine models that we use have high efficiency exhaust mufflers; for models that don’t, we fit special after-market exhaust mufflers to ensure quiet engine running.
Diesel engines are initially more expensive than petrol engines; however, everything else about them is less expensive. Over its life, a diesel engine may cost as little as a quarter of the cost of a petrol engine. Eniquest’s generators are fitted with high-quality Yanmar diesel engines.
The lack of an ignition system in diesel engines means that they are more reliable than petrol engine, especially in wet applications, and they don’t provide an ignition risk in explosive or flammable atmospheres. Diesel engine produce very little carbon-monoxide and so are much safer to use in enclosed spaces. Most of the diesel engine models that we use have high efficiency exhaust mufflers; for models that don’t, we fit special after-market exhaust mufflers to ensure quiet engine running.
Diesel engines are initially more expensive than petrol engines; however, everything else about them is less expensive. Over its life, a diesel engine may cost as little as a quarter of the cost of a petrol engine. Eniquest’s generators are fitted with high-quality Yanmar diesel engines.
Yanmar
Yanmar is one of the biggest diesel engine manufacturers in the world. Starting way back in 1912 producing oil powered engines. Then in 1933, it was the first company in the world to produce the compact diesel-powered engine, producing a mammoth 5hp. The whole concept of these engines was to assist with local agriculture and fisheries in Japan.
In 1945, they realised that these engines can also be used for construction and to power generators; and with this realisation, they went international. Over 15 million engines have been produced by Yanmar with this number not slowing down.
It’s no secret that a Yanmar engine is one of the most reliable on the market. Not only that but the cost of ownership over its life is one of the lowest in the world. John Deere for instance use Yanmar engines on some of their products.
Our use of Yanmar engines have dated back since the beginning of Eniquest, with all our military products being powered by an Yanmar Diesel engine. They have proven to be robust, work in the harshest conditions and best of all, quality Japanese made. Almost 95% of our product range uses a Yanmar engine.
Whilst most of our products do use a Yanmar engine, there are a select few that use Kubota. Kubota have been around since the late 1800’s and have been a company that consumers have grown to love. Specialising in the agriculture and equipment industries, it’s a brand that today people have come to trust.
Their diesel engines have been world renown for being reliable and were one of the first companies to produce the Tier 4 emission approved diesel engine.
Whilst both brands produce fantastic engines, our preference for the use of Yanmar stems from the fact that they have never given us any issues over the many years and 1000’s of generators that we have produced.