Crusoe abandons $1.25B turbine plan with Boom Supersonic

Seven months ago, Boom Supersonic landed what looked like a career-defining deal: 29 of its brand-new Superpower turbines destined for Crusoe’s AI data centers, totaling 1.21 GW of capacity and a backlog north of $1.25 billion. Now that order is effectively on ice. Boom CEO Blake Scholl confirmed that its stationary power plants are no longer part of Crusoe’s near-term plans. For a company best known for trying to bring back supersonic flight, losing its marquee power-generation customer is a notable setback in what was supposed to be a lucrative second act. From supersonic jets to power plants, and back again Boom Supersonic originally made its name with the Overture, a supersonic airliner designed to cut transoceanic flight times roughly in half. The Superpower turbine was a clever derivative play: roughly 80% of its components come from the Symphony engine that powers the Overture, giving Boom a way to monetize its aerospace engineering in the booming AI infrastructure market. Each Superpower unit produces 42 MW of power. The turbines run on natural gas with a diesel backup, operate without water cooling, and maintain full output in temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Whe...