Hyperloop at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria in Brussels
Brussels, 14th of May - “Hyperloop – Sustainable Transport Technology for the Future” Under this title, the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria hosted an event on 14 May on the potential of Hyperloop technology and the pioneering work achieved by Technical University of München (TUM) with the financial support of the Bavarian Government.
Quote by MEP Markus Ferber:
“I am proud to present a successful example of the innovation policy of the Free State of Bavaria”
Hardt Hyperloop and other Hyperloop Developers presented Hyperloop as the most sustainable means of transport for the future. Hyperloop promises:
To promote sustainable mobility
To reduce short-haul aviation and associated CO2 emissions
To reduce the use of fossil fuels for transport
To use sustainable energy in a decentralized way
To reduce the release of climate-relevant emissions
To contribute to the greening of European industry
To implement the Green Deal
To create a new industrial sector in Europe
The event was organized together with the Hyperloop Development Program (HDP), a Dutch foundation with a mandate to promote the development of this major innovation in the transport sector at European level. Hyperloop means moving vehicles with magnetic levitation in a vacuum tube. Due to the near total absence of friction, very little energy is needed to move vehicles at aircraft-like speed. It can transport passengers and freight equally.
A special attraction was the presentation of the prototype vehicle built by TUM, which is the world’s first prototype certified to transport passengers in a vacuum environment.
HDP proposes that the Commission should support the further development of the technology to market readiness. Hyperloop could become a flagship of European competitiveness and a new European export success such as Airbus. Hyperloop projects exist in several EU Member States (Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, Poland), in Switzerland and countries outside of Europe, in particular in China, India and Turkey. One of the objectives of the HDP is to promote European leadership in this technology.
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (ERJU) has just commissioned a study (Hyper4Rail) to define a roadmap for further research and development and an agreed technical standard. Almost all European Hyperloop Developers are part of the winning consortium and show once more that broad cooperation between industrial partners can contribute to European leadership.
