Polish startup Nevomo (Hyperloop)

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Nevomo begins international expansion with new partnerships
After forming partnerships with EUREF-Campus Düsseldorf and the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Nevomo has begun its international expansion.

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Credit: Nevomo Source: https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/new ... expansion/ (In English) accessed 2021-04-28.

Polish startup Nevomo, formerly active under the name Hyper Poland, is developing magrail technology based on magnetic levitation to enable travel at speeds of up to 550 km/h using existing rail infrastructure. Nevomo is aiming for a gradual implementation of the Hyperloop vacuum railroad.
The company plans to expand its activities at the European level and is looking for relationships with new partners as well as strategic collaborations in order to achieve rapid growth of the company.

The company has announced a collaboration with EUREF Campus Düsseldorf. Another milestone for Nevomo is its cooperation with Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, which is working with Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg to establish a network that will focus on Hyperloop technology and future implementations in transport systems on a European scale.

"Together, the two universities are active in the EU HyTeC (European Hyperloop Technology Center) project, funded by the state of Lower Saxony, which is evaluating the further development of the existing 32 km Transrapid test track in Emsland into a European Hyperloop research facility. The Hyperloop Technology Center is a leading academic institution specializing in hyperloop technology in Europe," commented Prof. Dr. Ing. Thomas Schüning of the Institute's Board of Directors for Hyperloop Technology. "

Summary of Info based on various press releases, 2021-04-28.
https://euref.de/nevomo/ (in German) accessed 2021-04-28.
https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/new ... expansion/ (In English) accessed 2021-04-28.

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TO HYPERLOOP IN 3 STEPS

We have developed a unique technology for a magrail system - a passive magnetic levitation train operating on existing railway tracks at speeds up to 550 kph (340 mph). This hybrid solution allows for the functionality of both the magrail system and conventional trains on the same tracks. This can be subsequently transformed into a vacuum system, hyperrail, with a top speed of 1000 kph (620 mph) on existing tracks. Our last step - hyperloop will require new dedicated tracks. These new tracks will enable our vehicles to travel at up to 1,200 kph (746 mph).

Quote form Nevomo Website, https://www.nevomo.tech/en/ accessed 2021-04-28

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Magnetic rail in Europe | MAGRAIL Demo | Nevomo (former Hyper Poland)

Link to promotional video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZdLG7YxowA (Accessed 2021-04-28)

On October 22, 2019, a demonstration of magrail technology, a modern transport system developed by Nevomo, took place in Warsaw. During the demonstration, the ride of a magrail vehicle on the test track was shown. The 48- meter track was made in a 1:5 scale.
Magrail is a magnetic rail system that uses existing conventional rail transport corridors. Both conventional trains and magnetically levitating vehicles can use the same railway track interchangeably. The magrail system can be fully integrated with existing rail infrastructure without the need to make changes to the existing rolling stock.

Quote from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZdLG7YxowA (Accessed 2021-04-28)

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Screenshot website https://www.seedrs.com/nevomo 2021-05-03, 12:34 MEZ

Our equity crowdfunding campaign is now 102% funded, with over 500 investors already involved!

After only five days we have reached our funding target. A big THANK YOU to these 480 investors who have helped us get to this stage! It’s been a joy to see so many of you re-investing, many for the second or third time, and others coming in for the first time.
The involvement of people from so many countries exceeded our expectations. Therefore, we will now let the campaign run into overfunding. This funding round will remain open for at least two weeks more to give more people a chance of becoming part of Nevomo.

We're excited to be able to bring our community on board as shareholders in our business, and we want to make sure you don't miss the opportunity.

Message by Nevemo, Newsletter, 2021-05-03

See: https://www.seedrs.com/nevomo

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Nevomo has acquired PLN 1.1 mln from the ValueTech Seed Venture Capital. This is the first VC investment in the company. The funds obtained will be allocated to the development of power electronic systems for the transport of the future.

The founds in the amount of PLN 1.1 mln obtained from ValueTech Seed VC by Nevomo’s subsidiary - Nevomo PE will be used for the development of technologies for sectioning and segmenting of a synchronous linear motor, which is one of the key components of the magrail system. The funds will enable the design and testing of prototype’s hardware and software responsible for increasing the efficiency of the motor and optimising the motor's performance parameters: acceleration, speed and energy consumption.

