00:00Japan's helical fusion has achieved a historic milestone by successfully testing the world's
00:05first high-temperature superconductor, HTS, coil designed for a commercial fusion reactor.
00:11This coil demonstrated a stable superconducting current of nearly 40,000 amperes while operating
00:16under a powerful 7 Tesla magnetic field at around 15 Kelvin, minus 258 degrees Celsius.
00:24These conditions simulate the extreme environment inside a fusion reactor,
00:28where hydrogen isotopes fuse to release massive amounts of energy, the same process that powers the sun.
00:35The experiment proved Japan's growing leadership in the global race for fusion energy,
00:39moving the concept of limitless, clean power from theory to reality.
00:44This achievement represents a crucial step toward a future where electricity could be generated not
00:49from fossil fuels, but from the same force that drives the stars. Following this success,
00:55helical fusion announced its next project, the Helix Haruka demonstration device,
01:01which will use the same coil in a real fusion reaction setup. The goal is to sustain stable and
01:07continuous fusion, paving the way for commercial fusion power plants. Experts suggest that if this
01:13development continues as planned, fusion-based power generation could become a reality by the 2030s,
01:19marking a revolution in the energy sector. Fusion power produces no carbon emissions,
01:24generates minimal waste, and uses hydrogen extracted from seawater as fuel, making it one of the cleanest
01:30possible energy sources. Despite remaining challenges like radiation resistance, heat management,
01:37and economic scalability, this breakthrough brings the world a significant step closer to achieving
01:42sustainable and virtually limitless clean energy.
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