埃隆·马斯克证实SpaceX在得州巴斯特罗普建设秘密铸造厂，用于制造天然气涡轮机叶片和叶栅，以解决AI基础设施的能源瓶颈1。通过自主铸造能力，SpaceX可将天然气涡轮上线时间加快至多18个月1。马斯克在社交媒体上表示，"这是一个深刻的游戏改变者"1。同时，SpaceX和Tesla分别以最快速度各建设100GW/年太阳能产能1。
然而，这一加快部署的计划正面临严重挑战。SpaceX已在孟菲斯运营涡轮为Colossus数据中心供电，但美国全国有色人种协进会（NAACP）指控其涡轮运营缺少所需的许可证和污染控制措施1。根据弗吉尼亚州的研究，单个设施的8台全时涡轮排放可影响250多万人，每年可导致3.4至6.5例额外过早死亡，健康损害达5300万至9900万美元1。
制造瓶颈也加剧了对涡轮产能的竞争。全球仅有四家公司掌握工业规模天然气涡轮叶片铸造工艺1，而国际能源署预计全球数据中心用电到2030年将翻倍1。业界领导者GE Vernova表示基本已售出至2030年的生产产能1。
Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX is operating a foundry in Bastrop, Texas, dedicated to manufacturing natural gas turbine blades and vanes to address energy bottlenecks in AI infrastructure.1 Through in-house casting capabilities, SpaceX aims to accelerate the deployment of gas turbines to the grid by up to 18 months, which Musk characterized as "a profound game changer."1 The company has been running turbines at its Memphis facility since 2024 to power its Colossus data center.1
This aggressive expansion strategy, however, faces mounting challenges. The NAACP has accused SpaceX of operating the Memphis turbines without required permits and proper pollution controls.1 A Virginia-based study examining the health impact of a single facility operating eight full-time turbines found that emissions could affect over 2.5 million people, potentially causing 3.4 to 6.5 additional premature deaths annually and health damages valued between $53 million and $99 million per year.1
The accelerating demand for data center power is acute—the International Energy Agency projects global data center electricity consumption will double by 2030.1 This surge has created a supply crisis; GE Vernova reports it has essentially sold out its production capacity through 2030, and only four companies globally possess industrial-scale gas turbine blade casting capabilities.1
Musk announced on X that SpaceX and Tesla are each building 100 gigawatts per year of solar capacity.1
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