ValueTech Seed is a Polish seed fund supporting startups developing solutions for modern industry, especially in the energy sector. Its portfolio already includes over a dozen technology companies connected with the areas of renewable energy sources, cleantech, industry 4.0 or energy efficiency management. The fund is co-financed by the National Centre for Research and Development under the Bridge Alpha programme.

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Nevomo is in its third round of equity crowdfunding on one of the leading equity investment platforms, Seedrs. The company has already reached its fundraising target after only 5 days of the campaign. So far it has raised €1.14 million with the involvement of over 800 investors. The funds raised will be used for full-scale testing of key magrail components, preparation for pilot implementation, as well as new R&D projects and continuation of IP protection.

Source: Newsletter and website https://www.nevomo.tech/en/valuetech-se ... ng-trains/
Accessed: 2021-05-29

Source: website https://www.nevomo.tech/en/valuetech-se ... ng-trains/
Accessed: 2021-05-29

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Polish site to be used for tests, with aim of MagRail technology in use by 2025.

Deal agreed to build Europe’s largest MagRail test track
Jun 14, 2021, info by Richard Clinnick
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/h ... est-track/
Accessed: 2021-06-15

NEVOMO, formerly Hyper Poland, has signed an agreement with Polish company Ciech Sarzyna, to lease land and infrastructure that will allow the construction of a full-scale 750m MagRail test track.

It is claimed that MagRail technology can integrate with existing rail networks without the need to make changes to rolling stock, with the system able to carry both conventional and maglev trains.

Work will begin this summer, and when completed it will be the longest passive magnetic levitation test facility in Europe.

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The European Union has co-financed the track design via its European Regional Development Fund under the Intelligent Development Program.

https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/h ... est-track/
Accessed: 2021-06-15

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Nevomo press Release:

Nevomo will construct the longest passive magnetic levitation test facility in Europe
01.06.2021

Nevomo, a company developing pioneering magrail technology, enabling vehicles to reach speeds of 550 kph on existing railway tracks, has signed an agreement with CIECH Sarzyna, a company belonging to the CIECH Group. Nevomo will lease land and infrastructure from the company, allowing it to build a full-scale 750 m test track. Work will begin in summer 2021 and the track will be the longest passive magnetic levitation test facility in Europe.

CIECH Sarzyna will provide Nevomo with access to the area - with the railway track and the adjacent infrastructure, and, inter alia, office building and warehouse - located in the Nowa Sarzyna commune, in the Podkarpacie region, Poland. On the test track, vehicles with a linear drive system and passive levitation will be tested, as well as power electronic systems for powering and controlling a multi-segment linear motor. Work will begin in the summer of 2021.

- The construction of the 1:1 scale test track on the site provided by CIECH Sarzyna is another milestone in the development of the magrail technology. The successful conduct of these tests opens the path to pilot implementations, which are planned for the years 2022–2024. Magrail technology is expected to be technically fully operational by 2025 – says Pawel Radziszewski, Board Member and CTO of Nevomo.

The advantage of the magrail technology, which uses the hyperloop concept (magnetic vacuum rail system), is the possibility of integration with the existing railway infrastructure without the need to make changes to the rolling stock.

- CIECH supports innovative solutions that respond to the challenges of the world around us. The cooperation with Nevomo is part of the philosophy of our operation, according to which a business which is modern and open to cooperation is a source of positive changes for millions of people in the world. I am glad that we will make a small contribution to building a truly revolutionary technology in public transport – says Wojciech Babski, CEO of CIECH Sarzyna.

The track design is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund under the Intelligent Development Program. Project implemented as part of the competition of the National Centre for Research and Development: Szybka Sciezka.

CIECH is an international, developing chemical group with a strong position on global markets. It is the second producer of soda ash and baking soda in the European Union, the largest producer of evaporated salt in Poland, the largest supplier of sodium silicates in Europe, the largest Polish producer of plant protection chemicals and a leading producer of polyurethane foams in Poland. It has factories in Poland, Germany, and Romania and employs over 3,000 people throughout the EU. The development of the Group is supported by the strategic investor - Kulczyk Investments.

