# ContourGlobal: physical AI company

Canonical ID: `b37ab1d9-ea64-41fc-aaa6-99d004b90ada`

## Key facts

- **Project Sterling construction start (company-stated):** Construction began Oct 6 2026 about 20 miles north of Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, [Arizona](/locations/arizona.md), and runs through 2028.
- **Project Sterling plant size (company-stated):** 509 MWp / 450 MWac solar PV with 360 MW / 1.4 GWh LFP battery storage across more than 2,000 acres.
- **Project Sterling grid connection (company-stated):** Connected to the WAPA grid with firm point-to-point transmission rights into [California](/locations/california.md)'s CAISO market.

- **Slug:** contour-global
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2005
- **HQ:** London, England

## Models

_No models registered._

## Partnerships (1)

- [Tesla x ContourGlobal (Project Sterling PPA)](/partnerships/tesla-x-contourglobal-project-sterling.md) with Tesla _other_ (announced) (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is ContourGlobal?

Independent power producer focused on electricity generation and storage. Building Project Sterling, a large solar-plus-storage plant in [Arizona](/locations/arizona.md) with a long-term [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) offtake agreement.

### What does ContourGlobal make?

ContourGlobal has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is ContourGlobal publicly traded?

No. ContourGlobal is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in ContourGlobal?

ContourGlobal is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is ContourGlobal headquartered?

ContourGlobal is headquartered in [London, England](/locations/london.md).

### Who owns ContourGlobal?

ContourGlobal is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is ContourGlobal a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, ContourGlobal ranks in roughly the top 17% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was ContourGlobal founded?

ContourGlobal was founded in 2005.


## Sources (4)

1. **ContourGlobal Breaks Ground on Project Sterling, a large Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Arizona** · https://www.contourglobal.com/news/contourglobal-breaks-ground-on-project-sterling-a-large-solar-plus-storage-project-in-arizona/ · 2026-10-07
2. **TESLA and ContourGlobal sign long-term power agreement covering 1 terawatt-hour/year for Sterling renewable project** · https://www.contourglobal.com/news/tesla-and-contourglobal-sign-long-term-power-agreement-covering-1-terawatt-hour-year-for-sterling-renewable-project/ · 2026-07-28
3. **ContourGlobal** · https://www.contourglobal.com/ · 2026-10-10
4. **Tesla's next big clean energy source is rising in the Arizona desert** · https://electrek.co/2026/10/09/teslas-next-big-clean-energy-source-is-rising-in-the-arizona-desert/ · 2026-10-09

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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