SMART SOLUTIONS
Our solutions enable customers to strengthen their competitive edge, adapt to emerging technologies and accelerate sustainable growth — creating resilient infrastructure that meets the needs of today and tomorrow.
We're transforming the future of maritime infrastructure to unlock new value and drive sustainable growth. Our innovative Smart Hubs empower ports and maritime facilities to expand efficiently, adding new revenue streams and future-proofing their assets.
Designed to help ports grow their market presence and meet evolving demands, our modular, flexible platforms allow customers to scale at pace while reducing environmental impact.
SMART HUBS
Smart Hubs are transformative infrastructure solutions designed to help ports, and those who rely on ports, reach their decarbonisation and net-zero goals. Unlike traditional floating infrastructure, commonly known as ‘pontoons,’ Smart Hubs are agile, flexible, scalable and customisable - enabling the modernisation of port and urban infrastructure, tailored to meet specific client needs.
Engineered with a blend of proven and advanced technologies, Smart Hubs facilitate maritime shoreside energy connections, support renewable energy projects, and provide adaptable infrastructure for the future of clean transport. They meet stringent safety and longevity standards, ensuring resilience in a changing global landscape.
As industries work towards 2050 targets, expanding ports and harbours with traditional infrastructure can be costly, time-consuming, and environmentally impactful. In contrast, Smart Hubs deliver affordable, future-proof solutions that rapidly adapt to new technologies, minimising disruption to operations while enhancing sustainability and decarbonisation efforts
THE KEY BENEFITS
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Floating: Installable in all ports and waterways, adaptable to diverse environments.
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Modular & scalable: Flexible hexagonal design allows for expansion or reduction based on specific industry needs.
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Moveable: Easy to relocate, de-rig, and reuse, offering a versatile and dynamic infrastructure solution.
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Multi-purpose: Designed for diverse applications, from maritime energy to logistics and renewable energy projects.
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Sustainable: Minimal carbon footprint focusing on long-term environmental preservation and restoration.
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Efficient: Quick to deploy, with lower capital and operational expenditures, reducing project timelines.
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Flexible: Available in various sizes, materials, and load capacities, adaptable to specific site requirements.
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Cost-effective: Long lifespan (30+ years), reducing ongoing maintenance and operational costs.
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Commercial viability: Lease from 5-25-year options, allowing for little risk and reduced CAPEX to ensure commercial viability.
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Technology-agnostic: Adaptable to current and future clean fuel and energy technologies, ensuring compatibility with emerging trends.
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Safe & compliant: Engineered to meet industry standards and regulatory compliance, ensuring operational safety.
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Generate more revenues: Plan more activities with shared multipurpose options, and extend operations with floating infrastructure.
ENGINEERED FOR SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
Smart Design: Smart Hubs are designed for containerisation and easy transport, enabling swift and cost-effective deployment, with local manufacturing further boosting local economies.
Innovative Technology: Our engineering team leverages digital twin technology for precise planning and maintenance, seamlessly integrating industry-specific components for optimal performance in diverse environments.
Collaborative Engineering: In partnership with maritime engineering firms across Europe, we refine Smart Hubs by incorporating proven floating technologies, ensuring stability and efficiency amidst changing tides and sea levels.
SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR SPEED & COST SAVING
Our team of experienced engineers, designers and consultants work with our clients to ensure the best solutions for smart infrastructure and the operation of these are explored.
This may include for example a full feasibility of the application of the Smart Hubs, the necessary site inspections and mapping of the location including a 3D simulation and digital twin option.
Here the team can develop the safest and simplest solutions to ensure the infrastructure is installed fast while saving costs and careful not to disturb current operations.
ELIRE Infra have developed a detailed yet simple service solution to provide clients as close to a plug and play model as possible.
Hubs as a Service (HaaS) is a financial framework created by ELIRE Infra for cities, ports, governments and the private sector to breakdown the barriers to implementing new infrastructure which is essential for the transition to zero emissions.
ELIRE offer a complete whole life service of the infrastructure assets that include the entire plug and play ecosystem that can be delivered and operated and maintained using a DFBOM (design, finance, build, operate, maintain) contract suitable for private public partnerships (PPP) regional contracts.