Source: https://www.nevomo.tech/en/nevomo-will- ... ty-europe/ Accessed: 2021-06-15

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Plastwil De Bonte becomes Nevomo’s Track Partner
15.06.2021

Nevomo has signed a cooperation agreement with Plastwil and Plastwil de Bonte, companies specializing in the production of top-quality pre-stressed concrete sleepers and rail fastening systems. The sleepers and fixings supplied by the two companies will be used to build a full-scale magrail technology test track. Thanks to this cooperation, Nevomo will build a 750-meter-long track which will be the longest track for passive magnetic levitation tests in Europe.

The Belgian company De Bonte has 30 years of experience in the manufacture of prestressed concrete sleepers, while Polish Plastwil has been a leading manufacturer of sleeper rail fastening systems for more than 35 years. Both the pre-stressed concrete sleepers and the fastening systems will become part of a full-scale test track for the magrail technology - a new generation of high-speed railways in which vehicles will travel at speeds of up to 550 kph. The track will be built in the Nowa Sarzyna commune in the Podkarpackie voivodship in Poland. Construction will begin in the second half of this year.

As part of the agreement, Plastwil De Bonte became Nevomo's Track Partner and joined a group of other companies that are currently supporting the development of the magnetic railway including IDOM, CIECH Sarzyna, Transfer Multisort Elektronik or the Railway Institute.

-The support of Plastwil, which has a rich and international experience as a leading manufacturer of rail technology components, is very important for us. Thanks to this, further steps towards full-scale testing of magrail technology will be possible. - says Lukasz Mielczarek, co-founder and Infrastructure Director at Nevomo.

– As an innovation-driven company, we draw from our many years of experience as a manufacturer of railway infrastructure components, and we are already thinking today about what would be required for railway development in the coming decades. The cooperation with Nevomo fits perfectly in our future vision, where we create railway solutions for the next 20, 30, or even 50 years ahead. I am convinced that in the context of reducing human impact on the environment, railways are going to become the preferred mode of transport, and the development of such technologies as hyperloop is bringing us closer to its revival - says Izabella Walkowska, CEO at Plastwil.

Source: Press Release Novomo, 15.6.2021 https://www.nevomo.tech/en/plastwil-de- ... k-partner/ Accessed: 2021-06-15


Source: Press Release Novomo, 15.6.2021

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Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Nevomo have signed a MoU
18.06.2021

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Source: https://www.nevomo.tech/media/images/vi ... iginal.jpg

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Nevomo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to verify the technical and economic feasibility of superposing magrail technology on existing railway infrastructures. As part of this cooperation, they will apply for European innovation funding, to finance a full-scale pilot on the RFI test facility in Bologna San Donato. It will be a major step towards bringing this innovative technology – still in its development phase – to the European railway market. It is expected that magrail will be compatible with the coexisting underlying railway system and will enable conventional and high-speed railway transport to be upgraded. There will follow an increase in speed of up to 75% regarding existing alignments, without the need to build new infrastructures. This will mean avoiding all heavy civil works and related investment.

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group company responsible for managing the national railway infrastructure, and the Polish-Swiss technology company Nevomo, have signed an MoU to develop magrail technology. The year-long collaborative agreement is focused on knowledge sharing and analysing the Italian railway network to assess the technical and economic feasibility of implementing magrail technology on selected routes. The agreement also mentions technology acceleration, aimed at integrating it with the railway system.

In line with these activities, these two companies will apply for funding from the EU to conduct the first full-scale magrail system pilot on a test track in Bologna San Donato, which is owned by RFI. This will be the last stage of testing, which is expected to trigger the conformity assessment procedures needed to implement the magrail technology commercially. Thus, Italy has taken another step towards becoming a pioneer of advanced and innovative transport systems, focusing on related infrastructural needs.

