Summary
These blades will help supply electricity to data centres that run artificial intelligence programs.
The plant will be close to Austin and will use special metal that can stay strong at temperatures up to two thousand degrees.
Key Points
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Foundry will be built near Austin, Texas
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Will cast high‑precision turbine blades and vanes
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Blades are needed for power generation for artificial intelligence data centres
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Using natural gas turbines can speed up electricity supply by up to 18 months
New Words to Learn
6 wordsnatural gas
a type of fuel that burns to make heat and electricity
power generation
the process of making electricity
single‑crystal
a piece of metal that is one solid crystal, making it very strong
nickel‑superalloy
a very tough metal mixture that can survive very high heat
foundry
a workshop where metal is melted and poured into shapes
casting
the act of pouring liquid metal into a mold to form a part
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