en.Wedoany.com Reported - Seacap and Shorly have announced a strategic partnership to jointly provide financing, software, and operational support for shore power and other port energy infrastructure, covering the entire process from early-stage project development and financing to construction, operations and maintenance, and system optimization.

Under the partnership arrangement, Seacap is responsible for capital and project development support, while Shorly provides energy management software and technical services. Shorly is a subsidiary of Norwegian shore power company Havnekraft AS, established earlier this year, with Haugaland Kraft AS and Karmsund Port Authority serving as backers of Shorly and Havnekraft.

Havnekraft has integrated the software and operational services developed in its shore power and port infrastructure projects into Shorly's business, while retaining ownership of its existing shore power facilities, including infrastructure located at Karmsund.

Styrk Bekkenes, Partner at Seacap, stated that there is a clear market demand for integrated solutions, with many ports seeking a more predictable path in the green transition. Through the partnership with Shorly, the two companies are building a platform covering the entire value chain, directly connecting capital with specialized technical and operational expertise.

The two companies plan to offer consulting, design, engineering, financing, and project execution services, as well as ongoing operations and maintenance. Shorly's energy management system will monitor and optimize port energy usage, supporting third-party equipment integration and a technology-neutral platform; the system can also handle automated billing, manage available power capacity, and help ports track energy consumption and emissions. Shorly stated that the platform is already in use in existing port operations.

Vidar Riise, CEO of Shorly, stated that the company's accumulated expertise and software platform have international potential, and that there is already a fully operational and deployed software platform that can be promoted to ports worldwide.

The two companies stated that this joint offering aims to reduce the financial and technical barriers ports face when deploying shore power, battery energy storage, and related electrical infrastructure. Bekkenes also noted that ports are rapidly evolving into energy hubs, and the partnership with Shorly is intended to drive this process forward, ensuring ports receive robust and adaptable solutions.