Doosan chair heads to US as Elon Musk confirms xAI's gas turbine purchase

Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won’s visit to the United States this week is drawing attention, as it comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the widespread rumor that xAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup he founded, is the U.S. tech firm that placed orders with the Korean conglomerate for five gas turbines. On Tuesday, Musk commented “True” on a social media post by SemiAnalysis that read, “BREAKING: Elon Musk's xAI has bought five additional 380 megawatts of natural gas turbines from South Korea's Doosan Enerbility.” “The first two units are scheduled for delivery by the end of 2026. This will power an additional 600,000+ GB200 NVL72 equivalent size cluster (or 350,000+ VR200 NVL144 equivalent size cluster),” the U.S. analysis firm wrote on X, formerly Twitter, adding that Ross Nordeen, Elon Musk and Brent Mayo are "singular" in terms of their ability to build the largest data center in the world. Doosan Enerbility, the group’s equipment and plant construction arm, announced last October that a major U.S. tech company had ordered two 380-megawatt gas turbinWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times