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- May 27, 2020
- 3 min
GVRT Testing or Short circuit?
OneStep Power's key technical differentiation is the ability to produce the voltage response of a short circuit without actually performing a short circuit. Why? And what's the point? Back in 2016, OneStep Power was formed on the basis of developing testing tools to provide dynamically positioned vessels with assurance of the reliability of their power systems. The key technology, the Generator Voltage Response Tester (GVRT) was created to mimic the voltage responses of a sho
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Fact Friday
Vessel moves are a part of life. Sometimes they have extra challenges!
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Good News Monday - 30 March
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
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Fun Oilfield Facts for Kids
Work from home combined with homeschooling is fun right?! Since your "co-workers" are a little younger than normal, we thought we'd pull together some resources for you to share with them! Where does Oil come from? Did you know that millions of years ago the ocean was filled with plants and plankton? (That’s a sea creature that whales eat!) When they died they sunk to the bottom of the sea and over a long time were covered with sand and mud. Then heat from the earth and gravi
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Wednesday Writeup: Integrated Testing
System Integration Testing: A broad view and how it impacts batteries on board
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
Good News Monday: 16th March
There's still some good news out there. Here we found a little of it to share
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
Good News for Monday: 10 Feb
Monday mornings sometimes need a little help to get going, so we like to find a couple of light pieces to kick off your week. The round-up of the latest maritime stories: Maritime Executive reports South Korea is funding a vessel modernization program for its fleet of passenger and cargo ships. "The plan aims to support the construction of 21 passenger vessels and 38 cargo vessels." WorldOil.com reported on Shell CTO Yuri Sebregts's comments from the annual meeting of Baker H
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
Wednesday Writeup: Primary Current Injection Testing
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
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
Wednesday Write-Up: Testing Data Whitepaper
OneStep Power released a white paper today, detailing the testing methodology and outcomes of four vessels recently tested in the Gulf of Mexico. The paper, which can be viewed here, presents historical data captured from the Generator Voltage Response Tester and ZeroDip technologies and demonstrates the results of both successful and unsuccessful testing. Our technology will be on display at the European Dynamic Positioning Conference and OSJ Conference in London the week of
- Jan 20, 2020
- 1 min
Good News For Monday: OSJ Innovation Nomination
OneStep Power is once again shortlisted for the Offshore Support Journal’s Innovation Award. This year we were nominated for our high-speed switching technology, ZeroDip. The technology will be on display at the European Dynamic Positioning Conference and OSJ Conference in London the week of 3-6 Feb. Drop by the booth! #VoltageDip #FaultRideThrough #DynamicPositioning #Startup #TechnologyAdoption #Maritime #Offshore #PowerSystems #PowerTesting #Energytransition #IMO2020
- Jan 17, 2020
- 1 min
Fact Friday: Offshore Crisis Response
With our Australian ties weighing heavy on our hearts this month, the theme of “mates helping mates” spreading around the world in response to the crisis is ever more powerful. Stories of Navy vessels delivering beer, interspersed with photo collages of pets and owners in navy cargo holds and offshore support vessels lending a hand have been travelling the airwaves as Aussies celebrate the courage of the onshore and offshore battlers of the worst fire season in Australian his
- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
Good news for Monday: 13th Jan
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
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
Fact Friday: LED Lighting
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
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
OneStep Power in 2020
Happy 2020! In this post we detail our resolutions for the new year.
- Oct 28, 2019
- 1 min
Good News for Monday: 28th Oct
Monday mornings sometimes need a little help to get going, so we have compiled a couple of light-hearted pieces to kick off your week. The round-up of the latest maritime stories to make you smile: Just weeks after announcing a successful deployment of the ocean cleanup system-001B, the team at Ocean Cleanup are making waves again, this time with a new technology to be deployed along the world’s heaviest polluting rivers, in an attempt to prevent the plastics reaching the oce
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
Wednesday Write-up: “Enhanced” Notations for retro-fit vessels
Several organizations have been exploring the opportunity to use “enhanced” notations to add value to retrofit upgrades of dynamic positioning systems. Enhanced notations, such as DNVGL’s DYNPOS-ER, or ABS’s EHS provide vessel designers and owners with an opportunity to leverage modern technologies into dynamic positioning concepts. The “Enhanced” concept is designed to leverage modern technology improvements and improve reliability. While the design concept is complementary
- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
Good News for Monday 21 Oct
Monday mornings sometimes need a little help to get going, so we have compiled a couple of light-hearted pieces to kick off your week. The round-up of the latest maritime stories to make you smile: Windstar Cruise has commenced an ambitious 3-vessel ship extension program in Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard, with images of Star Breeze in three sections ready for the upgrade. GCaptain compiled the images here. Across the globe, in America, VT Halter Marine launched America’s first
- Oct 18, 2019
- 1 min
Fact Friday: The first Dynamic Positioning System
The first Dynamic positioning system was deployed in 1961 on the CUSS-1. The April 1961 issue of Life Magazine presented a story on this very impressive achievement: According to the Marine Technology Society’s Dynamic Positioning Committee: “The CUSS 1 (named for the Continental, Union, Superior, and Shell oil companies that developed it in 1956) was the first drillship in the modern sense of the word. It was equipped with four rotating thrusters, one at each corner, and was
- Oct 9, 2019
- 3 min
Wednesday Write-up: Voltage Response Testing
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
- Jan 8, 2019
- 1 min
European Dynamic Positioning Conference
One month until the European Dynamic Positioning Conference on 5 February, in London! OneStep Power will be exhibiting and we can't wait to spend more time with industry leaders at this event. #dynamicpositioning #power #maritime #offshore #OSJ https://www.dynamicpositioningeurope.com/
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