SpaceX signs over €60 million HJT solar equipment order, plans 100GW/year capacity to support space AI satellites.

BlockBeats news, November 11 — German solar equipment manufacturer SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES announced on November 10 that it has signed a contract with SpaceX to supply a complete heterojunction (HJT) solar cell production line. The first production line order is valued at over €60 million and is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2027. The strategic cooperation between the two parties also plans to expand to multiple production lines, gradually supporting a solar cell production equipment scale exceeding 100GW. The relevant production facilities will be used for SpaceX's satellite manufacturing project in Bastrop, Texas, USA, to provide high-performance solar cells for its Starmind space AI satellites.

Musk subsequently reposted SpaceX's announcement and added that SpaceX has ordered HJT solar manufacturing equipment with an annual capacity of 100GW from Germany's SINGULUS, stating that this is to enable Starmind to create "a sentient sun," a phrase echoing his long-term vision of using solar satellites to build space-based AI computing infrastructure. SINGULUS also disclosed that since establishing strategic cooperation with SpaceX in March 2026, SpaceX has provided funding support to it in March and October, the latter including a secured subordinated loan.