This project advances sodium-ion batteries as a safer, low-cost, and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion technology. It addresses technical, environmental, and social barriers through four focus areas: enhancing cell performance, optimizing pack design, developing scalable recycling methods, and assessing sustainability using circularity and equity frameworks. Led by a multidisciplinary team, the project aims to support policymakers, industry, and communities in adopting sodium-ion batteries as a clean, resilient, and equitable energy storage solution for Canada’s electrification and decarbonization goals.
Founded in 1974, Concordia University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Montréal (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Quebec. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur, Québec (Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Quebec), Concordia University (CU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. Concordia University (CU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 45 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.