AI data-centre demand drives search for used turbines
AI · First reported 9 Nov, 06:13 · Updated 06:28
With new turbine deliveries stretching years, data-centre developers and other power buyers are seeking used or refurbished gas turbines and repurposed jet engines. These alternatives may ease the supply squeeze only in part, and come with maintenance and operating uncertainties.
- Orders for gas turbines exceed manufacturing capacity: worldwide orders top 100 GW, against estimated production capacity of 60–70 GW.
- Buyers are turning to used, refurbished, or jet-engine-based turbines, but analysts say this secondary market is unlikely to offset a meaningful share of delays.
- Alternative equipment can have unclear maintenance histories or limited remaining life; grid access and permits can also delay projects.
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- Worldwide turbine orders
- More than 100 GW, compared with estimated global production capacity of 60–70 GW.
- Average US turbine delivery time
- Six years.
- New turbine cost estimate
- About $2 million to $2.5 million per MW.
- Refurbished turbine cost estimate
- About $1.3 million per MW.
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