Musk Says SpaceX Ordered Solar Gear for 100 GW a Year, as Germany's Singulus Discloses a Line Contract Worth Over €60 Million
German solar equipment maker Singulus Technologies said on November 10 that it has signed a turnkey supply contract with SpaceX for a heterojunction (HJT) solar cell production line, with the first line carrying an order volume of more than €60 million (about $67 million) and delivery planned for the first half of 2027. Singulus will develop high-performance solar cells and the associated production equipment for SpaceX's Starmind satellite constellation, supporting SpaceX's expansion of satellite manufacturing in Bastrop, Texas.
SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk posted on X the same day that SpaceX has ordered HJT solar manufacturing equipment from Germany's Singulus sized for 100 gigawatts of capacity a year, to create a sentient sun for Starmind. The 100 GW-a-year figure is Musk's wording in the post. The contract Singulus disclosed the same day covers only the first production line; the company said the partners plan multiple additional lines but disclosed no value or firm commitment for them.
Singulus said the two companies entered a strategic partnership in March 2026 and that SpaceX provided funding in March and October 2026. A 100 GW-a-year solar manufacturing capacity is also the target Musk set out in Davos in January, when he said SpaceX and Tesla would each build 100 GW a year of solar manufacturing capacity in the United States. Starmind is SpaceX's planned orbital data center constellation, whose satellites would run computing workloads in orbit powered by large solar arrays; SpaceX has said its AI1 satellites are to begin launching in 2027.
Singulus is listed in Frankfurt, where market data showed its shares up about 57% on November 10, to around €18.25. (Source: Singulus Technologies)
Source: Singulus Technologies
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