Read: stories of collaboration and impact
ACET's stories highlight the people, partnerships and projects driving community energy transformation. From local collaborations to global leadership, each story reflects ACET’s commitment to co-creating clean energy solutions that fit the local environment and serve generations to come.
The power of waves
A First Nation is trying to get back to its ancestral land through an ambitious project: harness the ocean to create energy.
UVic scholar recognized as global sustainability leader
For her timely and tireless work advancing climate change policy solutions, UVic professor and ACET researcher Katya Rhodes received the prestigious 2025 Emerging Sustainability Leader Award at the 11th World Sustainability Forum in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month.
Displaced First Nation returns home
Members of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation return home to Yuquot, which they plan to re-occupy full-time after being displaced in the 1960s.
Northern voices lead energy conversations
A first-of-its-kind effort to gain a detailed picture of the energy aspirations of small, rural and remote communities across northern BC has sparked new conversations that will help shape the next decade of clean energy development in the province.
Connecting climate action champions
For her timely and tireless work advancing climate change policy solutions, UVic professor and ACET researcher Katya Rhodes received the prestigious 2025 Emerging Sustainability Leader Award at the 11th World Sustainability Forum in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month.
$83.6M advances UVic-led vision for clean energy shift
The 樱花影视 will lead a national, multi-partner research initiative that will help get Canada to net zero—one community at a time—with thanks to an $83.6-million investment from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF).
Watch: stories in motion
Experience how communities, researchers, and partners are working together to accelerate clean energy transformation. These short films bring our stories to life and highlight the people behind the progress.
Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET)
Summerfest 2025
Summerfest is an annual community camp-out where members of the Mowachaht Muchalaht First Nation return to the ancestral village site from which the nation was displaced in the 1960s. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable energy is key to making that return possible.
Clean energy for communities
Communities at the helm
Work with ACET to co-create sustainable, resilient and place-based clean energy systems that reduce environmental impact and unlock new economic potential.