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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In a separate advancement for hydrogen power, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have set a runtime record for a compressorless gas turbine.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
The nonprofit Southern Environmental Law Center has said gas turbines produce pollution and release hazardous chemicals, including formaldehyde.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Again, this is the market’s way of migrating from sectors with too much capacity facing a glut (software creation can become cheap and infinite with AI) to those with multi-year production constraints (gas turbines, jet engines, electrical gear).
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
On top of that, limits on manufacturing gas turbines and wind turbines fast enough represent another bottleneck.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
The nonprofit Southern Environmental Law Center has said gas turbines produce pollution and release hazardous chemicals, including formaldehyde.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Again, this is the market’s way of migrating from sectors with too much capacity facing a glut (software creation can become cheap and infinite with AI) to those with multi-year production constraints (gas turbines, jet engines, electrical gear).
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
On top of that, limits on manufacturing gas turbines and wind turbines fast enough represent another bottleneck.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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