The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) is an academic-government-industry consortium comprised of the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, the public research universities of Idaho (Boise State University, Idaho State University and University of Idaho) and industry collaborators. Through world-class collaborative research, CAES innovates to secure the nation’s energy future. 

CAES strives to create new knowledge and the next generation of scientists and engineers through education and research. We accomplish this through cutting-edge research involving students, professors, industry leaders and national laboratory researchers.

CAES houses eight innovative laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment to propel experiential learning in conjunction with research and development in a range of fields.