Frustrated with the costs of tunnelling and Hyperloop’s resulting lack of viability, Elon Musk threw down the gauntlet to the tunnelling industry and asked if it could innovate to bring advance rates up to the speed of a snail.

In this episode we speak to one of the entrants of the ‘Not a Boring Competition’, Swissloop Tunnelling about their effort: the Groundhog Alpha machine. 

The team put faith in a printed polymer lining system, which necessitates continuous advance. Although they did not win the competition, they walked away with the Innovation and Design Award.

Guest

Luca Entremont, Swissloop Tunnelling, ETH Zurich

Resources

For another episode we produced relating to Hyperloop, click here

For more information on Swissloop Tunnelling, click here