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Let’s power AI with supersonic jet engine turbines! (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 1 week ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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Boom Supersonic will totally make this happen, this time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwkFdqAbpUc&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251211-lets-power-ai-with-supersonic-jet-engine-gas-turbines - podcast

time: 6 min 26 sec

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[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 5 points 6 days ago

they’ve already got a contract with Crusoe AI to deliver 1.21 gigawatts.

Does that number feel suspiciously memetic to anyone else?

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They’re only about 40% efficient. Boom says the Superpower turbine will be about the same, and it’s up to the customer to bring the turbine up to 60% efficiency. And to limit the pollution and noise.

They also say that there's an future option for carbon capture, but they say a lot of things, this requires small chemical plant and no one is gonna make it work, and these gas turbines will stay just like this without heat recovery system and steam turbines

if these get delivered at all before crusoe craters, that is