| ▲ | whalesalad a day ago |
| > A majority of the generation will come from large GE Vernova turbines and associated electrical infrastructure, with additional capacity provided by Solar Turbines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. Solar turbines is an interesting name for a gas turbine company. "It's green energy, we put solar in our name" |
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| ▲ | infecto a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| Quick search shows the reason is nothing to do with your sarcasm. Its origin is traced back to a 1929 company, Solar Aircraft Company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Turbines |
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| ▲ | oasisbob a day ago | parent | next [-] | | How is this sarcasm? I had almost the exact same thought in earnest: A gas turbine company being called Solar Turbines is quite interesting and unexpected if you're not familiar with that particular corporate history. | | |
| ▲ | infecto a day ago | parent [-] | | Not sure why it would be so contentious. I simply provided a reference to the why instead of commenting with a joke, sarcasm or whatever you feel like calling it. |
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| ▲ | Kayou a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | I agree with OP that the name, while maybe not deliberately, is really confusing in 2026. I thought that was a wind turbines or a solar panel technology, definitely not gas. | | |
| ▲ | infecto a day ago | parent [-] | | And it takes all of 30seconds to look up instead of posting sarcastic hyperbole that the company is trying to greenwash their product by name when it’s a 100 year old company name. Confusing as it may be for people like yourself, I don’t think it really defends posting sarcasm that is not based in reality. | | |
| ▲ | whalesalad a day ago | parent | next [-] | | I didn't really think it was greenwashing, just hilarious to have one of the largest gas turbine companies in the world named "solar turbines" | | |
| ▲ | infecto a day ago | parent [-] | | > "It's green energy, we put solar in our name" You can call this whatever you want. | | |
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| ▲ | anon7725 a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | It's 2026 - they should change their fucking name. | | |
| ▲ | esseph a day ago | parent [-] | | How did that work out for X? I mean, Twitter. Or Meta? You mean Facebook? Name recognition matters especially to people in particular segments. |
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| ▲ | thelastgallon a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Solar Turbines is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 17,000 installed in 100 countries |
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| ▲ | tokai a day ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Much like that scoundrel Aurelian reviving the cult of Sol Invictus to greenwash the late roman empire. /s |
