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Benefits
advantages
- World-class urban energy researchers, technologies and facilities
- Multidisciplinary collaborations under one roof
- Integration of research and commercialization
- Research and cost-effective testing for real-world applications
- Objective, academically driven innovation
- Evidence-driven approach to big-picture issues
- Committed to supporting incubation and entrepreneurship
![Two students working on a project](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2021/photos/Projects 5.png)
addressing your needs:
![Students working on an energy project](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2021/photos/argentumfocus.jpg)
- Have a pressing energy problem to solve
- Need access to pioneering research and innovative development
- Have a grid-scale prototype or project to test under real-world conditions
- Want customized energy education for professional development
- Would like to sponsor research, mentor a student or support awards
![Inside of the Centre for Urban Innovation Building at Toronto Metropolitan](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2021/photos/interior-1.jpg)
- Has world-class researchers with urban-energy expertise
- Collaborates across disciplines and industries to develop energy solutions
- Merges research, innovation and commercialization
- Is nonpartisan, objective and evidence-based
- Generates and demonstrates real-world impact
our stakeholders model
utilities
benefit from access to cost-effective research, testing and innovation.
industry
benefits from a pool of highly qualified personnel.
students
benefit from working and/or training directly with industry partners.
government
benefits from policy and technical implementation, white papers, reports and a vision for whole energy systems.
society
benefits from efficient, accessible electricity and a cleaner environment.
people
6 employees
6 research fellows
3 honorary fellows
2 visiting researchers
8 principal investigators
facilities
![Two people touring the Centre for Urban Energy facilities](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2021/photos/maxresdefault.jpg)
736 m2 (7,922 ft2)
![Inside of the Schneider Electric Smart Grid Lab](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2021/photos/20200127-Ryerson-CUE-0566-12-9.jpg)
6 labs, including the Schneider Electric Smart Grid Lab
![A student working on an electrical project](/content/dam/cue-annual-report-2021/photos/20200127-Ryerson-CUE-1399-teds-12-9.jpg)
TEDS showcase