gas turbine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
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Ukrainian long-range drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, from oil processing stations to gas turbines, are now par for the course.
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Observers across the energy sector follow every development with the company’s gas turbine order book closely (right now, it is mostly fully subscribed through 2030).
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
The poor Memphis neighborhoods that abut xAI’s Colossus, currently the largest training cluster in the world, have been the victims of awful increases in pollution, but that is because Elon Musk powered his installation with gargantuan and unpermitted methane-gas turbines.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Initial power could come online using gas turbines as early as 2030, with nuclear capacity ramping up by 2032.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Observers across the energy sector follow every development with the company’s gas turbine order book closely (right now, it is mostly fully subscribed through 2030).
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
The poor Memphis neighborhoods that abut xAI’s Colossus, currently the largest training cluster in the world, have been the victims of awful increases in pollution, but that is because Elon Musk powered his installation with gargantuan and unpermitted methane-gas turbines.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Initial power could come online using gas turbines as early as 2030, with nuclear capacity ramping up by 2032.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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