power production.

And Bermuda school and college students will also get the chance to win a trip overseas to a major United Nations conference on sustainable development.

The three-day workshop -- attended by experts from a total of eight countries -- will help form the foundation for renewable energy sources for the future.

Under the spotlight will be hi-tech clean power generation -- using wind and wave energy, as well as solar energy.

Environment Minister Arthur Hodgson said: "All speakers will be asked to prepare a technical paper relating their specific renewable energy technology or topic and evaluating the technical feasibility to the Bermuda context.

"A book will be published, following the workshop, containing the technical papers and recommendations coming out of the workshop discussions.'' Mr. Hodgson said that the special workshop is aimed at the business community, as well as Government.

It is being jointly hosted by the Environment Ministry, Belco Holdings Ltd.

and the Bermuda Biological Station for Research.

Mr. Hodgson said: "Students will be invited to participate in the workshop the following week.

"A selected group of students will then be invited to attend the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development, youth component, in April, 2001.''