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The University of Victoria (UVic) is welcoming investments to support Canadian research and innovation detailed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campus visit on Friday that included meeting faculty and students whose research is transforming the lives of Canadians every day.

Issues addressed include: Impact of public support for future local Marine Renewable Energy development; Impact of ‘trust’ on support for local Marine Renewable Energy developments; Power dynamics within small island communities, the impact on local decision making and the transition to a low-carbon energy system; Recommendations for community engagement in Marine Renewable Energy decision-making.

Dr. Robertson will provide an overview of the need to decarbonize our global and US energy sector, explain why wave and offshore wind energy has an important role to play in this transition, and why Oregon/OSU is ideally placed to lead this effort.

An $83.6-million investment from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund will allow IESVic to lead a national, multi-partner initiative that will help get Canada to net zero – one community at a time.

IESVic's Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery (PRIMED) has received $2 million in funding from the BC government to develop a new tidal energy system on West Thurlow Island.

The ReBuild Initiative is inside the Energy In Cities research team run by Dr. Evins, where we use research to create data-driven retrofit solutions for energy-efficient buildings.

IESVic's PRIMED wave energy project is a proud recipient of a TD Ready Challenge grant, supporting their work towards low-carbon, clean energy solutions for Indigenous coastal communities.