2023年5月11日,

欧洲投资银行的投资与现有的资金来自于一个强大的国际集团的投资者,包括欧洲领先的零售商REWE集团,日本的财富100强企业伊藤忠,硅谷的伊克斯托资本和超级Garrett阵营的联合创始人投资部门的扩张。通过X链接欧洲投资银行(EIB)将提供一个€4000万准股权投资Wingcopter GmbH,欧洲领导人和交付的无人机技术和相关服务的先驱。成立于2017年在德国黑森州Wingcopter电能的无人机已经交付货物几个小规模的商业和人道主义项目的一部分。例如,在马拉维、合作项目与联合国儿童基金会和法理社会傅̈r国际公司(她们)GmbH是一家代表德国联邦经济合作与发展部(BMZ)已经看到Wingcopter无人机提供拯救生命的药物和医疗用品的偏远地区的农村社区。欧洲投资银行投资是由欧盟委员会InvestEU计划在其可持续的基础设施窗口。使用电动无人机提供急需的货物可以取代碳密集型的运输模式如摩托车、卡车和直升机,从而导致一个绿色转型和可持续的经济。欧洲投资银行的投资与现有的资金来自于一个强大的国际集团的投资者,包括欧洲领先的零售商REWE集团,日本的财富100强企业伊藤忠,硅谷的伊克斯托资本和超级Garrett阵营的联合创始人投资部门的扩张。在一起,将使投资者承诺Wingcopter扩展旗舰无人机的功能,在关键市场获得监管部门的批准和部署其无人机在可持续交付最后一英里的规模网络成为全球物流服务提供商跨多个行业。副总裁Ambroise Fayolle EIB说:“欧洲是目前全球领先的清洁技术,我们必须努力保持领先。支持欧洲清洁技术先驱与Wingcopter这样的全球影响力是我们的使命的核心。 Electric cargo drones are an important vertical segment for a future of sustainable transport and logistics. This investment underlines our commitment to supporting entrepreneurs growing and building advanced green technology businesses in the European Union, strengthening our technological competitiveness, creating highly skilled jobs and opening up new markets, while preserving nature. We are proud to be supporting this European success story.” The Wingcopter 198 is expected to be operated for the first time in Germany this summer when Wingcopter launches a pilot project in southern Hesse to test the potential of on-demand transport of groceries and other consumer goods. The project’s goal is to improve local supply in rural German communities through a sustainable delivery service and will be conducted together with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. It is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. Tom Plümmer, co-founder and CEO, Wingcopter said, “We would like to thank the European Investment Bank for their trust in us and their support as we strive to become a global leader in the drone-based delivery of urgently needed goods, from medical supplies to groceries. Our goal is also to improve lives by creating many jobs — in R&D and manufacturing at our headquarters in Europe, as well as in the countries where we provide services, where we train and qualify local young people to operate our drone delivery networks. It requires strong partners like the EIB to build reliable, efficient and safe delivery drone technology and logistics services.” Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy said, “This agreement is an excellent example of how InvestEU is helping businesses access the finance they need to innovate and expand. InvestEU will continue to support investment that will allow Europe to maintain its position as a world leader in the development and production of innovative products with positive real-world applications.” What makes Wingcopter’s cargo drones truly unique is their ability to take off and land vertically while flying quickly and efficiently over long distances like an airplane without the need for expensive infrastructure. They can carry up to 5 kg and cover distances of up to 100 km. The core hardware and software is patented worldwide. Already running on pure battery power, the Wingcopter team, together with Hamburg-based ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research GmbH, is currently developing a green hydrogen energy system to power Wingcopter's drones for even longer flight times. Tags: