Tracking objective
Objectively compare energy sources (fossil, nuclear, renewables) by efficiency, dispatchability, system cost and industrial maturity.
Overall progress49%
Update frequency: Monthly
Energy — sources, capture and evolution
PulseMulti-source transition underway
Structured tracking of the major energy systems: energy types, capture methods, storage and scale-up.
Tracked systems
- Solar (PV, thermal, CSP)
- Wind (onshore, offshore)
- Hydropower (dams, pumped storage)
- Nuclear (fission, SMR, experimental fusion)
- Hydrogen, batteries, grids and thermal storage
Current focus
- Real-world efficiency of each source in grid context
- Capture -> conversion -> storage -> distribution chain
- Robustness at peak demand and under intermittency
Risks / constraints
- Industrial bottlenecks in critical materials
- Geopolitical dependence of certain supply chains
- Gap between theoretical efficiency and real system efficiency
Detailed technical axes
Energy types
Clear classification of energy sources with technological maturity and deployment constraints.
- Fossil: high energy density, carbon constraint
- Nuclear: dispatchable, long industrial cycle constraint
- Renewables: low carbon, variable intermittency
How energy is captured
Concrete capture chains from the primary source to usable energy.
- Solar: photons -> electricity/heat (PV/CSP)
- Wind: kinetic energy -> alternator
- Hydropower: potential energy -> turbine -> grid
- Nuclear: heat -> steam -> turbine -> alternator
Evolution of the major energy projects
Tracking scale-up: installed capacity, storage, grid reinforcement.
- New installed capacity per source
- Deployment of pumped storage/batteries/hydrogen
- Grid stress, flexibility and resilience at peak
Feuille d'évolution
Validée
Phase A — Mapping the sources
2024-2025100%- Complete taxonomy of energy sources
- Capture methods documented
- Comparable indicators defined (LCOE, capacity factor)
En cours
Phase B — Operational tracking
202649%- Monthly tracking of the major sources
- Dynamic capture/recovery comparison
- Evolution of storage infrastructure
Prochaine
Phase C — System projection
2027+20%- Energy mix scenarios by region
- Resilient multi-source dispatchability
- Cost + grid stability roadmap