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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The company, which manufactures gas turbines, is viewed by investors as s major beneficiary from growing power demand from artificial intelligence.
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Hakyung Kim,pia Singh, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
In recent decades, radical improvements in gas turbine design made gas a more versatile and flexible fuel for electricity generation, assuring it a growing role in the power sector even before gas prices hit rock bottom thanks to the shale revolution.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016
Billions of dollars are being funneled into the emerging sector, which includes tech like gas turbines, fuel cells and solar microgrids.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently, this is achieved using gas turbines powered by traditional aviation liquid fuels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Hakyung Kim,pia Singh, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
In recent decades, radical improvements in gas turbine design made gas a more versatile and flexible fuel for electricity generation, assuring it a growing role in the power sector even before gas prices hit rock bottom thanks to the shale revolution.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016
Billions of dollars are being funneled into the emerging sector, which includes tech like gas turbines, fuel cells and solar microgrids.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently, this is achieved using gas turbines powered by traditional aviation liquid fuels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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