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NRCan — RETScreen Expert

Clean Energy Analysis
by the Experts.

Technosim is a long-standing practitioner of NRCan's RETScreen Expert platform — delivering certified feasibility studies, performance evaluations, and M&V analysis for clean energy and energy efficiency projects.

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Technology Types
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Engineer-Signed Reports
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Natural Resources Canada (RETScreen)

Used in 222 countries — the global standard for clean energy analysis.

About the Software

What is RETScreen Expert?

RETScreen Expert is Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) professional clean energy management software. Used by over 600,000 practitioners in 222 countries, it provides standardized tools for energy, financial, and GHG analysis of clean energy projects.

Solar PV & Thermal
Wind Energy
Cogeneration (CHP)
Biomass Heating
Geothermal
Energy Efficiency
Performance Analysis
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What We Deliver

Our RETScreen Services

From initial screening to full investment-grade analysis — all delivered by professional engineers with OIQ signing authority.

Pre-Feasibility & Feasibility Studies

Rigorous energy and financial analysis of clean energy projects — solar PV, wind, cogeneration, biomass, geothermal — using the NRCan-standard RETScreen Expert platform.

Performance Evaluation & M&V

Post-implementation performance tracking against the modelled baseline. We identify deviation causes and recommend corrective actions using RETScreen's built-in M&V module.

GHG Reduction Analysis

Greenhouse gas emission reduction quantification supporting corporate sustainability reporting, carbon credit applications, and regulatory compliance.

Financial Modelling

Detailed NPV, IRR, simple payback, and lifecycle cost analysis with sensitivity testing. Our financial models withstand scrutiny from lenders, investors, and utility rebate programs.

Training & Technology Transfer

Hands-on RETScreen Expert training for your engineering team. We offer customized workshops covering methodology, model calibration, and report interpretation.

Case Studies

RETScreen in Practice

Roof-mounted Solar PV Array
Solar PV Feasibility
Winnipeg•2025

Roof-mounted Solar PV Array

Confidential

Challenge

The client needed an independent, bankable feasibility study for a rooftop solar installation for two of its buildings to support its decarbonization objectives.

Technosim Solution

Completed a RETScreen Expert feasibility model including solar PV modelling along with a series of other efficiency measues, and 25-year financial projection.

Results

Over 40% energy reduction identified
Simple payback: 3.4 years for selected measures
GHG reduction: 200 tCO₂e/year
PV System providing over 240,000 kWh
Tracking Tool — Food Processing Plant
Performance Analysis
Toronto, ON•2023

Tracking Tool — Food Processing Plant

Confidential

Challenge

A major food processing facility was using inadequate metrics to track its performance, resulting in poor diangostics and energy waste.

Technosim Solution

RETScreen Expert performance model was establish that accounted for production volume and weather variations. The analysis resulted in a model that can provide quick diagnostics of the plant's performance allowing the O&M team to react quickly to a drift in performance.

Results

Estimated 1,800,000 kWh of avoided consumption from bettter diagnostic.
Plant performance model that accounts for weather production and equipment idling consumption
Net zero carbon analysis
Net Zero Carbon Planning
Toronto•2025

Net zero carbon analysis

NHP REIT

Challenge

A company considering carbon neutrality needed a draft of a global plan for their building stock that would achieve this objective.

Technosim Solution

A portfolio analysis has been carried out for a selection of buildings. RETScreen's Net Zero Plan tool was used to identify the steps and actions required for carbon neutrality, including benchmarking, prioritizing energy efficiency, electrification of heating, and on-site and off-site renewable energy.

Results

Net zero plan based on concrete measures
Detailed financial analysis of different scenarios.
Our Process

How a RETScreen Mandate Works

01

Data Collection

We gather utility bills, equipment specifications, climate data, and site information to feed accurate inputs into the model.

02

Model Development

Our engineers build and calibrate the RETScreen Expert model, validating outputs against measured consumption data.

03

Financial & GHG Analysis

Full financial modelling including NPV, IRR, payback, and GHG reduction — tailored to your utility rates and incentive programs.

04

Certified Report Delivery

A signed engineer's report with methodology, assumptions, results, and recommendations — suitable for grant applications and capital planning.

Why Choose Technosim

RETScreen Expertise Backed by 35 Years of Engineering

OIQ-Signed Reports

Every RETScreen study delivered by Technosim bears the seal of a licensed Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) engineer — a legal requirement for public submissions in Québec.

Integrated Methodology

We combine RETScreen financial modelling with our detailed feasability analysis to produce reports that hold up under technical scrutiny.

Utility Program Experience

Decades of experience with Hydro-Québec, Embridge, Energir, IESO, and other incentive programs means our submissions are structured to meet each program's specific requirements on the first submission.

Start Your Clean Energy Project

Whether you're evaluating solar, cogeneration, geothermal, or other clean energy systems — Technosim delivers NRCan-compliant RETScreen studies your lenders and grant programs will accept.

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