Data centres and cloud: What the whole chain draws on
Server halls and cloud providers renting compute, storage and networks; heavy power users
What the whole chain draws on
Every commodity, chemical and energy tile named by the enterprises above; ×n shows how many of them depend on it. Open any tile for its full detail.
Commodities (13)Cu Copper×5 Al Aluminium×3 Si Silicon×2 St Steel×2 Gas Natural gasU UraniumLi LithiumPb LeadAu GoldIn IndiumGe GermaniumH₂O WaterCem CementChemicals (8)FR Flame retardants×2 ESG Electronic specialty gasesHFC Fluorochemicals and refrigerantsMEG Monoethylene glycolPTFE Fluoropolymers (PTFE, PVDF)EPX Epoxy resinsWT Water treatment chemicalsCon Construction chemicalsEnergy (12)DC Data centres×3 PV Solar photovoltaics×2 PE Transformers and power electronics×2 HP Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration×2 ICE Internal combustion engines and gensets×2 Dist Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors×2 HVAC AC transmissionWOn Onshore windCCGT Gas turbines and combined cycleLFP Lithium iron phosphate batteriesNFR Nuclear fission reactorsOil Crude oil