• Privacy Policy

News & Promotions

What's going on in your world?

  • Automotive
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Financial
  • Health
  • Home Builder
  • Humor & Memes
  • Insurance
  • Parenting
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping
    • Coupons
    • Special Offer
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Travel
    • Transportation
    • Weather
  • Mobile Apps
You are here: Home / Technology / Dirk Alhborn’s Hyperloop Closer to Reality

Dirk Alhborn’s Hyperloop Closer to Reality

August 21, 2015 By Ellen Smith

One of the firms competing to turn Elon Musk’s tube-based alternative to high-speed rail has taken a small step towards making it a reality. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has signed deals with vacuum pump business Oerlikon Leybold, engineers Aecom and the architectural business Hodgetts+Fung.

As with all of HTT’s deals, these firms will offer their expertise in exchange for stock options in the hope that the company will become successful further down the line. The latter two won’t have much to offer just yet, but the first one has already started work on the project.

Oerlikon executive Carl Brockmeyer told Wired that he has formed a team of six employees to start researching how feasible it is to keep a 700 mile long tube at zero pressure. He doesn’t believe it’ll be too difficult, however, telling the site that “from a technical point of view, it’s not a challenge.” The biggest worry that he has, is to ensure that the vacuum pumps don’t guzzle more power than the (intended) solar panels and wind turbines can supply. It doesn’t have long, however, since HTT is hoping to break ground on its first fully-working loop, at Quay Valley in California, in the start of 2016.

While we’re checking on the progress of Hyperloop, it’s worth noting that the much-more secretive Hyperloop Technologies has recently broken ground on a new 39,000 square-foot research facility in LA. Not much is known about this company’s progress, beyond that it’s researching a freight-carrying system to push cargo at super speed. Still, it looks as if the momentum, at least for now, is with its similarly named and more public frenemy.

Source link

Filed Under: Technology

Please Follow & Like Us :)

Facebook
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Visit Us
Follow Me
Tweet
RSS

Recent Posts

Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid millions for slow-ass decryption software

When it comes to ransomware, you don't always get … [Read More...]

Advanced tax strategies for startup founders

Peyton Carr is a financial advisor to founders, … [Read More...]

Here’s How To Add Pronouns To Your Instagram Profile In A Few Simple Steps

Instagram is making it so much easier to share … [Read More...]

Copyright © 2023 · News & Promotions, 538 W. 21 St. #91289 Houston, TX 77008-3642 · All rights reserved · Unsubscribe · Log in

Go to mobile version