Superconductor Science and Technology

Next generation magnet technology paves the way to commercial fusion power

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

OXFORD, England, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Tokamak Energy has demonstrated a transformative magnet protection technology that improves the commercial viability of fusion power plants.

Key Points: 
  • OXFORD, England, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Tokamak Energy has demonstrated a transformative magnet protection technology that improves the commercial viability of fusion power plants.
  • High temperature superconductors can create these much stronger magnetic fields and so are important for commercial fusion power.
  • The benefits of partial insulation for a fusion scale tokamak feature in the recently published peer reviewed roadmap for fusion magnet technology in the Superconductor Science and Technology journal .
  • In the ST-40 fusion prototype, Tokamak Energy has developed the most advanced compact spherical tokamak in the world a key enabler of commercial fusion.

Next generation magnet technology paves the way to commercial fusion power

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 23, 2021

OXFORD, England, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Tokamak Energy has demonstrated a transformative magnet protection technology that improves the commercial viability of fusion power plants.

Key Points: 
  • OXFORD, England, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Tokamak Energy has demonstrated a transformative magnet protection technology that improves the commercial viability of fusion power plants.
  • High temperature superconductors can create these much stronger magnetic fields and so are important for commercial fusion power.
  • The benefits of partial insulation for a fusion scale tokamak feature in the recently published peer reviewed roadmap for fusion magnet technology in the Superconductor Science and Technology journal .
  • In the ST-40 fusion prototype, Tokamak Energy has developed the most advanced compact spherical tokamak in the world a key enabler of commercial fusion.