Boom Supersonic has announced a backlog exceeding $1.25 billion for its new Superpower turbine and revealed Crusoe as its launch customer. The Superpower is a 42-megawatt (MW) natural gas turbine specifically aimed at supplying reliable power to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, with production scheduled to scale to over four gigawatts annually by 2030, according to Boom Supersonic.
The Superpower turbine features an all-new engine core derived from Boom’s Symphony jet engine technology, built to deliver sustained, high-output power even in extreme ambient temperatures above 110°F. Unlike traditional turbines, Superpower maintains full capacity output under these conditions and does not require water for cooling, supporting deployment in hot, arid environments where water availability is limited. The turbine operates on “clean natural gas” and includes backup diesel capability, Boom reports.
Crusoe, which builds energy-first AI infrastructure, has placed initial orders for 29 Superpower turbines to support its advanced AI data centers. The turbines are built into shipping-container–scale packages for modular installation. Boom plans to bring the Superpower to market for global AI data center operators and other industrial energy users explicitly seeking robust, waterless, and heat-tolerant power generation solutions.
Regarding Superpower’s target market and technical direction, Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, said, “Supersonic technology is an accelerant—of course for faster flight, but now for artificial intelligence as well,” continuing, “With this financing and our first order for Superpower, Boom is funded to deliver both our engine and our airliner.”
Boom has also completed a $300 million funding round led by Darsana Capital Partners, with Altimeter Capital, ARK Invest, Bessemer Venture Partners, Robinhood Ventures, and Y Combinator also participating. The company plans to use ongoing Superpower revenue to finance further certification and delivery efforts for its Overture supersonic airliner. Manufacturing for the core prototype of its Symphony engine is underway, with system testing scheduled to begin in 2026 at Boom’s Colorado facility.
Source: Boom Supersonic
