turbine
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It helped Flex Marine Power secure £968,000 from the UK government's Energy Entrepreneurs Fund for a team of nine people to develop a commercial turbine model.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“There are only a few companies globally capable of producing engine parts for the ‘hot section’ of a gas turbine used to create electricity.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Building a gas turbine is freaking hard, but if you can do it well, naturally it can be a gigantic business,” Susan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It contained its own complete production line, including a drying turbine -- but wasn't as big as another recently dismantled facility that employed some 50 people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
He imagined her as, say, Mrs. Cobb, swooping out from behind her picket fence with eyes aflame, calling down the turbine perflant upon a minister’s son who threw rocks.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
For the most part, the old turbines being taken out of service are replaced with better ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The subsequent crisis has made prolonged blackouts the norm, which in turn reduces the water supply, as pumping depends primarily on electric turbines.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The centre, according to the documents, would include five gas turbines, a steam generator, and another two gas turbines on standby.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Planning documents for an outline planning application detail a "temporary ancillary energy centre" with gas turbines that have a maximum generating capacity of 49.9MW.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Giant waterwheels and turbines churn along the water's edge behind veils of smoke.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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