About Us
our vision
CUE was created to be a world-class research and innovation centre dedicated to solving our most pressing urban energy challenges.
our model
CUE is an academic-industry partnership established to explore, develop and commercialize sustainable, innovative, cost-effective and practical clean-energy solutions and technologies.
our three pillars
CUE delivers products, services and supports in three categories:
research, testing and consulting
- Projects and reports are often completed with the collaboration of — or sponsorship by — government and industry partners.
- Testing of products or prototypes takes place at a world-class university, using state-of-the-art equipment.
- Consulting projects draw on our capacity for multidisciplinary collaborations between industry professionals and academic researchers, as well as access to our unique lab spaces.
education
- Professional development is offered through a formalized curriculum and an executive education seminar series.
innovation
- Startups are incubated at the Clean Energy Zone (opens in new window) , which is based within CUE and part of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Zone Learning ecosystem.
focus areas
Climate Change; Microgrids; Demand Management; Efficiency; Electricity Planning; Hydrogen; Conservation; Electric Vehicles; Net-zero Buildings; Policy & Regulation; Renewables; Smart Grids; Storage, Transmission & Distribution; Transactive Energy.
activities
CUE combines the perspectives of engineering, science, environmental studies, business, social sciences, public policy, law and infrastructure management.