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Tips for choosing a critical power service plan

Rene Kristensen
Rene Kristensen

When you cannot afford to lose power, and you need to focus on other things than critical power system maintenance, a service agreement is a good solution. This post explains the key benefits and provides some good advice for selecting a service vendor.

Onboard EMS helps you implement ISO 50001 energy management

Edzard Janssen
Edzard Janssen

Are you considering using ISO 50001 to develop a structured approach for reducing energy consumption on your ship? Then you might be interested to know that the process becomes much easier with data from an onboard energy management system! See why.

Energised and de-energised explained

What do the terms “normally energised” and “normally de-energised” mean, and how do these relay states affect the operation of normally open and normally closed contacts? Check out this blog post to clear up the confusion!

What does it take to upgrade to battery hybrid propulsion?

Esper Flodgaard
Esper Flodgaard

Are you considering battery hybrid propulsion? The good news is that the technology is mature and available. The bad news is that it comes in hundreds of flavours. Which one is right for you? Read more in this post, and download our FREE whitepaper.

Change management: the key to successful EMS implementation

Edzard Janssen
Edzard Janssen

Your crew is key to making the most of your energy management system (EMS), but you can never take crew involvement for granted. A recent graduation project shows how you can get your crew on board through change management. Get the key findings!

What to do when equipment approaches end of life

Badrinarayanan Suresh
Badrinarayanan Suresh

By upgrading power equipment before it reaches end of life (EOL), you get optimised reliability and may benefit from technological advances. Using EOL policies defined by your suppliers is a good way of planning for upgrade operations well in advance.