Solar Turbines Incorporated (Solar), headquartered in San Diego, California, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.

Solar manufactures the world’s most widely used family of mid-sized industrial gas turbines. More than 15,000 Solar units are operating in more than 100 countries with more than 2.8 billion operating hours. Solar is a leading provider of energy solutions, featuring an extensive line of gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical drive packages and generator sets.

Solar’s customers put the company’s products to work in many areas, including production, processing and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil, and generation of electricity and thermal energy for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food products.

Solar’s foundation is people and its culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged and safety is emphasised in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines comprises a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 8,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.