Maps

Pick a sector, see who makes each step.

Each map lays out how the product actually gets made, step by step, with the real companies attached to every step. Click any step on the map to see its suppliers.

Solar PV

How a solar panel gets made — from sand and silver all the way to the finished module on a roof — and who makes each step.

Raw ExtractionIntermediate ProcessingCore ComponentsCell FabricationModule & BOS

RoutesCrystalline siliconThin film (CdTe / CIGS)

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companies mapped

process steps

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Battery Energy Storage

How a grid battery gets made — from lithium and graphite to the installed system — and who makes each step. Covers the LFP, NMC/NCA and sodium-ion routes.

Mineral ExtractionRefining & SaltsActive MaterialsCell ComponentsCell ManufacturingPack & System

RoutesLFP (lithium iron phosphate)NMC / NCASodium-ion

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companies mapped

process steps

Open the map How it's made