BAM partners with Hardt Global Mobility to test Hyperloop in Europe

The well-established Dutch construction company is collaborating with the Dutch start-up which develops high-speed tube transportation, to create Europe’s first test facility for Tesla and SpaceX founder’s original concept called ‘Hyperloop’.

Hyperloop is Elon Musk’s project to set up fast, sustainable, safe and reliable transport. It consists of a pod-like vehicle propelled at speeds of 1,080km/h through a very low pressure tube.

On May 15, a partnership has been concluded between BAM Group and Hardt Global Mobility to develop the proposed superfast means of transport.

Both companies are to create a 30m-long facility to effect tests at low speed on Hyperloop’s most critical systems.

Hardt Global Mobility CEO Tim Houter said: "Thanks to the cooperation with BAM, Europe’s first hyperloop test facility will be realised, which enables us to learn a lot about new technologies.
"Our aim is the realization of a fully operational multiple kilometer test track within four years. The experience that this first test facility will provide, will be an enormous contribution to the development of actual hyperloop networks in the near future."

At the beginning of the year, the start-up Hardt Global Mobility was one of the winners of the SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Competition held in Los Angeles.

Royal BAM Group CEO, Bunnik Rob Van Wingerden added: “Creating a construction portfolio for the future is one of the pillars of the BAM strategy, ‘Building the present, creating the future’. Innovation is a critical part of that. Being able to realise our ambitions requires us to invest in new technology and to enter into partnerships with innovative, entrepreneurial partners like Hardt Global Mobility. Therefore we like to leverage the expertise and experience present within BAM for the creation of this first hyperloop test facility in Europe.”