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News Release

June 20, 2025

Tokamak Energy and Furukawa Electric Group advance partnership toward realising limitless fusion energy
April 25, 2025

The University of Tokyo and Eight Private Companies Driving Fusion Innovation Launch Corporate Sponsored Research Programs
January 18, 2024

Entered Into a 10 Million Pound Investment Agreement in Tokamak Energy
January 12, 2023

Tokamak Energy and Furukawa Electric Group Strengthen Relationship to Progress Commercial Fusion Energy
April 27, 2016

Development of Persistent Current Technology Using Rare Earth Superconducting Wire Materials
March 31, 2016

Furukawa Electric Begins Supplying Aluminum Stabilization Superconductors to a National U.S. Laboratory
September 3, 2015

Next Generation Flywheel Power Storage System Verification Testing Facility Completed
September 2, 2015

(SuperPower News Release)
SuperPower adds new AC loss coil test facility
August 31, 2015

(SuperPower News Release)
SuperPower's successful year culminates with an exhibition at EUCAS being held in Lyon, France
April 15, 2015

World's Largest Superconducting Flywheel Power Storage System Test Machine Completed andTest Operation Started
January 26, 2015

(SuperPower News Release)
SuperPower has established comprehensive testing capabilities for the assurance of the mechanical/electromechanical performance of its 2G HTS wires
October 24, 2014

Received Order of Superconducting Cables from the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
- Contributing to the realization of the dream perpetual energy source -
June 12, 2014

Successful commercialization of superconducting cables that are distortion resistant, and that can be wound after heat treatment
April 25, 2014

SuperPower wire further advances the future commercialization of superconducting fault current limiters (SFCL)
April 1, 2014

SuperPower adds thinner substrate options to superconducting wire offerings
- SuperPower adds a 30 micron substrate geometry to further increase product flexibility and increase current density -
March 10, 2014

Successful Development of a High-Temperature Superconducting Magnet for Next-Generation Flywheels
- Making the efficient storage of electric power energy possible in connection with megawatt-class solar power, etc. -
September 23, 2013

(SuperPower News Release)
SuperPower wire powers European Union ECCOFLOW Superconducting Fault Current Limiter to improve short circuit strength of power grids
June 3, 2013

(SuperPower News Release)
New York's superconductivity industry highlights technology and economic benefits to the state at third technology summit
April 9, 2013

Our Subsidiary SuperPower Inc. Exhibits HTS Products at Hannover Messe 2013
January 29, 2013

Furukawa Electric Develops the World's Highest Standard for High-Temperature Superconducting Cables
- Their Integrity Is Confirmed through a Long-Term Current Load Test Equivalent to 30 Years -
August 7, 2012

2012 R&D 100 Award Granted to SuperPower Inc., a Subsidiary of Furukawa Electric, for Practical Application of a Superconducting Wire
~ Winning the award together with the University of Houston as co-developers of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ~
May 18, 2012

Nine Japanese Companies Launch Japan-U.S. Collaborative Smart Grid Demonstration Project in Business District of Albuquerque, New Mexico

First in the World to Manufacture Ultra-High Voltage High-Temperature Superconducting Power Cables
- Conducting long-term loading cycle tests at Shenyang City in China -
October 17, 2011

Furukawa Electric Acquires SuperPower Inc., U.S. Manufacturer of Second Generation High Temperature Superconducting Wire
~For the Development of New Products Using 2G HTS Wire and Expansion of Business Worldwide~
June 21, 2011

Developing the world's largest capacity 275kV superconducting power cable
~ Ability to transmit the power generated by one thermal power station with a single line of superconducting power cables ~

Furukawa Electric Review

No.55 (March 2024)

Development of Cu-Nb Reinforced Nb₃Sn Wire

Development of Elemental Technology for Superconducting Motor

New Products　High Performance REBCO-HM Wire

New Products　Self-bonding NbTi Wires for Superconducting Coils

Introduction of SuperPower Inc.
No.53 (April 2022)

Development of Self-bonding NbTi Wires for Superconducting Magnets
No.49 (March 2018)

Verification of the HTS Cable at an Accident
No.48 (March 2017)

Introduction of SuperPower Inc. and High Temperature Superconducting Wire
No.47 (March 2016)

Development of Superconducting Magnetic Bearing for Flywheel Energy Storage System
No.43 (March 2013)

Development of Superconducting Technologies for the Smart grid

The Development of 275 kV-3 kA YBCO High-Tc Superconducting Power Cable

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