Pioneering HTS
technology for fusion
and other
applications
Pioneering HTS
technology for fusion
and other
applications
HTS business
We believe our HTS technology will usher in the high temperature superconductor era. It is a transformative technology, not only for fusion, but for a wide range of industries.
Our new dedicated commercial HTS business unit, in collaboration with key manufacturing partners, is focussed on becoming the leading supplier of HTS magnets to multiple markets.
We aim to provide magnet systems for other fusion companies to accelerate commercial development, as well as to address exciting new applications for HTS, including propulsion in water, land, air and space, renewable energy and science.
With a comprehensive IP portfolio of 198 granted patents, we have over ten years’ world-leading experience developing HTS technology. For example, in 2019, we built and tested the worlds’ highest-field HTS magnet at 20 Kelvin, achieving a record 24 Tesla field.
HTS offers:
Higher energy density
- more compact than other magnet technologies
Higher magnetic fields
- improved performance, including for Ultra-High Field (UHF) systems
Higher temperature operation
- more cost effective with reduced cooling costs and no need for liquid cryogens
Higher electrical efficiency
- no electrical resistance means DC operation requires almost no electrical power
HTS applications across industry sectors
Analytical
Ultra-high field (UHF) high-temperature superconducting magnet technology holds significant potential across various scientific research applications. UHF HTS technology has the capacity to drive progress in fields such as condensed matter physics, material characterization as well as many medical and industrial applications. HTS magnet technology enables a new generation of devices generating magnetic fields beyond current commercially available levels without the need for costly and increasingly difficult to source liquid cryogens.
Fusion
As the fusion industry moves towards commercial delivery, the number and scope of government and privately funded fusion programmes continues to grow. As a world leader in HTS, our robust, reliable and cost-efficient magnet technology will help advance progress towards commercial fusion, beyond our own spherical tokamaks, across a range of magnetic confinement fusion devices.
Marine
High field HTS magnets can provide the basis for MHD advanced marine propulsion systems with the twin benefits of high performance and low noise.
Other sectors
As the technology develops further and costs come down, HTS technology has the potential to become a key technology for a range of other industries, including wind, medicine, aerospace and transportation.