Superpower will be built in the U.S.
Boom Supersonic
DENVER — Boom Supersonic today announced a backlog of more than $1.25 billion for its Superpower turbine and revealed Crusoe, a company focused on creating sustainable AI infrastructure, as its launch customer. Crusoe ordered 29 turbines to power its advanced AI data centers.
Boom, the company concurrently building Overture, the world's fastest airliner, also closed a $300 million funding round.
Superpower is a 42 megawatt natural gas turbine designed to deliver reliable energy to AI data centers.
Boom plans to deploy the same supersonic technology that drives the Symphony jet engine to its Superpower turbine. The engine includes a new core designed for sustained and efficient high-power output, even under challenging conditions.
Unlike legacy power turbines, which lose generation capacity in harsh, hot environments, Superpower leverages extreme-temperature technology to maintain full capacity.
Boom adds that Superpower doesn't require water, a big advantage for AI data centers.
The company plans to ramp total turbine production to more than 4 gigawatts annually, around some 95 units, by 2030. Leveraging its supersonic capability and advanced materials, Superpower achieves 42 MW of ISO-rated power in a shipping-container-scale package, with full-rated output in ambient temperatures exceeding 110°F, and waterless operation that runs on natural gas with backup diesel capability.
Superpower is a 42 megawatt natural gas turbine designed to deliver reliable energy to AI data centers.Boom SupersonicThe Series B $300 million funding round was led by Darsana Capital Partners, with participation from Altimeter Capital, ARK Invest, Bessemer Venture Partners, Robinhood Ventures and Y Combinator. The company says the funding round will fully fund Symphony engine development, and ongoing revenues from the Superpower business will finance certification and delivery of Overture.
Superpower will be built in the U.S.—some 95% of the engine core prototype's components are currently in manufacturing, with testing slated to begin sometime next year at Boom's test facility in Colorado.
Boom's Overture order book stands at 130 aircraft, including orders and pre-orders from United Airlines, American Airlines, and Japan Airlines.
