We have signed a major supply contract with SINGULUS to create a durable option for advanced solar cell manufacturing to support more than 100 GW of equipment as we accelerate the production of our Starmind satellites in Bastrop, Texas → singulus.com/2026/11/10/spac…
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Announces Major Supply Contract with SpaceX for Advanced HJT Solar Cell...

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Announces Major Supply Contract with SpaceX for Advanced HJT Solar Cell...

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES to deliver a turnkey heterojunction solar cell production line to SpaceX. First line due in H1 2027, more lines planned.

singulus.com

Nov 10, 2026 · 7:04 PM UTC

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Deutschland sagt danke 🙂🫶
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Exciting! Can’t wait to see what the future holds with Elon at the helm
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Musk wants to insure that he control his entire ecosystem. Good for him.
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Satellites need solar cells that can handle radiation and big temperature swings in orbit. A durable way to make those cells is a quiet but essential part of flying a large constellation.
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Looking forward to this next few years @elonmusk and of course decades to come 🧐🤔🤓
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Told yas. Don’t ever bet against him. Elon. ☀️
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Wow awesome deal. Congrats to everyone involved!
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So awesome... Congrats to the reps who did this deal!
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100 GW is more than the power usage of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. combined.
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Made in Texas. Love to see it
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„Franconia“ is unique – congratulations and thank you, SpaceX! 🚀
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Sentient Sun
🤖 Made with AI
Image from Doge Tipping (@Dogetothemoon)
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The machine in the photo is a GENERIS PVD, the vacuum sputtering system SINGULUS supplies for heterojunction (HJT) cell lines, so the first step toward orbital data centers happens inside a German vacuum chamber. Smart move: SpaceX locks in its equipment supplier before the Bastrop fab, under construction since March, reaches full output, and in this industry the queue for tools can run longer than building the hall itself. If you follow the race to power AI in space, watch the orders for vacuum coating tools for cells, since they’ll show the real pace faster than any gigawatt headline. SpaceX knows vacuum well, this time it’s just buying it by the square meter.
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Space data centers need a crazy amount of solar. Making the cells yourself is how you get there 🚀
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Huge congratulations!
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This is really good. How will China respond?
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@SpaceX
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Bastrop builds the satellites, and down the road in Fort Bend County Tesla is moving dirt on a 3,000 acre solar factory. Texas is quietly becoming the place where the sun gets turned into hardware.
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Making their own solar cells now too Chips at Terafab, power cells at Bastrop They really don't want to wait on anyone
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Elon looked at the solar panel supply chain and decided he'd rather build that too 😂
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Rock on! Rise above the problem and be part of the solution! Great industry leadership and great work @SpaceX ❤️👏 This makes me very happy! “A problem cannot be solved by the same level of consciousness that created it” -Albert Einstein Way to take that to heart and demonstrate it with positive action! Paradigm shifts are where true innovation, positive evolution and pioneering happen! 🚀✨
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100 GW of production capacity ....per year. WOW 🚀
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Trusting that the new Texas will stay out of the way of all these endeavors come 2027.
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This is huge news. As always Elon plays in another league 👏🏻💪🏻
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This is awesome news and when Friday goes well with Starship Flight 15 then it should be off to the stars. What an amazing announcement. 🚀🛰️🌞 Ad Astra
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Higher capex and cost: New equipment is needed, and costs are above TOPCon. Silver intensity: Low-temp pastes use more silver, which is expensive Moisture sensitivity: Needs good encapsulation and edge sealing. Smaller supply chain is smaller Good luck
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I thought Tesla already excels in making solar. Why not order from them?
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More than 100 GW of solar cell equipment just for satellites. That's a scale nobody else is even planning for ☀️🛰️
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100GW!.. Careful as you approach 88mph 🙃
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A sentient sun is all fun and games until it asks for root access.
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Locking in equipment supply at that scale early is smart. Manufacturing capacity is usually the real bottleneck.
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How much of this is made in America?
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But how many niglets could you feed with that money how can you live with yourself
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Will Bastrop's HJT line hit 100 GW before Starmind's first launch?
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I was thinking about an artificial sun that can be used on Mars to grow vegetables especially during dark periods. Would this be possible with the materials you are manufacturing now?
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Ordering more than 100 GW of solar-cell manufacturing equipment is industrial scale. That is a serious power budget!
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