Energy/Emissions Model (Energy 2020)

The contractor will be tasked with providing technical support and advice to the Analysis and Modeling Division using its energy/emissions model (Energy 2020). 

Without limiting the scope of work, the successful contractor shall carry out the following tasks as describe herein:

Task 1: Base Case Development for GHG Emissions and Air Pollutants – The contractor will complete the following tasks:

• Update the model code associated with the calibration procedure to reflect recent changes to historical data
• Develop model code to reflect new estimation procedures to deal with changing macroeconomic drivers
• Update the model code to reflect new data for key energy supply sectors
• Develop and test new policy assumption code files associated with new provincial/territorial programs
• Update and modify existing policy assumption files
• Develop code for managing alternative assumptions for sensitivity projections
• Develop and modify model output files as needed

Task 2: Technical Support for Updating, Modifying and Enhancing Energy Supply and Demand (End use) sector Modules – The contractor will complete the following tasks:

• Update, modify and enhance selected Supply Sector Modules
• Update, modify and enhance selected end-use energy demand modules
• Update technology cost parameters
• Updated behaviourial response parameters
• Develop and test the necessary model routines to ensure that responses to changes in operating costs
• Modify code to ensure that key parameters (e.g., production costs, energy use, emissions, etc) are properly reported

  Task 3: Support for Testing Alternative Regulatory and Market Based Approaches – The contractor will complete the following tasks:

  Develop and test new code assumption files to implement proposed regulatory or market-based approaches in selected energy supply and end use energy demand sectors

• Modify model code on technical parameters
• Provide technical support to Environment Canada staff to run and modify data reporting files

  Task 4: Technical Support for Policy Testing – The contractor will complete the following tasks:

• Prepare and test new policy code assumptions files
• Provide on-line support for testing new code for specific policies
• Modify cost curve technical code to reflect updated technology abatement cost curves
• Provide face-to-face and/or webinar training sessions as needed