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1 day ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Terra Innovatum's SOLO micro-modular reactor generates low-carbon stable electricity and heat across multiple sectors, such as industrial manufacturing, mining, rural and remote communities, defense installations, AI data centers, and more. Terra Innovatum will assemble its SOLO reactors with off-the-shelf components and, once factory-assembled, fuel them with 4.95% low-enriched uranium to reduce supply chain issues and accelerate deployment.
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1 day ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
TMC Compressors is supplying marine-based compressed air systems, including controls and service air compressors, to Hanwha Ocean for the construction of 12 new-build LNG carriers. Each carrier, with an LNG storage capacity of 174,000 m3, will be delivered to an undisclosed LNG shipping company. The company’s compressed air systems are designed specifically for offshore and maritime applications and enable the vessel’s crew to easily perform onboard maintenance while at sea.
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2 days ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Government-owned Great British Nuclear (GBN) has received the final tender from Rolls-Royce SMR following last year’s shortlisting alongside three global nuclear technology vendors. This final tender comes after a six-month negotiation period of talks about deploying small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United Kingdom.
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2 days ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Chevron U.S.A. began producing oil and natural gas at the Ballymore project in the Mississippi Canyon region of the Gulf of America. This subsea tieback is estimated to contain 150 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable resources to be extracted over the project’s lifetime.
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3 days ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Throughout March and April 2025, MAN Energy Solutions’ 175D marine diesel-electric engine obtained interest from several European customers across the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Norway. With high-speed operation, a lower emissions profile, and significant fuel efficiency, the 175D is an adaptable solution across naval, research, and carrier-vessel applications.
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3 days ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
The City of Winona, MN, ordered two C65 integrated combined heat-and-power (ICHP) microturbines and a remote monitoring controller from Vergent Power, Capstone Green Energy’s regional distributor. The system will be installed at its wastewater treatment plant and double its renewable energy output at lower costs.
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6 days ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
bp announced the successful loading of its first LNG cargo from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 project, located approximately 120 km offshore Mauritania and Senegal’s maritime border. The cargo, designated for export, was loaded onto bp’s floating LNG (FLNG) vessel 10 km offshore. This loading follows first gas flow from GTA in early 2025.
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6 days ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Welcome to the fifth edition of the Turbomachinery News Network. I’m James Cook, assistant editor at Turbomachinery International. EnBW commissioned a power plant equipped with hydrogen-ready gas turbines, one of Germany’s first, at the Stuttgart-Münster waste incineration site. EnBW modernized the site with a 62-MW turbine construction featuring waste-heat boilers and hot-water boilers. The new plant will generate 124 MW of electrical energy and 370 MW of thermal energy for Stuttgart.
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6 days ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
In a first of its kind, the Goi Thermal Power Station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, kicked off operation using three GE Vernova 9HA.02 gas turbines, three heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), and steam turbines and generators from Toshiba. “The commissioning of this plant marks the completion of the construction of one of the largest LNG-fired power plants in Japan, with an output capacity amounting to the equivalent power needed by 2.2% of homes in Japan,” said Masataka Sato, CEO of GIUG.
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1 week ago | 
turbomachinerymag.com | James Cook
Venture Global recently placed its Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility into commercial operation, allowing long-term customers to offtake low-cost LNG just 68 months after reaching final investment decision. The facility, among the fastest greenfield LNG projects completed to date, holds numerous multi-billion-dollar contracts with key European trade allies. These customers will receive North American LNG for 20-year terms.
