SpaceX is building a gas turbine blade factory as it grapples with a global scramble to secure energy supplies for AI data centers.
Elon Musk said on Saturday that the rocket company will manufacture its own gas turbine parts, adding that solar power alone would not be enough to power its massive AI infrastructure buildout.
In a post on X, Musk wrote that SpaceX and Tesla were both racing to build their own massive solar panel factories “as fast as possible” — but added that this would not be enough to meet surging demand for electricity.
“Natural gas will still be needed to supplement and bootstrap solar for several years,” Musk said, adding…
