GENOA, Italy, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Italy is working on
the future of fusion energy with the goal of producing renewable
and safe energy with the same process as the sun and stars: the
machine called DTT – Divertor Tokamak Test is under construction in
the ENEA Centre in Frascati and ASG Superconductors will make its
magnetic heart composed of 18 superconductive toroidal coils.
The 18 superconductive TF coils, which measure over 6 meters and
weigh 16 tons each, will be produced in a 48month period at the ASG
La Spezia plant thanks to careful selection of materials,
innovative production processes, computerized mechanical and
magnetic quality measurements, high-tech thermal reaction
conductors treatment and welding processes to extremely stringent
geometric tolerances.
The order for the 18 maxi magnets able to contain and stabilize
the plasma was assigned to ASG Superconductors following an
international tender for a total value of 33
million euros.
The Italian DTT infrastructure will be a focal point of
scientific and industrial research for the realization of fusion
for reliable and durable clean energy.
The DTT machine generates energy by converting the heat released
by the fusion reaction: it is a question of compressing a deuterium
and tritium gas until it forms a plasma that must reach and
maintain temperatures equal to 200,000,000°C - about
10 times the interior temperature of the Sun.
The DTT will be, along with ITER in France and JT-60SA in Japan, among the most important predecessors
of DEMO, the first fusion-based power plant.
ASG has developed and built superconducting magnets for the most
important fusion energy projects over the last 40 years. Also, it
is involved on major projects such as ITER—the largest
international fusion collaboration. Under the co-ordination of
Fusion for Energy, ASG has been involved in the toroidal and
poloidal coils production.
ASG collaborates on the theme of fusion also with UKAEA - United
Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency. The skills of ASG are not limited to
fabrication of magnets, but also include studies and consultancy on
material properties, mechanics, cryogenics, industrial engineering
and project management throughout the supply chain from design to
installation.
The know-how gained by ASG in these particular projects will
contribute to real innovation in everyday life thanks to the
development of new superconductive cables and systems. These
innovations will in fact be revolutionary in industrial processes
with high-energy consumption and for smart and future electricity
grids.
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