Following the call for projects launched in July 2019, over 40 submissions with excellent quality from a broad range of Canadian energy system modellers have been received, demonstrating the geographical and sectoral diversity of the community. Although all the projects proposed interesting potential contributions to the objectives of the Initiative, the selection committee had to choose 10 of them. To this list are added 3 projects that are either not eligible for funding or offered on a voluntary basis for synthesis.
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Table 1: Brief description of the modelling projects and associated documentation***
| Ref. | Title | Team | Organizations | Overview | Report |
 | Examining the contribution of hydroelectric renewal and greenfield development to grid decarbonization: An enhanced capacity expansion model | Reza Arjmand, Richard Hendriks, Madeleine McPherson. | Sustainable Energy Systems Integration & Transitions Group, University of Victoria. Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto. |  | |
 | BESOS – an Expandable Building and Energy Simulation Platform | Gaëlle Faure, Theo Christiaanse, Paul Westermann, Ralph Evins. | Energy Systems and Sustainable Cities group, University of Victoria. | | |
 | Interactions of policies acting at the local, sub- national, and national scales for Canada’s energy transition | Rose Murphy, Mark Jaccard, Bradford Griffin, Thomas Budd, Aaron Pardy. | School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University. Canadian Energy and Emissions Data Centre, Simon Fraser University. | | |
 | Modelling of Remote Diesel-Based Power Systems in the Canadian Territories | Jason Zrum, Spencer Sumanik, Michael Ross. | Northern Energy Innovation, Yukon Research Centre, Yukon College. | | |
 | Hourly Electricity Projections from Canada’s Energy Future 2019 | Mantaj Hundal, Michael Nadew, Matthew Hansen. | Energy Outlooks Division, Canada Energy Regulator. | | |
 | Management of Canada’s energy transition and associated risks through optimized CGE approach | Guohe Huang, Hua Zhu, Jocelyn Crivea, Renfei Liao, Lirong Liu, Jiapei Chen, Xiaoyue Zhang. | University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. | | |
 | A Cluster-Based load Model for a Resilient and Sustainable Community | Magdy Salama, Ahmed Gaouda, Mohamed Nassar. | University of Waterloo. QualSys Engco Inc. | | |
 | Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS): An Assessment of Energy 2020 Initial Response and Identification of Possible Improvements | Jean-Sébastien Landry, Glasha Obrekht, Robin White, Raj Ghosh, Monique Brugger, Justin Quan, John St-Laurent O’Connor, Kyprianos Antzoulidis, Afshin Matin. | Environment and Climate Change Canada. | | |
 | Modelling urban climate mitiga- tion in Canadian municipalities | Yuill Herbert, Ralph Torrie, Michael Hoffman, Robert Hoffman, Bastiaan Straatman, Jeremy Murphy, Chris Strashok, Marcus Williams, Deryn Crockett, Mel de Jager. | WhatIf? Technologies. Sustainability Solutions Group. | | |
 | Modeling Increased Electric Vehicle Charging Demand in Quebec | Mark Purdon, Olivier Bahn, Samuel Forget Lord, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Jonathan Dowds. | Institut Quebecois du Carbone. École des sciences de la gestion de l’UQAM. Hautes études commerciales de Montréal (HEC). University of Vermont. | | |
 | Toward a smarter electricity consumption | Thomas Dandres, Ana Carolina Riekstin, Antoine Langevin, Lawrence Abdulnour, Julien Walzberg, Manuele Margni, Réjean Samson, Mohamed Cheriet. | Polytechnique Montréal. International Reference Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services (CIRAIG). Synchromedia Laboratory, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). | | |
 | Smart Microgrid Solutions to Reducing Fossil Fuels Dependence in Canada’s Rural and Remote Communities | Bo Cao | Emera & NB Power Research Centre for Smart Grid Technologies, University of New Brunswick. | | |
 | Open and Accessible Renewable Electricity System Modelling for PEI | Matthew McCarville, Peter Rukavina, Matthew Hall. | University of Prince Edward Island. | | |
* These projects were selected, but due to their organizational affiliation, were not eligible for funding.
** This project report was submitted voluntarily and included in the synthesis.
*** This information constitutes the Annex to the EMI report on the relevance and value of energy modeling, accessible here:
