Blue Energy and GE Vernova have formed a strategic collaboration to advance the world’s first gas-plus-nuclear power plant. The two companies intend to design and develop a power plant using GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactors and combine that with GE Vernova gas turbines to meet as much as 2.5 gigawatts of electricity demands as quickly as possible, in order to provide power to a client's AI data center. This includes a signed slot reservation agreement for delivery to the Texas site of two GE Vernova 7HA.02 gas turbines in 2029 for “early site energization.” With turbines one of the long-lead time gating items for new power plants, this delivery timeframe is a win for Blue Energy's plans.
Blue Energy has been developing an approach to accelerate deployment of new nuclear power plants by trimming at least five years off the conventional nuclear timeline and slashing time to power to 48 months or less with a natural gas bridge to gigawatts of nuclear power. At the end of last year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the company’s licensing topical report on its approach to “resequencing” the phases of nuclear plant construction. Under its model, Blue Energy separates construction of the nuclear and non-nuclear portions of the plant, beginning with off-site fabrication and on-site installation of the non-nuclear, “non-safety-significant” infrastructure. This approach enables fabrication and site energization to begin while the nuclear components continue through their licensing and construction phases.
In late April, 2026, Blue Energy close on a staggering $380 Million Series B which will help it advanced its rapid-progress style approach to nuclear plant development. This fundraise was led by VXI Capital, signaling what may be a whole new chapter in the growth of American nuclear power, with additional backing from prior venture investors, including Engine Ventures, At One Ventures and Tamarack Global.
