Nevomo

Nevomo was founded in April 2017 under its original name Hyper Poland as a spin-off of a team of university students of Warsaw University of Technology. The student team had successfully participated in the Hyperloop Pod Competition II competition organized by SpaceX in California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wprost.pl/nauka/10049118/Rewolucja-Elona-Muska-w-rekach-Polakow-Hyperloop-Poland-w-%20finale-konkursu-SpaceX.html|title=Rewolucja Elona Muska w rękach Polaków? Hyperloop Poland w finale konkursu SpaceX|access-date=3 September 2023|language = Polish|website =WProst}} By the end of 2018, the company had filed eight patent applications. In October 2019, the company unveiled its first 1:5 scale prototype of the track and MagRail vehicle.{{Cite web|url=https://ecotechdaily.net/hyper-poland-reveals-their-magrail-transport-technology/|title=Hyper Poland Reveals Its MagRail Transport Technology|access-date=3 September 2023|language = English}} In 2020, the company begun test runs on a scaled-down track.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nevomo.tech/en/hyper-poland-becomes-nevomo/|title=Hyper Poland becomes Nevomo|access-date=3 September 2023|website =Nevomo|language = English}} In the same year, the company rebranded from Hyper Poland to Nevomo.{{Cite web|url=https://ecotechdaily.net/hyper-poland-reveals-their-magrail-transport-technology/|title=Hyper Poland Reveals Its MagRail Transport Technology|access-date=3 September 2023|website =Eco Tech Daily|language = English}}

In the first quarter of 2022, Nevomo completed the construction of Europe's longest test track for passive magnetic levitation. The 700 meter-long railway track in Subcarpathian Voivodeship in Poland allows vehicles utilizing the company's MagRail technology to travel at speeds of up to 160 kph.{{Cite web|url=https://railmarket.com/news/technology-innovation/1156-nevomo-is-ready-to-start-testing-magrail-technology-on-a-test-track-in-poland|title=Nevomo is ready to start testing MagRail technology on a test track in Poland|access-date=3 September 2023|website=Rail Market|language=English}} The installation of all necessary wayside equipment was completed in December 2022 and tests began in spring 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.railfreight.com/specials/2023/02/15/nevomo-hyperloop-inspired-rail-freight-could-be-soon-a-reality/|website=RailFreight.com|language=English|title=Nevomo: hyperloop-inspired rail freight could be soon a reality|access-date=3 September 2023}} The first levitation tests were planned for 2023.

Nevomo is developing a proprietary transport system similar to Maglev, which can be retrofitted onto existing rail infrastructure. The company's core technological focus areas are in the development of a new type of linear motor, the levitation and guidance systems, the power electronics and position control systems, as well as monitoring systems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nevomo.tech/en/core_technologies/|title=Core Technologies|access-date=3 September 2023|language = English|website =Nevomo}} The company anticipates that a railway track will be first upgraded with the company's MagRail technology, which in a later stage is first enclosed to reduce drag, before finally becoming a full-fledged Hyperloop with a vacuum tube. As the later stages are expected to demand many more years of development before becoming technically and commercially viable, Nevomo is currently focusing on a "MagRail Booster" system intended to magnetically propel existing retrofitted rolling stock, and a full "Levitating MagRail" system which implements Maglev by retrofitting existing train tracks.

The company has secured a grant of PLN 16.5 million from the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR){{Cite web|url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/super-fast-trains-travelling-at-600kph-are-on-track-after-massive-multi-million-investment-5998|title=Super-fast trains travelling at 600kph are on track after massive multi-million investment|access-date=3 September 2023|language = English|website =TheFirstNews}} and completed two rounds of equity crowdfunding campaigns on Seedrs with PLN 3.7 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seedrs.com/hyper-poland|title=Hyper Poland|access-date=3 September 2023|language = English|website =Seedrs}} In 2020, the Hütter Private Equity fund from Gdynia, Poland joined the company's investor group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.money.pl/gielda/huetter-private-equity-zainwestowal-w-nevomo-rozwijajacy-projekt-hyperloop-6586496548853889a.html|title=Hütter Private Equity zainwestował w Nevomo, rozwijający projekt hyperloop|access-date=3 September 2023|language = Polish|website =money.pl}}

In mid-2022 Nevomo received funding of €2.5 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC) accelerator program, to be expanded with a campaign component of up to €15 million from the EIC fund.{{Cite web|url=https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/nevomo-to-receive-a-eur-17-5-million-grant/|title=Nevomo to receive a EUR 17.5 million grant|access-date=3 September 2023|language = English|website =Railway Pro}} In the same year, EIT InnoEnergy - one of the world's largest investors in sustainable energy innovation - also invested in the company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.innoenergy.com/news-events/eit-innoenergy-invests-in-nevomo-to-support-the-development-of-the-next-generation-of-high-speed-railways/|title=EIT InnoEnergy invests in Nevomo to support the development of the next generation of high-speed railways|access-date=3 September 2023|language = English|website =EIT InnoEnergy}}

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• [https://www.nevomo.tech Official Website of Nevomo]

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