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Introducing the DCShortCUT - Testing Complex DC Power Systems using reliable and repeatable methods

WTI prices may have gone negative, but there’s still plenty of good news. Oil & Gas companies around the world are helping fight COVID-19! From floating accommodations to supply chains and funding, there’s plenty of positive news this week. Bibby Marine Bibby is providing floating accommodations to foreign workers in Singapore to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The home on the water hopes to reduce travel and contact, thus reducing the spread of the virus. The two floating shi

Vessel moves are a part of life. Sometimes they have extra challenges!

There is definitely gloom and doom out there, but we like to find some things to be grateful for, so here is our round-up of good news this week. USNS Comfort arrived in New York harbour this morning. The Mercy Ship, which will be providing support to relieve the current shortage of medical support to NYC, has not been seen in New York since 9/11 recovery efforts in 2001. While it's a somber statistic, the ship offers hope and support to the city. Yet another cool world recor

System Integration Testing: A broad view and how it impacts batteries on board

There's still some good news out there. Here we found a little of it to share

Mondays sometimes need a little help to get going, so we try and find a couple of light pieces to kick off your week. The biggest trending news last week was BP's commitment to Net Zero emissions by 2050. BP's CEO Bernard Looney, committed the oil major to the #energytransition in one of the steps he is taking towards "reinventing BP." While the pathway remains unclear, the goal is a worthy ambition and we look forward to safe, reliable and responsible solutions being driven

Spot the Boston Dynamics Robodog has a new job... working offshore

Two incidents made our linkedin feeds this week, both of which are receiving regulatory and social media attention. The first: According to Nauticus Live, Australia's Shell Prelude FLNG recently suffered a blackout on the main power system, and the backup diesel generator was not immediately available, "affecting certain amenities onboard." Secondly, The Times of Israel reported the Leviathan platform had an unplanned flaring event as a result of a "power glitch". These event

Many conversations the team at OneStep Power have with people interested in our technology include other technologies needed to verify remote power systems. One of the testing methods we advocate heavily is Primary Injection testing. For electrical engineers, the Electrical Engineering Portal has a great and in-depth article describing the outcomes, benefits and methods for primary injection testing. For people who just need the basics, the following will help understand the

Monday mornings sometimes need a little help to get going, so we like to find a light-hearted piece to kick off your week. Without further ago, here is the latest maritime story to make you smile: Maritime Executive reported on NASA’s testing of a new robot in Antarctica. Now that's stress testing your prototype! #innovation #offshore #VoltageDip #ZeroDip #GVRT #OneStep #OSJ2020 #OSJConference #OSV #OffshoreSupportVessels #SupportVessels #Offshore #FaultRideThrough #DynamicPo

Here at OneStep Power we are all about innovation, and LED lighting is a great innovation. We thought we'd take a couple of minutes to highlight some of our favourite stats about LEDs. Not only is there a reduction of energy use of up to 75% when compared to incandescent lightbulbs, There is also an associated maintenance and time reduction because the lights last longer and the fixtures aren’t subject to the heat of the older lighting. Energy.Gov estimates LEDs will “use at

Happy 2020! In this post we detail our resolutions for the new year.

The development of new technology: why do we need voltage response testing? - A non-technical perspective. Disclaimer: The following is a very high-level information piece for non-specialists. If you find you need more information or find this explanation lacking the nuance you require in a discussion on this topic, (Hey, there isn’t a single acronym on the whole post!) we would invite you to read more of our technical information available here. OneStep Power’s Generator Vol