Project Title: Developing community energy living labs by integrating local renewable resources

 

Funding: $400,000 (2024-2026)

 

Project Partners:

 

Concordia University – SEISE Lab

The Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Systems Engineering Lab (SEISE), led by Dr. Nasiri, is at the forefront of systems engineering solutions for sustainable energy applications: https://users.encs.concordia.ca/~fuzhan/  

 

Clusters: collaboration in action - Concordia University

Concordia University - Next Generations Cities Institute

Next-Generation Cities Institute leverages the combined strength of our cities research capacity to enhance collaboration, communication, education and interaction within our community: https://www.concordia.ca/research/cities-institute.html  

Queen Elizabeth Scholars | Queen Elizabeth Scholars

Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarships program in Canada aim to mobilize a dynamic community of young global leaders to create lasting impacts both at home and abroad through inter-cultural exchanges encompassing international education, discovery and inquiry, and professional experiences.

 

 

Project Team

The research partnership team involves Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri (PI), Dr. Ivan Kantor (Co-PI), Dr. Ursula Eicker (Collaborator), and a team of graduate students at Concordia University, as well as from the partner institutions.  The project is supported through the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship program with several partners including National Autonomous University (Mexico), the University of Itajubá (Brazil), Gaia Foundation, Universidad del Valle (Colombia), Universidad de San Buenaventura (Colombia), and University ICESI (Colombia).

 

 

Project Description

The project, an initiative led by Concordia University and the Next Generation Institute, will showcase a cutting-edge alliance for designing, testing and implementing renewable energy solutions for communities. The aim is to address technical, system integration, economic and ecological research challenges, such as integrating renewable energies in power systems modeling and optimizing system components as a function of the community’s heating, cooling, electricity, and potentially renewable fuel demand.