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> 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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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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"

> "It's green energy, we put solar in our name"

You can call this whatever you want.

We call them "jokes"

It's 2026 - they should change their fucking name.

How did that work out for X? I mean, Twitter. Or Meta? You mean Facebook?

Name recognition matters especially to people in particular segments.

Solar Turbines is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 17,000 installed in 100 countries

Much like that scoundrel Aurelian reviving the cult of Sol Invictus to greenwash the late roman empire. /s

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