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Babcock & Wilcox Selects Siemens Energy to Supply Steam Turbine Generator Sets for Applied Digital Data Center Power Project
AKRON, Ohio, January 08, 2026--B&W has selected Siemens Energy to provide steam turbines for B&W’s project to deliver one gigawatt of power for an Applied Digital AI Factory.
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