【SMM PV News】SpaceX Plans 10GW Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant in Texas, US

Published: May 26, 2026 18:48

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SpaceX recently submitted a building permit application to Texas, US, planning to build a solar cell manufacturing plant with a total production capacity of 10GW near Austin. The cells produced will be exclusively used to power Starlink satellites and future space AI Data centers. This is a key move in Musk's "space energy closed-loop" strategy, as he previously announced that Tesla and SpaceX will each build 100GW of photovoltaic production capacity in the next three years.

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