SpaceX signed an order for over 60 million euros for HJT solar equipment, planning a production capacity of 100GW per year to support space AI satellites

On November 10, German solar equipment manufacturer SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES announced that it has signed a contract with SpaceX to provide a complete production line for heterojunction (HJT) solar cells. The first production line order amounts to over 60 million euros 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 scale of over 100GW of solar cell production equipment. The related production facilities will be used for SpaceX's satellite manufacturing project located in Bastrop, Texas, USA, to provide high-performance solar cells for its Starmind space AI satellite.

Musk subsequently retweeted the SpaceX announcement and added that SpaceX has ordered HJT solar manufacturing equipment with an annual capacity of 100GW from German SINGULUS, stating that this is to enable Starmind to create a "sentient sun," a phrase that echoes its long-term vision of building a space AI computing infrastructure using solar satellites. SINGULUS also disclosed that since establishing strategic cooperation with SpaceX in March 2026, it has provided financial support in March and October, which includes a secured subordinated loan.