en.Wedoany.com Reported - The first NovaLT™ 16 gas turbine core engine, specifically designed for the North American Artificial Intelligence Data Center (AIDC) market by Wuxi Huatian Gas Turbine Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Huatian Gas Turbine") in China, was successfully delivered to its headquarters factory in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, on June 17, 2026. This marks Huatian Gas Turbine's official entry into the world's fastest-growing new power load sector, making it the pioneering domestic gas turbine equipment to enter the North American AIDC market.
Huatian Gas Turbine is a key partner and licensee of Baker Hughes in China. The NovaLT™ 16 is the flagship model of Baker Hughes' NovaLT series, with a power generation capacity of 16.9 megawatts, an efficiency exceeding 36%, a combined heat and power (CHP) efficiency of up to 84%, and a maintenance interval of 35,000 hours. It offers excellent fuel flexibility, supporting various energy sources such as natural gas and hydrogen. This model is particularly suited to the stringent requirements of AIDCs for high power supply reliability and rapid load response. According to industry data, Baker Hughes holds approximately 80% of the small and medium gas turbine market in North American AIDCs, with the NovaLT 16 shipping about 70 units in 2025, a 40% year-over-year increase.
This core engine has obtained stringent UL (Underwriters Laboratories) and EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) certifications, fully meeting North American market access requirements. This unit will serve as a pioneering case for the "Solar + Storage + Gas Turbine" (Solar-Storage-Gas) smart energy collaborative power supply in North America, where the gas turbine provides stable, dispatchable, and reliable power, complementing solar and storage systems across multiple time scales to deliver stable and reliable clean electricity for U.S. AIDCs. Currently, Huatian Gas Turbine is collaborating with partners to advance the skid-mounted design of the solar-storage-gas power supply module, aiming to provide AIDCs with replicable, rapidly deployable, and standardized integrated energy solutions. Huatian's independently developed HGT-2 model is also undergoing EPA certification in the United States.
Huatian Gas Turbine and Baker Hughes have engaged in in-depth collaboration in areas such as technical integration, system integration, and joint optimization to adapt to the special operating conditions of AIDCs. The successful arrival of the first core engine at the factory is the latest achievement of Huatian Gas Turbine's commitment to independent innovation and deepened international cooperation. This unit not only achieves a breakthrough in the North American market but also provides a solid foundation and clear pathway for subsequent domestic models such as the HGT-2, HGT-7, and HGT-15 to enter the U.S. AIDC and data center markets. Against the backdrop of surging demand for generative AI computing power, the need for stable and clean electricity in North American AIDCs continues to grow. This delivery marks a substantial step forward for Chinese gas turbine equipment in serving global AI infrastructure.
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