Introducing gTech
gTech is the most sophisticated energy-economy modeling tool in Canada. This model is Navius’ prorietary modeling software used to forecast the development of the energy-economy in Canada and the U.S.
It combines a detailed representation of energy-related technologies (from vehicles to fridges to crude oil extraction) with key economic transactions within the economy.
This unique combination of technological detail and macroeconomic completeness allows us to simulate the effects of virtually any type of energy or climate policy on technology adoption, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and the broader economy.
gTech is fully integrated with Navius’ hourly capacity addition and dispatch model called IESD that simulates hourly electricity consumption and hourly generation profiles.
Key Features
Rich technological detail
- Over 100 unique energy end-uses and 400 technologies are available to meet end-use demand in all sectors of the economy.
- Emerging technologies such as electric vehicles and 2nd generation biofuel production pathways are carefully parameterized using credible data sources.
- Technology choice is behaviourally realistic, reflecting stated and revealed consumer preference data.
Comprehensive coverage
- gTech is a computable general equilibrium model that balances supply and demand for over 100 commodities and services.
- Over 120 sectors are represented across each of the 12 regions in the model (including each Canadian province, the territories and the US).
- Greenhouse gas emissions are calibrated on a line-by-line basis to Canada’s National Inventory Report.
Integrated with an hourly electricity model
- gTech is fully integrated with Navius’ hourly capacity addition and dispatch model called IESD that simulates hourly electricity consumption and hourly generation profiles.
- The model identifies the potential and limits of emerging technologies, by anticipating the potential for variable renewable electricity sources and determine opportunities to integrate them into the grid.
- IESD is capable of simulating North America’s electricity systems under a variety of policy and economic conditions.
Ability to simulate the effects of any policy
- gTech can examine the impact of virtually any type of policy, from technology-specific regulations to market-based policies such as carbon pricing or hybrid flexible regulations.
- It offers an integrated framework to examine combinations of policies and how they interact with each other.
Detailed reporting that provides insight about how policies and other factors influence:
- Technology adoption
- Energy consumption
- The electricity systems
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Indicators of economic activity, such as GDP, output and consumption by commodity and sector, employment and trade
