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Transforming the future of energy
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CUE is asking the big questions: Can we have a carbon-free energy system powered exclusively by renewable sources? Can we make energy accessible for everyone? Can we end energy poverty?
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Solutions for partners
CUE projects are industry driven and research led. Our partners define a problem, and we push boundaries to generate novel applications. These partnerships are ongoing, continually evolving and are producing tangible outcomes.
This is where we are now:
- centralized grid
- climate crisis
- aging infrastructure and rising costs
- air pollution in major urban areas
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Tackling the big questions
The future of energy requires new thinking. Grounded in direct industry experience, we conduct forward-thinking, groundbreaking, big picture, real-world research to build the zero-carbon energy system our planet requires.
This is where we are going:
- distributed energy
- thriving cities
- low- or zero- carbon sources such as wind and solar
- affordable and accessible energy for all
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How CUE will get us there
CUE generates creative solutions that work for everyone through:
- education and professional development
- implementation of new technologies
- consultation
- creation of new policies
- research and testing
- innovation and incubation
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Join us if you:
- Have a pressing energy problem you need to solve
- Have limitations within your organization to innovate
- Want access to world-leading research and development capacity
- Are looking for customized energy education for professional development
- Want to be a part of the next generation of energy solutions
By the numbers
![Funding for CUE.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/funding-for-cue.jpg)
![$29.4 million total funding.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/total-funding.jpg)
![$1.1 million funding in 2018.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/funding-in-2018.jpg)
![Spaces at CUI.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/spaces-at-cui.jpg)
![6 brand new state-of-the-art labs.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/6labs.jpg)
![7,922 total square feet in CUI building.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/7922sqft.jpg)
Our impact
![Impact from funding: highly qualified people, events and networking, jobs, follow-on investments, products and technologies, startups, patents, papers and reports.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/impact-chart.jpg)
![Highly qualified personnel: 500 plus energy sector researchers and entrepreneurs trained and developed through our various programs.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/500-plus-hqp.jpg)
![71 total projects.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/71-total-projects.jpg)
![47 total people.](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2018/about/47-total-people.jpg)
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