SWITCH-GT: BCG’s Energy Transition Solution

A Simulation Tool That Brings Clarity to Complex Dynamics

Companies and governments are struggling to understand the system dynamics at work in the ongoing sustainability and energy transition. Such insight is critical if they are to successfully accelerate the development of technologies required to achieve global net zero.

SWITCH-GT delivers that insight to empower public-sector organizations, investors, and companies in a number of industries including the energy, automotive, metals and mining, chemical, and finance sectors. It is invaluable for executives who develop corporate strategy, drive sustainability efforts, and/or manage supply chains.

The Benefits of Using SWITCH-GT

Our energy transition solution simulates the real economy using a bottom-up modeling approach. SWITCH-GT computes the materials and components needed to build technologies (for example, solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and buildings) under any demand scenario. It provides insights on the following:

How SWITCH-GT Works

SWITCH-GT helps you navigate the complexity of the energy transition through extensive data integration, complexity modeling, data science, data visualization, and industry expertise.

It is based on a high-resolution network model of the materials and technology supply chains and their interconnected dynamics. This solution, supported by our team of experts, takes advantage of BCG’s extensive knowledge and proprietary tools.

SWITCH-GT draws on more than 400 external data sources, including the International Energy Agency, US Energy Information Administration, International Renewable Energy Agency, US National Laboratories, academic papers, analyst reports, industry reports, and expert interviews. Currently, the model covers 134 sub-technologies within power, buildings, and transportation and roughly 300 materials. This energy simulation tool offers the following:

• Advanced Data and Graph Analytics. Analytics and mathematical algorithms can be applied to illuminate relationships within data, simplify overwhelmingly vast networks, and reveal hidden patterns.
• Customizable Scenarios. Users can build custom scenarios by controlling end-use demand and technological design assumptions with full transparency.
• Cross-Industry Expertise. BCG's expertise across industries offers valuable perspectives on the interconnectedness of the energy sector with other key sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, and technology.