This paper describes some micro turbine aspects from the standpoint of potential users. First, some of the pros and the cons of small gas turbines compared to other competing technologies are given. The discussed aspects are mainly focussed on technical advantages and disadvan-tages as it is hard to predict how fast and to what extent the different technologies (including that of mini gas turbines) will mature. Even though the final applications will obviously strongly depend upon the economical benefits that the technology would offer, an economical comparison is not made here. Therefore the comparison made throughout this contribution remains relatively general. Once the pros and the cons are discussed, some potential applications are described. The possible applications are divided into two different categories: power generation for portable devices and vehicle propulsion. For each class of applications some examples are given. Finally, then, some conclusions are drawn.

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