Solar Turbines Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1927

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 6,611

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Grant

  • Financing Rounds
  • 4

  • Investments
  • 1

Solar Turbines General Information

Description

Manufacturer of mid-size industrial gas turbines intended for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products. The company's products include gas turbines, compressors, compressor packages, mechanical drive packages, oil and gas power generation and industrial power generation, enabling industries with production, processing and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil and generation of electricity and thermal energy.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Prudden-San Diego Airplane Company, Solar Aircraft Company
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 2200 Pacific Highway
  • P.O. Box 85376
  • San Diego, CA 92186-5376
  • United States
+1 (619)
Primary Industry
Alternative Energy Equipment
Other Industries
Oil and Gas Equipment
Parent Company
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 2200 Pacific Highway
  • P.O. Box 85376
  • San Diego, CA 92186-5376
  • United States
+1 (619)

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Solar Turbines Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Solar Turbines Patents

Solar Turbines Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11946644-B1 Multi-pot swirl injector Active 31-Mar-2023
GB-202304335-D0 Turbine blade for use in gas turbine engine Pending 24-Mar-2023
GB-2628416-A Turbine blade for use in gas turbine engine Pending 24-Mar-2023
US-11959445-B1 Isolation of plate thermal expansion between different expansion rate materials Active 17-Mar-2023
EP-4431717-A1 Fuel injector assembly for a gas turbine engine Pending 17-Mar-2023 F02M61/167
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Solar Turbines Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Solar Turbines Acquisitions (1)

Solar Turbines’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with RDS Manufacturing for . The deal was made on 01-Dec-2015.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
RDS Manufacturing 01-Dec-2015 Merger/Acquisition Industrial Supplies and Parts
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Solar Turbines FAQs

  • When was Solar Turbines founded?

    Solar Turbines was founded in 1927.

  • Where is Solar Turbines headquartered?

    Solar Turbines is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

  • What is the size of Solar Turbines?

    Solar Turbines has 6,611 total employees.

  • What industry is Solar Turbines in?

    Solar Turbines’s primary industry is Alternative Energy Equipment.

  • Is Solar Turbines a private or public company?

    Solar Turbines is a Private company.

  • What is Solar Turbines’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Solar Turbines is .

  • Who are Solar Turbines’s investors?

    Navistar (Road) has invested in Solar Turbines.

  • When was Solar Turbines acquired?

    Solar Turbines was acquired on 31-Dec-2021.

  • Who acquired Solar Turbines?

    Solar Turbines was acquired by Caterpillar.

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