HOUSTON and LONDON – Baker Hughes announced Tuesday a $168.75 million order to supply 25 BRUSH™ Power Generation electric generators to Boom Supersonic, bolstering the aerospace company’s efforts to power AI data centers with repurposed supersonic engine technology. The generators, along with Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVRs) and cubicles, will work in tandem with Boom’s 42-megawatt Superpower natural gas turbines to deliver electricity for advanced AI applications.
This latest order builds upon a prior agreement signed in 2025 for six similar generators, bringing the total firm order to 31 generators capable of producing 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of electricity. Deliveries are scheduled to begin mid-2026 and continue through 2028, according to Baker Hughes.
The combined power equipment will support Boom’s 1.21 GW commitment to Crusoe, a company specializing in digital asset hosting and high-performance computing infrastructure. Boom’s Superpower turbine, adapted from the core design of its supersonic aircraft engines, is intended to provide sustained, efficient high-power output. Baker Hughes’ BRUSH™ Power Generation 2-pole DAX 7 air-cooled generators are designed to complement this output, providing flexible and reliable baseload power.
“This collaboration illustrates how Baker Hughes’ power systems capabilities are addressing the energy needs of the data center industry, one of the key drivers of growing global power demand,” said Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli in a statement. “Pairing our proven generator technology with a novel turbine application enables innovative, efficient and dependable power solutions for the rapidly expanding distributed power generation needs of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.”
Boom CEO Blake Scholl stated that the partnership is key to overcoming grid limitations hindering the growth of artificial intelligence. “We are bringing a new category of scalable, onsite power to market so that the growth of artificial intelligence is no longer constrained by the grid,” Scholl said. “Collaborating with a world-class energy technology company like Baker Hughes is how we deliver on that promise, pairing our supersonic turbine with their proven generators to provide reliable power for our customers.”
BRUSH™ Power Generation DAX generators are known for their high efficiency, flexibility and lower total cost of ownership, with over 3,500 units currently installed worldwide. The generators are specifically engineered for demanding operational requirements, according to Baker Hughes.
The development comes as demand for power to support AI data centers continues to surge, prompting companies to explore alternative power sources and technologies. Boom Supersonic’s adaptation of turbine technology, originally intended for supersonic flight, represents a novel approach to meeting this demand, as reported by CompressorTECH².
