Envision the future of Hyperloop evolution for Europe

The Institute of Hyperloop Technology (IHT) was founded 2021 at the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer. IHT is focused on Hyperloop development and applications, both in fundamental and engineering sciences. Thus, the Institute aims to establish an international consortium to foster a Large-Scale Hyperloop Research and Technology Facility in Europe, operational at real life conditions. This joint effort of the private sector and academia in an open research network will accelerate the development of a standardized European Hyperloop ecosystem.

WHY HYPERLOOP

The Hyperloop, a new mode of transportation, is an emerging concept for mid- to long-distance travels as a carbon-free alternative to airplanes and as a complement to the railway network. This plan serves to both preserve investments already made and planned, as well as unlock the full economic and social development of areas not yet served by premium modes of transportation. The Hyperloop is a rail-bound mode of transport that operates magnetically levitating vehicles running at sonic speed within a low-pressure tube. Such a concept is set to rely exclusively on renewable sources like solar energy also leveraging the extension of the linear infrastructure as a whole. This concept is the key to long-distance sustainable transport and a major contributor to achieve the GHG reduction target set by the EC for 2030 and 2050.