"He therefore texted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who apparently confirmed the veracity of those posts, before contacting Boom's engineering team, who unbeknown to Scholl had already created "the outline of a plan to build a power turbine based on our Symphony supersonic engine." "After a few conversations, it became clear: AI didn't just need more turbines - it needed a new and fundamentally better turbine," Scholl wrote."
"Boom Supersonic has named that turbine "Superpower" and rated it as capable of producing 42 megawatts of power using natural gas as fuel. The company also scored $300 million in funding and neocloud Crusoe as a customer. "And most importantly: this marks a turning point," Scholl wrote. "Boom is now on a self-funded path to both Superpower and the Overture supersonic airliner." Scholl's post explains that his company's supersonic engines "run hard, continuously, at extreme thermal loads," which is just what datacenters need."
Blake Scholl noticed reports of power shortages at AI datacenters and reached out to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who verified the situation. Boom's engineering team had already drafted a plan to build a power turbine based on the Symphony supersonic engine. Boom adapted the Symphony design into a turbine named Superpower, rated at 42 megawatts using natural gas. The company secured a 1.21 gigawatt order, $300 million in funding, and Crusoe as a customer. Supersonic engines run continuously at extreme thermal loads, a duty cycle suited to datacenter needs unlike conventional aircraft turbines. Boom plans a Superpower Superfactory with 2 GW/year capacity.
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