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Model

Founding sponsors

CUE was supported initially by $7 million in funds from its founding sponsors.

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Independent Electricity System Operator logo
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Advisory board

As we mark a decade of success, we would like to like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of our advisory board members who have offered up their time and expertise over the past 10 years. Thank you.

CURRENT MEMBERS 

Matthieu Bureau

Tom Chapman

Thomas Duever

Martin Huang

Steven Liss

Elias Lyberogiannis

Neetika Sathe

Thomas Timmins

PAST MEMBERS

David Curtis                             Dino Priore    

Christopher Evans                   Martin Rovers

Léonce Fraser                          Bronwen Smith

Mohamed Lachemi                  Hari Subramaniam

Evelyn Lundhild                        Susan Uthayakumar

Sri Krishnan                              Kim Warren

Juan Macias

Andrew Pride

Activities

Activities

CUE combines the perspectives of engineering, science, environmental studies, business, social sciences, public policy, law and infrastructure management.

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
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Three pillars

CUE delivers products, services and supports in three categories:
RESEARCH, TESTING AND CONSULTING
  • Projects and reports are completed with government and industry partners.
  • Testing of products or prototypes takes place in our unique lab spaces with state-of-the-art equipment.
  • Consulting projects draw on our capacity for multidisciplinary collaborations between industry professionals and academic researchers.
INNOVATION
  • Startups are incubated at the Clean Energy Zone, which is based within CUE and part of Toronto Metropolitan University's (formerly Ryerson University) Zone Learning ecosystem.
EDUCATION
  • Professional development is offered through a formalized curriculum, customized executive education and a seminar series.

Focus areas

climate change. microgrids. demand management. efficiency. electricity planning. hydrogen. conservation. electric vehicles. 

net-zero buildings. policy and regulation. renewables. smart grids. storage. transmission and distribution. transactive energy.

How our model benefits society

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UTILITIES benefit from access to world-class researchers and cost-effective research, testing and innovation.

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GOVERNMENT benefits from policy and technical implementation, white papers, reports and roadmaps for whole energy systems.

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INDUSTRY    benefits from a pool of highly qualified personnel, technical advancements, and new technologies and solutions.

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STUDENTS benefit from working directly with industry partners and gaining   sought-after skills.

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COMMUNITY  benefits from efficient, accessible    electricity, a cleaner environment  and a stronger economy.