Magrail is expected to become a new high-speed transport system superposed on, and integrated with, existing railway corridors. It will enable the introduction of a new mode of propulsion with linear motors and a new interface between newly designed vehicles and the infrastructure, based on frictionless magnetic levitation. From a technical point of view, it will allow for interchangeable operations of conventional railway rolling stock, as well as new, faster, magnetic-levitating vehicles on the same line. The latter vehicles will be up to 75% faster than the former vehicles on the same route alignment. The system is expected to improve the performance and efficiency of existing railway corridors at moderate capital expenditure levels and with lower operational costs.

https://www.nevomo.tech/en/rete-ferrovi ... igned-mou/ Accessed: 22-06-2021

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https://twitter.com/NEVOMO_tech/status/ ... 46861?s=20 Accessed: 2021-10-14

Our #magrail technology is being compared a lot to the successful technology of #Maglev. While there are some similarities between them, like the use of magnetic levitation, both of the systems provide different solutions for the problems of modern transportation.

https://twitter.com/NEVOMO_tech/status/ ... 46861?s=20 Accessed: 2021-10-14

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Polish media report that Nevomo has completed the first stage of building Europe's longest passive magnetic levitation test track. The reports say that in the south-eastern part of Poland, on the area belonging to the Ciech Sarzyna company in the Podkarpackie voivodship, a railroad track of a length of approximately 700 metres was constructed in a construction standard allowing speeds of up to 160km/h to be reached. As the company emphasizes, the test track in Nowa Sarzyna will be used for testing magnetic levitation, functioning of the vehicle and infrastructure, functioning of power supply systems and cooperation of the vehicle with the infrastructure.

According to the media reprots, the installation of the infrastructure necessary for magnetic levitation began in March with the linear motor between the rails, the levitation-stabilizing raceway on the outer area of the rails and the power supply system. In the meantime, Nevomo is also assembling a prototype of the vehicle we want to levitate. Nevomo plans to start full testing as early as this summer. A partner in the project is Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, the Italian infrastructure manager.

The MagRail magnetic rail technology aims to significantly increase the efficiency of existing rail infrastructure. It is planned to operate both magnetic vehicles and conventional trains on the same lines without making any changes to the existing rolling stock. Thanks to the use of electric line drive, advanced automation and the phenomenon of magnetic levitation, rail vehicles are planned to run on the existing track infrastructure at designated speeds of up to 550 km/h. According to polish media news, the technology is expected to allow full automation of vehicle operation, increase their frequency, without the use of classical overhead electric traction and without the risk of error by operators with timetables adapted to the needs of passengers and changing passenger streams.

The track project claims to be b] co-financed by the European Union[/b] from the European Regional Development Fund under the Intelligent Development Programme. The project is implemented under the competition of the National Centre for Research and Development: Fast Track.

Source: Polish media news https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosc ... 07208.html Accessed: 2022-03-21

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Nevomo has been awarded with up to EUR 17.5 million in total from the EIC Accelerator issued by the European Commission
15.06.2022

Grant funding of EUR 2.5M starting in 2022
Additional EUR 7.5M to EUR 15M EIC equity investment, subject to the completion of milestones to be defined in 2023, with funds being available starting 2024

Nevomo, a European deep-tech company and the developer of the next generation of high-speed railways, has received a EUR 2.5M grant funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Program, which subsequently is expected to be extended by an equity component of up to EUR 15M from the EIC Fund. The investment will be used to further develop Nevomo’s technology towards higher Technology-Readiness-Levels.

“We are extremely proud to be awarded with funding and equity investment from such prestigious European accelerator program. It confirms the credibility of our strategy to develop 21st century technology for rail transport. EIC funding will enable us to accelerate our work in testing and developing our breakthrough technology, which we hope will soon change the face of the mobility industry.”, says Daniel Minx, Head of Finance at Nevomo.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) was introduced by the European Commission to support individual Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in particular startups and spinout companies to develop and scaleup game-changing innovations. The fully-fledged EIC was launched March 2021 under Horizon Europe and is part of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).

“The new wave of innovation is currently led by deep tech start-ups that target societal challenges. I am happy to see so many of them applying to the EIC, in particular from countries that are catching up in their levels of research and innovation performance. Thanks to the European Innovation Council, they will get the support they need to accelerate their growth and lead on the next wave of deep tech.”, underlines Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth.

