Solar Turbines

Name: Solar Turbines
Address: San Diego, CA, US
Telephone: +16195445352
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Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, Solar Turbines Incorporated, a Caterpillar Company, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 16,500 units and over 3 billion operating hours in over 100 countries. Products from Solar Turbines play an important role in the development of oil, natural gas, and power generation projects around the world. Solar Turbines’ products include gas turbine engines (rated from 1,590 to 52,500 horsepower), gas compressors, and gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical-drive packages, and generator sets (ranging from 1 to 39 megawatts). Solar’s customers put the company’s products to work in many areas including production, processing, and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil and generation of electricity and thermal energy for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products. Solar’s foundation is people and Solar’s culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged, and safety is emphasized in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines, founded in 1927, is comprised of a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 8,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.

10/14/2026

Solar Turbines celebrates the milestone of 4,000 connected units to our Insight Platform™!

What started over 20 years ago with the first connected unit, our customer fleet has grown into a global network powered by data, connectivity and collaboration.

Today, more than 4,000 units are linked to InSight Platform, generating information from 6 million sensors and 1.5 billion data points every day.

This milestone reflects the trust our customers place in us and the dedication of various teams across Solar Turbines. Every connected unit strengthens our ability to help customers improve reliability, optimize operations and make smarter, data-driven decisions.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this achievement possible. Here's to the next chapter of connected innovation and customer success!

10/02/2026

Join Solar Turbines is celebrating Manufacturing Day!

Behind our lineup of energy solutions is a team dedicated to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. Today, we recognize the employees at Solar Turbines whose work helps deliver the products and services our customers rely on around the world.

Thank you for the work you do and the impact you make every day!

09/04/2026

Happy World Cogeneration Day! Cogeneration, or Combined Heat and Power (CHP), helps bring resilient and efficient power to facilities and communities worldwide.

Solar Turbines is proud to be part of that journey, with 2,700+ cogeneration installations. This includes more than 100 hospitals and 150 universities that rely on this technology to support their critical operations. Check out these cogeneration sites from around the world.

08/28/2026

Alongside our gas turbines, Solar Turbines' gas compressors help provide the natural gas that powers industries, businesses, and communities around the world. To date, over 7,000 gas compressors have been installed! Take a look at these compressors from a variety of customer sites.

Learn more about our gas compressor lineup: https://bit.ly/4cPkvbO

08/07/2026

Solar Turbines continues to focus on providing reliable energy solutions for our customers. Our Wamego, Kansas facility and its skilled workforce play a key role in this effort, manufacturing products such as the PGM130 and Titan™ 350 gas turbine.

These solutions help power a wide range of industries, including utilities and data centers, where dependable energy is essential.

Take a look at these photos from the Wamego facility!

07/23/2026

The Titan™ family of gas turbine engines continues to provide reliable power around the world, with thousands of units installed across a wide range of applications.

Pictured here is where the journey began. This is the very first Titan 130 engine undergoing testing at our Kearny Mesa facility in San Diego during the late 90s. Since then, the Titan 250 and Titan 350 have added to the legacy of the Titan lineup.

Learn more about other Solar Turbines historical milestones:
https://bit.ly/3XmkaIi

07/14/2026

Solar Turbines' new facility in Wamego, Kansas is helping build the energy solutions, such as the PGM130 and Titan™ 350, that are being used to meet the evolving global energy demand.

With a highly-skilled workforce of welders, engineers, and fabricators, this team is instrumental in delivering reliable solutions to customers around the world.

Learn more about the work being done at the Wamego facility:

07/04/2026

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States of America! From the team at Solar Turbines, we wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July!

06/25/2026

FGSZ’s Mosonmagyaróvár compressor station has counted on Solar Turbines equipment for over 25 years, logging more than 300,000 hours of operation. Today, three Ta**us™ 60 compressor sets and a Spartan EMD continue to deliver reliable natural gas and energy across the region.

Watch the full video to learn more about this unique facility:

06/09/2026

Located in Northwestern Hungary, FGSZ's Mosonmagyaróvár compression station transports reliable natural gas to power homes, businesses and communities throughout Germany, Austria and Hungary.

At this facility, three Ta**us 60 gas compressor sets and one Spartan Electric Motor Drive (EMD) are used to get the job done.

Take a look at these images of the site and equipment!

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San Diego, CA

Telephone

+16195445352

Website

http://www.solarturbines.com/

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