Overview
Lobbying Costs
17,500€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Hardt
EU Transparency Register
495349735696-77 First registered on 24 Aug 2019
Goals / Remit
The aviation sector is growing fast, stressing both the environment and the infrastructure. While technical improvements continue to make airplanes more energy efficient, the anticipated developments will not be able to solve aviation’s CO2 problems nor the limited capacity of airports. High-speed rail is often touted as an alternative, but it is unable to compete on speed for longer distances. Hyperloop offers the sustainable alternative for high-speed transportation.
Hyperloop is a new mode of transportation for large volumes of passengers and cargo. The infrastructure consists of two tubes for bi-directional traffic which can be built either underground or above ground. The combination of a low-pressure environment inside the tube and the magnetic levitation and propulsion allows vehicles to move at speeds comparable to aircraft, while using even less energy than a train. With hyperloop, most major European cities can be connected within 2 hours, and the current aviation demand is sufficient to make the infrastructure profitable with competitive ticket prices.
Hardt develops the hyperloop technology in a phased approach to make continuous progress while minimizing cost and risk early on. A full-scale prototype that proves levitation, guidance and propulsion in a low-pressure environment has already been realized. The next step is to test all the technologies at high-speed in a small-scale tube in 2021. When all technologies have been proven at scale, a 10-15 km European certification track is anticipated, before extending it into a first short commercial route, such as an airport-city center connection. From 2028 onward the technology is ready to be deployed on large scale to build out the European hyperloop network.Main EU files targeted
European Partnership for transforming Europe’s rail system (Horizon Europe programme)
TEN-TAddress
Head Office
Paardenmarkt 1
Delft 2611 PA
NETHERLANDS -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr MJ Geuze (Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr MJ Geuze (Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
FME
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
17,500€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Grand reveal of the first European test facility, including a panel with Eurocommisioner Violeta Bulc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-yQxk6EApM&tOther activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 03 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Prospects of hyperloop in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Hyperloop technologies Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
- Meetings