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 reportedTask 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 filesTask 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
