Cando Solar introduces solar wing solution

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cando Solar, a pioneer in lightweight solar energy technology, has unveiled its custom-developed rollable crystalline silicon heterojunction (HJT) solar wing solution-the Cando Solar Cloth-at the SATELLITE GovMilSpace event on March 24 in Washington, D.C. The innovative solution is specifically designed for commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, 6G communications, and space computing power applications.

Cando Solar Cloth marks a pivotal shift from “area efficiency” to “weight efficiency,” unlocking energy abundance in space and enabling power equity on Earth, making scalable, lightweight solar power a reality.

As the global commercial space industry accelerates into an era of highfrequency launches and satellite constellation deployment, weight and cost have emerged as the primary constraints to largescale satellite deployment. Traditional rigid solar arrays are bulky, heavy, and expensive, a struggle to meet the growing demand for lowcost, highfrequency launches.

Cando Solar is addressing the industry pain points with rollable HJT solar wing solution developed with advanced design and flexible engineering technologies:

• Lightweight design: With a weight-to-area ratio as low as 300-900 g/m and a rolled diameter of just 65 mm, the Cando Solar Cloth features an ultralight, rollable design that significantly reduces launch volume and payload demands. The 1-5 g/W weighttopower ratio supports to achieve overall satellite mass reduction.
• Cost efficiency: Compared to traditional GaAs solar cells, the HJTbased solution delivers 23-35% conversion efficiency (with tandem HJT cells reaching up to 35%), while reducing costs by 90%. By enabling shared production across space and terrestrial applications, such as agriculture, construction, and transportation, it helps cut overall satellite manufacturing costs by up to 30%, removing a key barrier to largescale constellation deployment.
• High reliability: The exceptional durability of Cando Solar Cloth has been confirmed by electroluminescence (EL) testing after 10,000 rollandunroll cycles, ensuring stable energy output throughout its inorbit service life.

“Our presentation at SATELLITE GovMilSpace is not only a milestone in showcasing our space energy capabilities but also a critical step in Cando Solar’s global expansion strategy. Moving forward, we will continue to drive the largescale application of lightweight solar technologies in space communications and in-orbit computing power, making efficient, costeffective clean energy a core enabler for humanity’s journey beyond Earth,” noted Huang Qiang, founder of Cando Solar.

For more information, please visit www.cando-solar.com.