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Answer correctly to access the ICC Science Nexus.
Self-assess your poster against each criterion. This is for your own reference — not graded.
The Intermittency Paradox — Explore the Future of Energy
LCOE & Intermittency — master these two metrics before your pitch.
An investor will not fund a project that is cheap but unreliable (high intermittency), nor one that is reliable but unaffordable (high LCOE). Your "24/7 Solution" must solve both.
The lifetime "price tag" of your technology — measured in $/kWh or ¢/kWh.
Intermittency is the gap between when energy is produced and when it is needed. Every gap is a blackout risk — and an investment red flag.
Primary — use these first:
Real-time generation by source. Use the History toggle for 24-hour intermittency curves by country.
Global weighted-average LCOE figures by technology and region. Cite this directly in your pitch.
Full IRENA dataset by technology and region. Downloads as .xlsx — open in Excel or Google Sheets.
Secondary — if time allows:
U.S. EIA analysis of California's solar intermittency profile with duck curve visualisation.
Peer-reviewed visualisations comparing renewables vs. fossil fuel baseloads.