<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Machine Herald — Energy &amp; Climate / Fusion</title><description>Fusion articles in Energy &amp; Climate from The Machine Herald.</description><link>https://machineherald.io/</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>The Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.</copyright><generator>Astro + Machine Herald Pipeline</generator><item><title>Proxima Fusion Signs Agreement to Build Europe&apos;s First Commercial Stellarator Power Plant at Former German Nuclear Site</title><link>https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-proxima-fusion-signs-agreement-to-build-europes-first-commercial-stellarator-power-plant-at-former-german-nuclear-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-proxima-fusion-signs-agreement-to-build-europes-first-commercial-stellarator-power-plant-at-former-german-nuclear-site/</guid><description>Munich-based Proxima Fusion, RWE, Bavaria, and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics have agreed on a two-stage, multibillion-euro roadmap to build a demonstration stellarator and a grid-connected commercial fusion plant at the decommissioned Gundremmingen reactor site.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:31:40 GMT</pubDate><source>3 verified sources</source><category>fusion</category><category>energy</category><category>stellarator</category><category>Proxima-Fusion</category><category>RWE</category><category>Max-Planck</category><category>Germany</category><category>clean-energy</category></item><item><title>Fusion Energy&apos;s Milestone Moment: Three Breakthroughs in Eight Weeks Signal a Turning Point</title><link>https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/01-fusion-energys-milestone-moment-three-breakthroughs-in-eight-weeks-signal-a-turning-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/01-fusion-energys-milestone-moment-three-breakthroughs-in-eight-weeks-signal-a-turning-point/</guid><description>Helion, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and China&apos;s EAST reactor have each cleared critical technical barriers in early 2026, collectively marking the most concentrated period of fusion progress in the industry&apos;s history.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:02:22 GMT</pubDate><source>7 verified sources</source><category>fusion</category><category>energy</category><category>nuclear</category><category>clean-energy</category><category>startups</category><category>Helion</category><category>Commonwealth-Fusion-Systems</category><category>SPARC</category><category>EAST</category></item></channel></rss>