Virgin Hyperloop is building a centre for testing and certifying its high-speed transportation system in West Virginia, designed by architecture firm BIG.
The Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) facility will include a six-mile-long tube for testing Virgin Hyperloop for mass transportation use. The aim is to achieve safety certification for the new mode of transport – intended to be ultra-fast, with zero direct emissions – by 2025 and for it to be in operation by 2030.
Virgin Hyperloop正在建築公司BIG設計的西弗吉尼亞州建設一個測試和認證其高速運輸系統的中心。
Hyperloop認證中心（HCC）設施將包括一個六英里長的管，用於測試Virgin Hyperloop用於大眾運輸的用途。 目的是到2025年實現新的運輸方式的安全認證，該運輸方式旨在實現超快，零直接排放，並於2030年投入運營。
FROM:BIG designs Virgin Hyperloop Certification Center for West Virginia
“Today is one of the most exciting days in Virgin Hyperloop’s history,” said Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Hyperloop parent company Virgin Group.
“The Hyperloop Certification Center is the start of the hyperloop journey for West Virginia, for the United States, and for the world,” he added. “We’re one step closer to making hyperloop travel a reality for people everywhere.”
Virgin Hyperloop released visuals of the BIG-designed HCC this month with the announcement that it will be built in Charleston, West Virginia. The state was among 17 states vying for the project following a request for proposals from Virgin Hyperloop.
Virgin Hyperloop母公司Virgin Group的創始人Richard Branson表示：“今天是Virgin Hyperloop歷史上最激動人心的日子之一。”
他補充說：“ Hyperloop認證中心是西弗吉尼亞州，美國和整個世界的Hyperloop旅程的開始。” “我們正在使超高鐵旅行成為世界各地人們的現實的一步。”
Virgin Hyperloop本月發布了BIG設計的HCC的視覺效果，並宣布它將在西弗吉尼亞州的查爾斯頓建造。 在維珍超級高鐵要求徵求建議書之後，該州是爭奪該項目的17個州之一。
Renderings show a large, pill-shaped building that extends to the tube, through which the hyperloop pod travels, on one side.
An open-air space is carved into the middle of the building. Here, a hoist is attached to a steel structure that runs along the top, so the pod can be lifted into place in the tube.
Indoor workspaces wrap around the outdoor space in a ring shape, with glazed walls offering views in between them. Large expanses of glass also feature inside, with the motif of curved openings featured throughout.
渲染圖顯示了一個大的藥丸狀建築物，該建築物延伸到管子，超環吊艙通過管子從一側穿過。
建築物中間刻有一個露天空間。 在這裡，將提昇機連接到沿頂部延伸的鋼結構上，以便將吊艙提升到管中的適當位置。
室內工作空間以環形環繞著室外空間，玻璃牆在它們之間提供了視野。 內部還裝有大面積的玻璃，並帶有彎曲開口的圖案。
HCC will be where the company tests and certifies the global safety and industry standards of the system. According to Virgin Hyperloop, it will provide a boost for the industry of West Virginia, with 150-200 engineering and technician jobs, and 13,000 local jobs in construction, manufacturing, operation and maintenance.
Hyperloop was first conceived by Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk in 2013 as a system of partially depressurised tubes that pods travel through at near-supersonic speeds.
Virgin Hyperloop is among a number of companies vying to develop the technology after Musk open-sourced it. First established as Hyperloop One in 2014, the company was renamed Virgin Hyperloop One when Virgin made a major investment in 2017. The name has since been shortened.
HCC將是公司測試和認證系統的全球安全和行業標準的地方。 據Virgin Hyperloop稱，它將為西弗吉尼亞州的產業提供動力，將提供150至200個工程和技術人員職位，以及在建築，製造，運營和維護方面的13,000個本地職位。
特斯拉和Space X創始人埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）於2013年首次設想了Hyperloop，它是一種部分減壓的管道系統，吊艙以接近超音速的速度通過。
馬斯克開源後，Virgin Hyperloop就是眾多爭相開發該技術的公司之一。 該公司於2014年首次成立為Hyperloop One，在Virgin在2017年進行重大投資時將其更名為Virgin Hyperloop One。此後名稱被縮短。
HCC marks the latest advancement in creating a commercial Virgin Hyperloop in the US, which is expected to be 10 times faster than traditional rail.
Earlier this year, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao and the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council created guidance for a regulatory framework for hyperloop in the United States.
The company’s DevLoop test site in Nevada, which BIG also designed, marked the world’s first hyperloop test track. Virgin Hyperloop has recorded “historic speeds” of 387 kilometres per hour on the 500-metre test track.
HCC標誌著在美國創建商業維珍超級高鐵的最新進展，預計它將比傳統鐵路快10倍。
今年早些時候，美國交通運輸部（USDOT）秘書伊萊恩·趙（Elaine Chao）和非傳統和新興交通技術（NETT）理事會為美國的超級環路管理框架制定了指南。
BIG還設計了該公司在內華達州的DevLoop測試站點，這標誌著世界上第一條超環路測試軌道。 Virgin Hyperloop在500米的測試軌道上記錄了每小時387公里的“歷史速度”。
BIG, which was founded by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, and Virgin Hyperloop also revealed videos in 2018 to show how hyperloop passengers will have the illusion they are travelling in a transparent tube.
Virgin Hyperloop has also made advancements outside of the US. Last year, the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra approved plans to develop a high-speed line between Mumbai and Pune, which could become the world’s first hyperloop.
Working with BIG, Virgin also developed the infrastructure design for a Hyperloop in the United Arab Emirates. In 2018, Virgin Hyperloop revealed a prototype design of the pods that will be used on network, which is expected to transport passengers between Dubai and Abu Dhabi in just 12 minutes.
Renderings courtesy of Virgin Hyperloop.
由丹麥建築師Bjarke Ingels創立的BIG和Virgin Hyperloop在2018年還展示了視頻，以展示Hyperloop乘客如何在透明管中產生幻覺。
Virgin Hyperloop在美國以外也取得了進步。 去年，印度馬哈拉施特拉邦政府批准了在孟買和浦那之間建設一條高速鐵路的計劃，這可能成為世界上第一個超高速鐵路。
維珍與BIG合作，還為阿拉伯聯合酋長國的Hyperloop開發了基礎設施設計。 2018年，維珍超級高鐵（Virgin Hyperloop）透露了將在網絡上使用的吊艙原型設計，預計將在短短12分鐘內將乘客運送到迪拜和阿布扎比之間。
圖片由Virgin Hyperloop提供。
FROM:https://www.dezeen.com/2020/10/15/virgin-hyperloop-certification-center-virginia-big/
