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- Crusoe builds big computer centres for AI companies, and they need a lot of electricity.
- In 2025, Crusoe agreed to buy 29 power turbines from Boom, a company that is building a fast passenger jet.
- Now the two companies have ended that plan.
- They give different reasons, and Boom says it will still sell turbines to others.
- Turbine
- A machine with blades that spin to make power, for example by burning gas.
- Megawatt
- A unit of power. One megawatt can supply several hundred homes.
- Launch customer
- The first company to buy a new product, often helping to shape it.
Crusoe builds data centres for AI companies, including a large campus in Abilene, Texas. In December 2025 it became the first customer for Boom Supersonic’s new power turbines. On September 25, Boom’s chief executive said that the partnership is over.
The deal that ended
Boom is building a supersonic passenger jet called Overture. In December 2025 it launched Superpower, a 42-megawatt natural gas turbine based on the engine it is developing for the jet.
Crusoe ordered 29 of the turbines, about 1.21 gigawatts in total. Boom said at the time that its turbine orders were worth more than $1.25 billion. TechCrunch says the first deliveries were planned for 2027.
On September 25, Scholl wrote on X that the two companies are no longer launching the turbine together. A Crusoe spokesperson told TechCrunch that the partnership “isn’t the right fit today”.
Boom and Crusoe give different reasons for the split.
A deleted line and a denial
Scholl’s first post said turbines were no longer part of Crusoe’s near-term main power plan at Abilene and other sites, so the partnership did not make sense. According to TechCrunch, he later removed that line.
Crusoe disputes that explanation. Its spokesperson said the company’s energy plans “haven’t changed” and that it still plans to use turbines, “just not Boom’s”.
Crusoe says it chooses power for each site from turbines, wind, solar, batteries, and the grid. TechCrunch reports that Crusoe’s first Abilene data centre runs on grid power, with gas only for backup. A second 900-megawatt site there, for Microsoft, will use gas turbines on site.
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What it means for both companies
Crusoe is growing fast. On September 17 it announced the first closing of a $3.9 billion funding round, at a valuation of $30.9 billion.
Boom raised $300 million in December 2025, and TechCrunch says much of it was meant to build the turbine business. Scholl had said that turbine profits would help pay for the Overture jet.
Scholl says Boom will still deliver about 250 megawatts of turbines to other sites next year, and it aims for 1 gigawatt in 2028. Boom has not named those customers.
Sources
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- 1Primary source · December 9, 2025Boom Supersonic to Power AI Data Centers with Superpower Natural Gas Turbines; Adds $300 Million in New Funding Boom Supersonic
- 2Research · December 10, 2025Crusoe orders 1.21GW of natural gas turbines from prototype airliner co. Boom Supersonic DCD
- 3Research · September 25, 2026Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers TechCrunch
- 4Primary source · September 17, 2026Crusoe Raises $3.9 Billion Series F for its Vertically-Integrated AI Infrastructure Platform Crusoe
Scholl’s words come from TechCrunch. The two companies give different reasons for the split.
Crusoe and Boom ended their turbine deal for AI data centres. Silicon AI News, September 26, 2026. https://siliconainews.com/stories/crusoe-boom-turbines-ended
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