MagRail is designed to easily, quickly and cost-effectively extend the capacity and enhance the capability of existing railway lines, as well as improve the efficiency of the rail transportation system. This globally unique solution enables quick and gradual implementation of transport systems inspired by the hyperloop concept, starting with the use of existing corridor routes and makes it possible for both magnetic vehicles and conventional trains to operate on the same lines. MagRail allows fully automated driving, increased frequency, catenary-free and human error-free operation, with timetables adapted to changing transport needs. By adapting the existing railway infrastructure, Nevomo aims to enable travel with a speed of up to 550 kph.

Nevomo presented the first 1:5 demo version of its magnetic rail technology called MagRail in 2019 followed by successful mid-size tests in December 2020. Preparations for the first 1:1 scale tests on a track in Nowa Sarzyna, Poland began in summer 2021. At the beginning of 2022, Nevomo completed works on the railway infrastructure and began installing MagRail system components on what is the longest full-scale test track for passive magnetic levitation in Europe up to date.

Press release and website: https://www.nevomo.tech/en/nevomo-has-b ... ommission/ Accessed 2022-07-07

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Be better if it went 700 km/h in a single 11 psi tunnel like I suggest for an international overnight container train between Sydney and Melbourne killing planes and reducing the 700,000 B doubles on the Hume

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NEVOMO READY TO START TESTING MAGRAIL TECHNOLOGY ON THE TEST TRACK IN NOWA SARZYNA, PL

In the first quarter of this year, Nevomo completed the construction of railway infrastructure on Europe's longest track for testing passive magnetic levitation. The 700-meter-long railway track, which allows levitating railway vehicles of the MagRail system at testing speeds of up to 160 kph, was built on the premises of CIECH Sarzyna in Podkarpackie voivodeship in Poland. The installation of all the necessary wayside equipment, allowing testing of magnetic levitation, among other things, has been recently completed. The first full-scale test vehicle, equipped with all the necessary components to perform the first tests, was delivered to Nowa Sarzyna last week.

"We are very happy that despite difficulties in the supply of key components of the MagRail system, caused by the disruption of global supply chains, we are ready with almost all the necessary elements of the system before the end of summer. We have both a fully completed wayside and trackside infrastructure ready for magnetic levitation, as well as a full-scale test platform. We are currently finalizing the system's power supply and we cannot wait to start testing soon." – said Lukasz Mielczarek, co-founder and Infrastructure Director at Nevomo.

Quote: Press release NEVOMO Fr 02.09.2022

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Nevomo, a Polish deep-tech company developing the next generation of high-speed rails has secured €5 million in funding in a bridge round from EIT InnoEnergy, Hutter Private Equity, ValueTech Seed, and Seedrs.

The company will use the funds to accelerate its hyperloop-inspired MagRail technology rollout and upgrade existing railway infrastructure. The announcement comes four months over raising €17.5M led by EIC.

EIT InnoEnergy is supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.

Source: https://techfundingnews.com/hardt-hyper ... glev-rail/ Accessed: 2022-11-02

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It may work in some countries but in Australia our existing rail is too bendy for speed and being a democracy there are too many NIMBYS to use straight guideways on the surface I think it is better to keep slow wheels on existing rail and straight tunnels with an overnight SC container train to reduce the daytime fare between big cities below planes.

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Nevomo intends to start Tests at railway track in Nowa Sarzyna in Winter 2022/2023

In Nowa Sarzyna, a railway track of about 700 meters long has been built to a design standard that allows speeds of up to 160km/h.The test track will be used to test magnetic levitation, the functioning of the vehicle and power systems. The installation of all the necessary wayside equipment, allowing testing of magnetic levitation, among other things, has been completed.

Source: Nevomo Newsletter 23.12.2022

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Stefan Kirch, CBDO of Nevomo took part at 2nd European Hyperloop Symposium organized in Brussels by Institute of Hyperloop Technology in November 2022.

We explained how the next generation of high-speed rail (MagRail) will improve the quality, speed, and comfort of the passenger travel in Europe and how the railway transport may look like in the future. The symposium gave a chance to focus on European potentials for the next generation of transportation. Among the new transport modes proposed, the Nevomo is an emerging concept for mid/long-distance travels as a carbon-free alternative to airplanes and as a complement to the railway network both in preserving investments already completed and planned and in unlocking the full economic and social development of the areas not yet served by premium transport modes.

