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Fusion Energy will change our society top to bottom. Every industry can be reimagined with basically unlimited energy. And one company in Germany is hell-bend to be the first company to make that happen.

They are a spin out of the world's strongest Fusion research Hub and raised from several of the best Investors in the world.

In this new series i want to simply visit the best companies here in Europe – come by their office, labs, and workshops and bring you along. As authentic as possible, let's find out together why these companies are genuinely epic and could change society as we know it. Episode #1: PROXIMA FUSION

Proxima Fusion, a European fusion energy startup, has introduced Stellaris, which the company said is the world’s first integrated concept for a commercial fusion power plant designed for continuous, reliable operation. Published in Fusion Engineering and Design, it uses advanced computational optimization, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets and quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarator technology to bring fusion energy near to commercialization, the company said.

Stellaris builds on the results of the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) research experiment in Germany, the most advanced QI stellarator prototype in the world, directed by the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and the product of over €1.3 billion (about $1.4 billion) in funding from the German Federal Government and the European Union.

With Alpha, its prototype stellarator, Proxima Fusion is poised to show net fusion energy by 2031. In an interview with EE Times, Proxima Fusion CEO Francesco Sciortino remarked a clear road towards fusion on the grid over the next decade, addressing European energy security and worldwide energy needs.

See also

• Press release by Promixma Fusion
• Peer reviewed paper

How big a military power is Russia actually? The IISS and the Financial Times recently claimed that Russia's military spending is bigger than all of Europe's combined. Others say that Russia is a mediocre power with an economic potential comparable to Italy. Which is true?

I dissect the numbers and explain the significance of purchasing power when comparing defense spending. On one hand, the IISS numbers are problematic, but on the other hand, Europe is still in deep trouble and needs to increase defense spending dramatically.

For three quarters of a century, the NATO alliance has been a fixture of European and North American security. Now however, the allies are embroiled in a very public split and the call by some European leaders has been for more defence independence from the USA.

Today, we look at some of the military capabilities the rest of NATO have, what independence might mean, and some of the economic, technical, and political barriers to achieving it.