American Fusion Appoints Grid Engineering Veteran to Lead Electrical Systems for Commercial Fusion Deployment

Renewal Fuels, Inc., operating as American Fusion, has appointed Travis Yakimishyn as Chief Electrical & Power Systems Officer to accelerate commercial deployment of its Texatron fusion platform. This appointment represents a strategic move to bridge advanced fusion technology with practical grid infrastructure requirements, addressing one of the most significant challenges in bringing fusion energy to market. Yakimishyn brings extensive experience in electrical infrastructure, grid interconnection, substation design, and high-voltage power systems, having been an integral part of Kepler's engineering development efforts for six years.

As a licensed professional engineer, Yakimishyn has deep technical expertise in power distribution architecture, protection and control systems, and utility-scale energy infrastructure. His career includes leading complex electrical engineering initiatives involving transmission systems, substation configuration, system protection coordination, load flow analysis, and interconnection planning. This background includes direct engagement with utility providers and regulatory bodies, ensuring compliance with applicable standards while designing systems capable of operating reliably at industrial scale. His experience spans multiple engineering domains including grounding systems, relay protection, transformer configuration, and large-load integration.

In his new role, Yakimishyn will oversee the electrical architecture and grid integration strategy for Kepler's Texatron aneutronic fusion platform. His responsibilities include advancing scalable electrical design standards, coordinating interconnection pathways, aligning protection and control systems with commercial deployment requirements, and ensuring that the Company's power systems infrastructure is engineered for long-term operational stability. This focus on electrical systems comes as the Company progresses toward commercialization, with development advancing from technical innovation to practical implementation.

Brent Nelson, CEO of Kepler Fusion, emphasized Yakimishyn's role in bridging advanced plasma physics with utility-scale electrical engineering, noting that his deep expertise in high-voltage systems and infrastructure deployment significantly strengthens the Company's ability to transition Texatron from advanced development into commercial operation. Richard Hawkins, Chairman and CEO of Renewal Fuels, Inc., highlighted how institutional investors and infrastructure partners evaluate energy platforms based on execution capability as much as innovation, stating that Yakimishyn brings both world-class engineering credentials and hands-on Texatron development experience.

The appointment reflects the Company's focus on building a team capable of executing at commercial scale as it advances additional patent filings supporting the Texatron platform and progresses regulatory initiatives including Form 10 preparation, audit completion, and corporate actions related to its transition to American Fusion. For more information about Kepler Fusion Technologies and its Texatron platform, please visit https://www.keplerfusion.com and https://americanfusionenergy.com. The latest news and updates relating to the company are available at https://tinyurl.com/rnwfnewsroom and https://newsramp.com/newswire/prism.