Source: Nevomo Newsletter 12.2022

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Nobody will ever build anything that does not make a profit with overnight SC maglev container trains reducing the daytime fare below planes.

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France's national railway company SNCF and Nevomo sign a cooperation agreement in Paris
10.03.2023

Paris, 10 March 2023 – Nevomo, a European deep-tech company and France's national state-owned railway company SNCF, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the benefits of MagRail within French railway network to increase the efficiency and capacity in passenger and freight transport and therefore support SNCF’s strategy.

“We have noticed the high technicality of Nevomo and consider that the proposed technologies are likely to advance the railway. We are therefore pleased to sign this MoU, which will cover three areas: increasing the performance of current freight trains for higher loading limits and more capacity on our freight lines, boosting the capacity on congested urban passenger lines, and evaluating MagRail as an alternative propulsion system for rural lines in combination with lightweight vehicles”, says Luc Laroche, Innovation director at SNCF.

“On the research side, this MoU is part of the collaborative actions that we carry out with innovative ecosystems to feed our scientific watch and allow us to identify emerging technologies to explore for the railways of the future.”, says David De Almeida, director for Research at SNCF.

Nevomo introduces MagRail technology to existing rail infrastructure, allowing its cost-effective upgrade, thus enabling rail to become the preferred green, fast, efficient, and interoperable mode of transport of the 21st century. MagRail allows gradual improvements to existing networks and is a major technological breakthrough allowing railways to finally significantly increase their market share and reduce CO2 emissions in transport.

“We are very proud to become the partner of SNCF, the innovation leader of European railways. Being able to announce the cooperation publicly in Paris at the “Hello Tomorrow Global Summit” together with our Partner SNCF, is undoubtedly the best confirmation of the credibility of our technology we can get from the market and a confirmation of the huge need for this type of mobility solution. We are very excited to collaborate and evaluate the chosen applications to support SNCF’s goals.” underlines, Przemek Ben Paczek, CEO and Co-founder of Nevomo.

MagRail technology was developed in order to extend the capacity and enhance the capability of existing railway lines, as well as improve the efficiency of the rail transportation system. MagRail provides the possibility to operate electric vehicles in non-electrified areas, such as terminals and ports. The MagRail system can be integrated into existing rail systems. As a result, the traditional rail transportation system can gain better freight dynamics, higher loading limits, greater flexibility, and the ability to run trains automatically without the need to build new lines, without catenary, and without human error.

Nevomo's MagRail technology has already been highly appreciated by major players in the European railway industry, which has been confirmed by several agreements already signed including Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and the Port of Duisburg - the world's largest inland port.

The first 1:5 demo version of MagRail Nevomo was presented in 2019. Successful mid-size tests were conducted in December 2020. Last year, Nevomo completed the construction of the full-scale test track in Nowa Sarzyna in Poland, which is Europe's longest track for testing passive magnetic levitation.

Source: Nevomo Press release / Newsletter https://www.nevomo.tech/en/frances-nati ... ent-paris/ Accessed: 2023-03-13

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SNCF signs MoU to explore use of maglev technology
French national operator to evaluate benefits of Nevomo’s MagRail technology.

“We have noticed the high technicality of Nevomo and consider that the proposed technologies are likely to advance the railway,” says SNCF innovation director, Mr Luc Laroche. “We are therefore pleased to sign this MoU, which will cover three areas: increasing the performance of current freight trains for higher loading limits and more capacity on our freight lines; boosting the capacity on congested urban passenger lines; and evaluating MagRail as an alternative propulsion system for rural lines in combination with lightweight vehicles.”

“On the research side, this MoU is part of the collaborative actions that we carry out with innovative ecosystems to feed our scientific outlook and allow us to identify emerging technologies to explore for the railways of the future.” says SNCF director for research, Mr David De Almeida.

Nevomo plans to introduce MagRail technology to existing rail infrastructure, allowing its cost-effective upgrade, which it says will provide gradual improvements to existing networks.

Source: https://www.railjournal.com/technology/ ... echnology/ Accessed: 2023-03-14

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As you cannot have freight on true HSR I can imagine a slow uneconomical line with all the maintenance that SC maglev avoids.