{"id":17113,"date":"2023-10-11T23:29:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T23:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/leadership\/european-railways-of-the-future-are-faster-than-elon-musks-hyperloop\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T23:29:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T23:29:12","slug":"european-railways-of-the-future-are-faster-than-elon-musks-hyperloop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=17113","title":{"rendered":"European Railways Of The Future Are Faster Than Elon Musk\u2019s Hyperloop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Saman Rizwan<\/p>\n<p>Almost exactly a decade since Elon Musk first outlined his hyperloop concept to much fanfare, trumpeting it as a solution to shuttle passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in half an hour, this ultra-fast, vacuum tube mobility system is nowhere near to seeing the light of day. Yet ambitions for future-fit mobility remain very much alive, particularly across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>In early September, European deeptech startup Nevomo made public tests of its MagRail technology establishing, for the first time, the feasibility of frictionless magnetic levitation on conventional railways. Conducted on a company-made track in Nowa Sarzyna, Poland, Nevomo CEO and co-founder Przemek \u2018Ben\u2019 Paczek has cited these tests as proof that MagRail could \u201crevolutionise rail transport\u201d in a matter of \u201cyears, not decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Germany\u2019s TUM Hyperloop \u2013 a project associated with the Technical University of Munich \u2013 unveiled a test version of its hyperloop pod at the IAA Mobility Show. According to TUM Hyperloop\u2019s project lead, Gabriele Semino, Europe is \u201cthe region that is making the most progress\u201d in hyperloop development, claiming that hyperloop will achieve a limited roll-out by 2030 before continent-wide deployment by the end of the following decade.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the approach espoused by Musk \u2013 who reportedly intended his hyperloop idea as a spoiler to California\u2019s proposed high-speed rail system \u2013 European initiatives rightly view high-speed rail and hyperloop as complementary solutions to help the continent\u2019s well-developed yet stagnating network rival high-emitting cars and planes.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<p>By capitalising on a range of emerging technologies and strong regulatory support, the EU rail industry can help fuel the future of mobility at pace and scale, bolstering the bloc\u2019s economic competitiveness while accelerating its green transition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>European rail slowly rising from decades-old ashes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the EU is emerging as a transport innovation hub, the continent must make up for years of lost time. In recent decades, European investment in road infrastructure has outstripped rail investment by roughly 63%, while tax policies have heavily favoured road and aviation, leaving legacies of an under-performing rail network and unnecessarily high transport emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the transport sector now accounts for roughly 25% of the EU\u2019s GHG emissions \u2013 the majority stemming from road vehicles \u2013 while the bloc\u2019s aviation emissions have doubled since 1990. Meanwhile, rail is the only mode whose emissions have decreased over the same period \u2013 standing at roughly 1% of EU transport emissions \u2013 ideally positioning trains to mitigate road and air travel challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, rail has the backing of EU citizens and institutions. A 2020 poll found that two-thirds of Europeans support a ban on short-haul flights where suitable rail alternatives are available, while recent Brussels policy places trains at the heart of its Green Deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barriers still holding back potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yet capitalising on high political will require overcoming a various barriers impeding the European rail sector\u2019s progress. National fragmentation and uneven, insufficient network investment has resulted in poor cost and time efficiency, as well as multiple bottlenecks compromising the convenience, performance and flexibility of international rail.<\/p>\n<p>These fundamental flaws are reflected in train travel\u2019s weak share of both cargo and passenger markets. Between 2007 and 2018, passenger rail increased from 7% to 7.8% of EU land transport while freight dipped to 16.65% in 2017 from a peak of 19% in 2011; cross-border rail still accounts for only 7% of total train journeys.<\/p>\n<p>These chokepoints will make achieving ambitious EU targets to boost freight\u2019s modal share to 30% and double passenger rail traffic by 2030 extremely difficult without a profound transformation. Indeed, the existing rail system has essentially hit a ceiling, with legacy propulsion and railway interfaces hindering further progress in boosting speeds and reducing braking distances, exacerbating capacity problems that prevent rail from competing with short and medium-haul road and aviation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emerging solutions for future mobility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the EU\u2019s rail congestion and capacity issues could be resolved with new High-speed (HSR) or magnetic levitation (Maglev) railways, UNIFE, Europe\u2019s rail industry association, has rightly noted that much of the solution can come from \u201cthe deployment of innovative technologies\u201d that optimise existing lines.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to a panel of MEPs and industry players in early September, Nevomo\u2019s Paczek posited that the EU needs to add a \u201cnew digital layer\u201d to conventional rail infrastructure \u2013 a market gap that his company aims to fill. Nevomo envisions its recently-tested MagRail solution as a \u2018digital bridge\u2019 linking legacy railways to ultra-high speed hyperloop. Initially, the progressive roll-out of its linear motor-enabled MagRail Booster devices would retrofit existing freight lines, significantly enhancing the EU cargo network\u2019s capacity, efficiency and flexibility before branching out to passenger rail. The technology is the world&#8217;s first retrofit solution for existing railcars enabling independent operation without the locomotive both in full trainsets and as individual units.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, new MagRail trains running on existing, levitation-adapted railways could boost passenger train speeds from the current maximum of 205 to 341 miles per hour in the coming years. With Paris-Brussels in under 30 minutes, MagRail would make rail competitive with air travel at the for ranges under 1,900 miles, helping to attract high passenger numbers while laying the foundation for hyperloop, whose pods could use MagRail lines in the future to hit speeds of 745 mph\u2013 linking Paris and Berlin in under an hour.<\/p>\n<p>By 2030, Nevomo\u2019s team projects that their technology could significantly contribute to doubling the bloc\u2019s rail capacity and cutting out 78 million tons of CO2 emissions at less than half the cost of building new maglev or HSR lines, while completely avoiding the associated land usage and biodiversity impacts, helping to progress Green Deal and UN SDG commitments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From vision to reality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the initial tests, Nevomo publicly unveiled its MagRail Booster for freight on 19 September at TRAKO International Railway Fair in Poland, setting up the commercial cargo pilot from as early as next year. In a bid to begin scaling the technology across the continent, Nevomo has already inked a cooperation agreement with SNCF to explore the roll-out of freight and passenger MagRail in France, building on its 2021 collaboration with Italian rail infrastructure manager RFI.<\/p>\n<p>EU policymakers should provide the necessary policy support for projects engineering the much-hoped for \u201cshift to rail\u201d, notably by integrating their solutions in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) while supporting the European Commission\u2019s promising efforts to create a regulatory framework for hyperloop, as Gabriele Semino highlighted.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the European Investment Bank \u2013 increasingly viewed in Brussels as a \u2018climate bank\u2019 \u2013 should provide strong funding for R&amp;D, innovation and commercialisation for innovative rail projects, thus helping Brussels match green goals with the necessary resources while encouraging crucial private sector investment.<\/p>\n<p>With successful tests from Nevomo and TUM Hyperloop making waves in September, the prospects of a hyperloop future seem more realistic than ever. Having already emerged as the global frontrunner, Europe must now push forward to realise this next generation of sustainable mobility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zengernews\/2023\/10\/11\/european-railways-of-the-future-are-faster-than-elon-musks-hyperloop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saman Rizwan Almost exactly a decade since Elon Musk first outlined his hyperloop concept to much fanfare, trumpeting it as a solution to shuttle passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in half an hour, this ultra-fast, vacuum tube mobility system is nowhere near to seeing the light of day. 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