The initial focus of the Centre will be on commercializing new technology discoveries related to the environment, natural resources and energy; health and related life sciences; and digital media.
Centre of Excellence for Energy
The Centre of Excellence for Energy was created in response to the significant
challenges and opportunities posed by the current energy situation in
Ontario. The Centre invests in and promotes cutting-edge research collaborations
between industry and colleges, universities and research hospitals. In
this way, we foster innovation in energy markets, systems and technologies.
The Centre works with industry to solve problems by engaging the brightest
minds at Ontario's universities and colleges in the challenges faced
by businesses. We co-invest in the research and development of competitive,
industrially relevant technologies. Our goal is to bring these ideas to
the market place in order to provide Ontarians with viable, affordable
long-term energy supplies while improving our net impacts on the environment
- and in the process, helping build a strong, competitive energy sector
in the province.
Ontario's 12 million people, its industries and communities, spend more
than $30 billion a year on energy. We use energy to heat our homes, schools,
offices and hospitals. We use gasoline to transport people and goods,
and tens of thousands of megawatt-hours of electricity to power our factories,
schools and hospitals. The average Ontario household uses 10,000 kilowatt-hours
per year. Generating that power produces emissions similar to driving
a car 10,000 km.
The Centre is focused on energy issues aligned with industry interests.
The areas of focus are:
Energy Markets: The study of supply and demand balance, energy pricing,
energy conservation and efficiency, demand management and consumer behaviour.
Energy Systems: The study, development and demonstration of integrated
networks for energy transmission, distribution and use.
Emerging Energy Technologies: Research, development and demonstration
of innovative energy technologies.
Skills Development: The support, development and placement of the
next-generation of energy innovators.
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