The technology of superconducting coils is all-Italian, which will take a step forward in nuclear fusion, the energy produced with the same reaction that occurs in stars. And bears the signature of Aeneas need Asg Superconductors of Genoa, as an industrial partner.
To obtain energy from nuclear fusion it is necessary to have a gas heated to temperatures of millions of degrees, the plasma. Due to its very high temperatures, the plasma cannot come into contact with the surfaces of the machine that contains it.
The most used solution, called "Tokamak", provides a magnetic field capable of keeping the plasma in suspension inside a donut-shaped structure thus avoiding contact with the surfaces (magnetic confinement of the plasma). Since 2009, the design and construction of the Tokamak JT-60SA experimental machine has been underway as part of the international research program on nuclear fusion between Europe and Japan, called the "Broader Approach", which sees ENEA among its partners.
The magnetic field used in the JT-60SA Tokamak machine is produced by a set of large D-shaped superconducting coils, 8.5 meters in height and 4.5 meters in width. ENEA, with its industrial partner ASG Superconductors Spa of Genoa, has already created the first ones two coils of the magnetic system, which are the first in the world of this size and entirely Italian-made.
This result, the result of the collaboration between the public research sector and the national hi-tech industry, represents a further step forward for the completion of the JT-60SA Tokamak, which will enter into operation in Naka in Japan for the second half of 2019 .
