Pratt & Whitney has been applying its engine and aerospace expertise to power generation and energy exploration for more than 50 years.

Our Power Systems business uses derivative Pratt & Whitney engines in its industrial gas turbines, with more than 2,000 installed in over 40 countries worldwide.

It is also home to the PureCycle® geothermal system, which produces renewable energy by harnessing the Earth’s own heat to power a turbine, turning a renewable resource into 280 kW of electrical power with zero emissions. The system extracts water from the earth that is then returned to the earth, reheated and re-used.

The self-contained unit can operate on a wide range of fluid resource temperatures starting as low as 195°F (91°C) and enables geothermal wells deemed unproductive because they are below 300°F (149°C) to become viable energy sources.

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has nearly 50 years of experience developing environmentally friendly, hydrogen-oxygen propelled rocket engines that emit steam. Hydrogen generation, using rocket technology, has the potential to provide a far more affordable and lower emission production capacity for tomorrow’s environmentally conscious energy applications. Its technology enables zero-emission coal gasification and enhances Pratt & Whitney syngas production capability.

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne also supports Hamilton Sundstrand, a sister company, in the development of Compact Solar Power Tower technologies that have the potential to offer an unequaled, renewable source of energy that produces zero emissions.