Dual Use Technologies for Fusion: Existing Capabilities in the Arab World
Across the Arab world, several industries and research institutions already possess technologies that are directly relevant to the development of fusion energy. Although dedicated fusion programmes in the region remain limited, many of the underlying capabilities required for future fusion participation exist today in sectors such as advanced manufacturing, petrochemicals, aerospace, energy infrastructure and scientific research. These include expertise in vacuum systems, cryogenics, superconducting technologies, plasma generation, radiation science, power electronics and high performance computing. Such capabilities have developed through long standing work in oil and gas, medical imaging, nuclear research, materials science and industrial engineering.
A number of laboratories across North Africa and the Levant maintain plasma devices, glow discharge systems, Z pinch machines, RF sources and other equipment that provide practical experience with plasma behaviour and diagnostics. Industrial capabilities in the Gulf and North Africa support large scale fabrication, high integrity metallurgy, cryogenic handling and complex thermal systems, all of which are essential for future fusion power plants. Robotics and remote handling systems, already used extensively in oil and gas operations, offer an additional foundation for the maintenance challenges associated with fusion environments. Taken together, these dual use technologies demonstrate that the region has a substantive technical base that can be adapted to support fusion research and industrial participation.
Understanding how these existing capabilities connect to the requirements of fusion is an important first step for governments, research organisations and private industry interested in entering the fusion sector. Indimaj supports this process by assessing national and sector specific readiness, mapping dual use technologies to fusion applications and identifying opportunities for capability development and strategic engagement. To discuss how your organisation or technology base can contribute to the emerging fusion economy, please contact us for a detailed assessment and advisory briefing.