2025 orders hit a four-year high as gas turbine backlogs push data center developers toward a faster fix, but the rebound is landing just as one of the industry's largest OEMs explores selling the business behind it.
News|Articles|July 29, 2025 (Updated: August 4, 2025)
- July/August 2025
- Volume 66
- Issue 4
Energy Industry Outlook: Strategies to Tackle Supply Chain Issues, Power Demand, and Decarbonization
Author(s)Alissa Espinoza
Turbomachinery faces challenges like labor shortages and supply chain issues, but innovative solutions help the industry meet growing energy demand.
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In spring 2025, we surveyed our readers about the state of the industry and the dynamic factors shaping the turbomachinery sector. Based on the survey results, we gathered insights, identified trends, and asked about solutions to ongoing challenges, such as supply chain constraints, rising material costs, labor shortages, and increasing power demand. With more than 100 respondents, we collected comprehensive perspectives on five main areas: industry challenges, external factors affecting the industry, solutions, current and planned investments, and recent advancements.
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