超音速引擎變身AI數據中心動力

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Boom將超音速噴射引擎改裝為AI數據中心供電系統

隨著民用超音速飛行和人工智能的熱潮交匯,Boom Supersonic宣布,將其Mach 1+級Symphony噴射引擎的核心技術改造,用於為高耗能的AI數據中心供電,開啟新的收入來源。

近年來,Boom Supersonic在推動其Overture超音速客機實現商業飛行方面取得重大進展。不過,超音速飛機成本高昂,投資資金有限,因此Boom的備案是短期內將飛機技術轉化為地面應用,創造現金流。

恰巧,另一個需要大量能源的行業正急需補充資源——AI數據中心如同野草般迅速增長。與野草不同的是,這些數據中心在運行電力和冷卻方面的需求極大,未來幾年所需能源預計至少翻倍,至2035年將成為美國最大的電力消耗者。

許多科技公司紛紛尋找全天候、全年無休的穩定電力來源,甚至重新啟用退役核電廠,或投資興建新核電設施。Boom則以其Symphony引擎改造出一款燃氣渦輪發電機,名為Superpower,使用天然氣或緊急時的柴油作燃料。

Superpower與Symphony共享80%的零件,主要差異在於取消了用於推進的渦扇,改為增加壓縮機級數,並附加了一個自由動力渦輪用於發電。此外,Superpower無需冷卻,能在最高43°C的環境下穩定運行,最大輸出功率達42兆瓦,體積不大於標準貨櫃,且鋪設基礎後約兩週即可安裝完成。

目前Boom已收到AI基礎設施公司Crusoe訂購29台Superpower,總計產能達1.21吉瓦,目標至2030年年產能達4吉瓦。透過這條新收入管道,Boom期望其超音速客機計劃能更穩固推進。

Boom創辦人兼CEO Blake Scholl表示:「超音速技術不僅推動更快的飛行,現在也加速人工智能的發展。這筆融資和首批Superpower訂單,讓Boom能同時推進引擎和客機的交付。」

評論與啟示

Boom Supersonic這次將超音速噴射引擎技術轉型為地面發電機,展示出航空技術跨界應用的創新潛力。傳統上,飛機引擎專注於推進效率和輕量化,但在電力行業轉向高效、模組化且快速部署的發電系統時,這類技術的重用可謂一石多鳥。

AI數據中心的電力需求迅速飆升,已成為全球能源挑戰中不可忽視的一環。Boom的Superpower體積小、安裝快、運行穩定且可靈活部署,契合數據中心對靈活電源的需求,尤其在分散式數據中心和邊緣計算興起的背景下更具吸引力。

不過,使用天然氣和柴油作燃料,雖然短期解決電力供應問題,但從長遠環保角度看,仍需進一步考慮碳排放問題。未來若能結合碳捕獲技術或過渡到更清潔燃料,將更符合全球減碳趨勢。

此外,Boom藉由這條新收入路徑增加現金流,也反映出高科技公司面對資金壓力時,靈活調整業務方向的必要性。超音速飛機雖具前瞻性,但市場和資金環境尚未成熟,短期內的技術轉移與商業多元化是穩健策略。

總括而言,Boom的這次技術轉型不僅是航空與能源產業的跨界融合,更揭示了未來科技企業在多變市場中求生存與創新的典範。隨著AI和數據中心需求爆炸,類似Superpower這樣的高效、靈活電源解決方案,將成為推動數字經濟持續發展的重要基石。

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