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The latest from Volt-Age

December 2025


Season’s greetings from Volt-Age


As we wrap up 2025, we thank our researchers, partners and community for a year of innovation and collaboration. We wish you a joyful holiday season and an electrifying start to the New Year.



Research and innovation updates

Concordia journalism research associate Luca Caruso-Moro photographs Aleashia Echalook, manager of Ajurisarvik and mother of three, outside her home in Inukjuak. Her three-month-old baby Dolly is nestled inside her amauti, a traditional parka worn by Inuit women. | Photo by Aphrodite Salas
Concordia journalism research associate Luca Caruso-Moro photographs Aleashia Echalook, manager of Ajurisarvik and mother of three, outside her home in Inukjuak. Her three-month-old baby Dolly is nestled inside her amauti, a traditional parka worn by Inuit women. | Photo by Aphrodite Salas

Concordia prof spotlights Indigenous clean energy leadership through constructive journalism

Aphrodite Salas’ documentary project highlights community-driven solutions and trains students in ethical storytelling

Concordia researchers model a sustainable, solar-powered 15-minute city

Urban agriculture transported by electric vehicles to local outlets can change the way people live, eat and shop


On November 20, Volt-Age welcomed a Swedish delegation to Concordia, touring C2ET facilities, briefing projects and discussing battery testing, drone applications and space technologies.



On December 3, PI Mohamed Ouf and Volt-Age leaders visited ADM Aéroports de Montréal to present our research, highlight the Electrifying Montréal Airport project and explore opportunities for deeper collaboration. We thank ADM for the warm welcome.

Learn more about this Living Lab.



Apply for funded PhD/Master’s roles


Join the Volt-Age cohort for hands-on experience, mentorship and training in a dynamic research environment. 


DECODER: Digitalization for Energy-Efficiency

Supervisor: Jenn McArthur
Candidates should contact: decoder@torontomu.ca

DECODER: Digitalization for energy-efficiency

Supervisor: Ursula Eicker

Transforming Built and Urban Microclimates

Supervisors: Theodore Stathopoulos, Liangzhu Leon Wang


Impact Project spotlight

CES Community Energy Solutions

Ursula Eicker’s project develops smart energy systems that combine renewables, building upgrades and clean mobility to help Canadian municipalities reach zero-emission goals.

Closing the Water-Energy-Food-Loop

Bruno Lee’s project uses building-based greenhouses to reuse heat and CO₂, decarbonize food production and provide year-round harvests for urban and remote communities.


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