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Watch a CROSSOVER unit come together. A retired aero-engine core becomes a 20–24 MW-class power unit with 800 V DC out

In 32 seconds, our new concept film shows what sets CROSSOVER apart, then builds one unit on its skid: a retired aero-engine core with the fan removed, a Hyper Tech generator on the shaft, the factory-built frame and walkways, and isolated 800 V DC buses that run straight to the racks, with no transformer in between.

Hyper Tech · November 13, 2026 · 2 min read

ConceptCROSSOVER assembly, 32 seconds, no sound. Hyper Tech concept visualization, not production geometry; ratings are design targets. Engine geometry after M. Elkurdi, CFM56-5B model, CC BY 4.0.

What the film shows

  1. What sets CROSSOVER apart. No gearbox: the generator sits on the engine shaft. 800 V DC at the generator: no transformer, switchgear or rectifier. Six isolated DC buses: a fault stays on its own bus.
  2. A retired aero-engine core, fan removed. Each unit is built around an existing aero-engine core.
  3. Generator on the shaft. No gearbox. The Hyper Tech generator goes on the engine’s shaft, so there is no gearbox between the turbine and the generator.
  4. Exhaust cone, stack and SCR. Exhaust leaves through a cone and stack, with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to cut NOx.
  5. 20–24 MW-class per unit. Each unit is rated in the 20–24 MW class, and units add up toward the hundreds of megawatts that large AI campuses need.
  6. Factory-built skid, walkways and frame. The unit is built in the factory on its own skid, with access walkways and a frame for the equipment above it.
  7. Six isolated 800 V DC buses. The generator makes 800 V DC directly, on six isolated buses per unit.
  8. Straight to the racks. No transformer. No medium- or low-voltage transformers, switchgear or separate rectifiers stand between the turbine and the racks.
  9. CROSSOVER: first unit in Q2 2028. The first unit and pilot are targeted for Q2 2028, with volume production in 2029.

Why build it this way

20–24 MWclass, per unit
800 V DCat the generator
6isolated DC buses per unit
Q2 2028first unit and pilot
  • Prime power, behind the meter. CROSSOVER is designed to run continuously on pipeline natural gas, so an AI campus does not have to wait years for a large grid connection. It is not an emergency generator.
  • Fewer pieces between the turbine and the racks. Making 800 V DC at the generator takes out the transformers, switchgear and rectifiers that an AC power path needs, and the space and lead time that come with them.
  • Built in the factory, added unit by unit. Each unit arrives on its own skid. Several units share cooling, fuel, controls and emissions equipment as one power island, so a site adds capacity as its load grows. See how a unit goes from delivery to power in CROSSOVER: 72 hours to power.

Read with care: this film is a Hyper Tech concept visualization, not built equipment and not production geometry. CROSSOVER is a development program; ratings, configurations and dates are design targets. The engine geometry is after M. Elkurdi’s CFM56-5B model (CC BY 4.0); Hyper Tech is not affiliated with the engine’s manufacturer.

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More on CROSSOVER

  1. Hyper Tech: CROSSOVER, power for AI data centers and CROSSOVER: 72 hours to power.
  2. 800 V DC at the generator, with the 40-second film from flight to power.

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