Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for data centers
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- Boom Supersonic is selling a stationary power plant version of its turbine engine, with data center startup Crusoe as its first customer.
- Crusoe will purchase 29 of Boom’s 42-megawatt turbines for $1.25 billion to generate 1.21 gigawatts for its data centers.
- Boom raised $300 million to commercialize its Superpower stationary turbine, with profits funding its Overture supersonic aircraft development.
- The Superpower turbine shares 80% of its parts with Boom’s airborne Symphony engine.
- Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator recently became the first privately developed civil aircraft to break the sound barrier.
- Crusoe is paying $1,033 per kilowatt for Boom’s turbines, which is higher than typical aeroderivative turbine costs.
- Boom’s Superpower targets 39% efficiency, with plans for a field upgrade to convert to combined cycle for higher efficiency.
- The turbines will be delivered in shipping containers, with developers responsible for additional infrastructure.
- Boom plans to scale production to 1 gigawatt in 2028, 2 gigawatts in 2029, and 4 gigawatts in 2030.
- Scaling production poses challenges, but success could accelerate commercial supersonic flights.