Hyperloop News from Intermarium


Romanian inventor who tested the first hyperloop in 1971
Romanian inventor Henri Coanda invented and tested the first vacuum tube transport test (what is now called the Hyperloop ); the first successful test with the vacuum tube was carried out in Bucharest, near CET SUD, in June 1971, using a pipe of 200 meters long and one meter diameter, which established the world record for the World’s First Hyperloop , according to the Academy Of World Records.

Hyperloop could become the Intermarian answer to Nord Stream
Nord Stream – a notorious Russian gas pipeline project that was staunchly opposed by the US – became the boogeyman of Central and Eastern Europe

Hyperloop technology included in European Union Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
The European Commission has released the European Union Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and hyperloop is explicitly identified as a game-changing mobility technology.

Hyper Poland raises cash to develop magrail
Just 10 days after launching a fundraising campaign on investment platform Seedrs, Hyper Poland has achieved its €451,000 investment target. This funding will be dedicated to the continued testing and development of the next generation of high-speed railways.

Capsules for Ukrainian Hyperloop to be produced in Kremenchuk
The passenger capsules for Ukrainian Hyperloop are suggested to be produced at Kriukiv Railway Car Manufacturing Plant

The Slovak government is no longer interested in Hyperloop TT
The Slovak government is no longer cooperating with the American company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), which was interested in building Hyperloop – a new transportation system promising speeds up to 1,200 km/h in Slovakia. This was confirmed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic for Investments and Informatics, which is headed by Richard Raši.

Infrastructure Minister: Hyperloop expected in Ukraine in 2023-2025
The Hyperloop transport system is expected to be launched in Ukraine in 2023-2025.

Hyperloop Transportation signs agreement for commercial system in Ukraine
HyperloopTT will work with the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine on planning Europe’s first commercial system while creating the legal and regulatory framework for the nation

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop appearing in Ukraine
Often called a real Tony Stark of the 21-st century, Elon Musk started his way with a popular PayPal service and nowadays regularly astonishes people with popularizing electrocars and even launching them into space. One of his latest highly-advanced transportation projects, Hyperloop, may appear in Ukraine.

Hyper Poland is one of semifinalists in the Global Challenge by Hyperloop One
The Hyperloop Poland team adapted its route from a 2012 feasibility study for an $8 billion high-speed rail project that was suspended by the federal government in 2014. That bullet train’s speed-to-cost ratio was deemed “dissatisfying,” but Hyperloop offers speeds 2-3 times faster than high-speed rail and can be built for two-thirds of the cost while fitting into narrower rights of way that trains cannot.

Young Romanian among the winners of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop competition
Romanian engineering student Denis Tudor, 23, is among the winners of Hyperloop competition, which aims to find a transportation alternative for the future. Billionaire Elon Musk, CEO and founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla Motors, initiated the competition.

Slovakia’s Hyperloop moves a step closer to not being a joke
On Wednesday, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies signed an “exploratory agreement” with the Czech city of Brno, which wants to examine the feasibility of a hyperloop line to Bratislava, Slovakia, where HTT also is working with the government. Being fired through a tube will cut the 80-mile trip, which takes 90 minutes by rail, to 10 minutes.