Energy depletion and the destruction of the environment are global problems that we must solve if humans are to survive. The 21st century has been called “the Hydrogen age”, and there is ongoing research into nuclear fusion reactors, hailed as clean energy source. As examples, there are the “ITER” international cooperation project, JAEA’s “JT-60” project, and the Large Helical Device (LHD) project run by the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS).
In nuclear fusion equipment, cutting-edge science and technology is applied from fields such as ultra-high temperature technology, superconductivity (cryogenics), RF, high-power generation and transmission and plasma heating and containment. JAEA’s Naka Fusion Institute’s Tokamak critical plasma test equipment (JT-60) has achieved fusion energy multiplication factors of 1.25 (as of December 1998). IDX’s advanced technology contributes to the success of all these state-of-the-art fusion tools. Moreover, IDX is also active in the fields of new-energy and load-levelling power storage facilities so that electrical energy can be used more effectively. Whether for new energy sources such as fuel cells, wind and solar power, or for SMES power storage facilities, IDX puts the experience it has built over the years to good use by providing high functionality products.
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