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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Mike O’Boyle, senior director of electricity policy at Energy Innovation, believes building too many new gas turbines poses unnecessary risks.
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Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Thanks to these advantages, the wind turbines can be installed in as little as nine months, compared to the five years often required for HAWTs or gas turbines, and more than a decade for nuclear power plants.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, the funding will prevent additional bottlenecks because generators are a crucial complement to GE Vernova's gas turbine business, according to one Wall Street analyst.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Kutscher said gas turbines could be used in those cases and wouldn’t have to run 24 hours a day like a reactor would.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
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Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Thanks to these advantages, the wind turbines can be installed in as little as nine months, compared to the five years often required for HAWTs or gas turbines, and more than a decade for nuclear power plants.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, the funding will prevent additional bottlenecks because generators are a crucial complement to GE Vernova's gas turbine business, according to one Wall Street analyst.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Kutscher said gas turbines could be used in those cases and wouldn’t have to run 24 hours a day like a reactor would.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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