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The world is unmistakably moving towards a future that involves more environmentally sustainable methods of generating electricity. There is an opportunity for Bermuda not just to become more environmentally active, but also for all Bermudians to bec...

Household investments in simple power-saving measures will help the island to grapple with overall electricity costs, according to home affairs minister Walter Roban. Mr Roban retained control of the Department of Energy along with telecommunications...

Local hoteliers learnt yesterday about energy-saving initiatives at a workshop at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club. Success stories in the Caribbean region were shared at the Hotels Energy Efficiency Workshop and attendees discussed the challenges...

In a report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released on October 8, the world’s leading climate scientists warned that there is only a dozen years for global warming to be capped at a maximum of 1.5C. To achieve this...

I attended a community meeting on Thursday that spoke to concerns that I have had since hearing the urgent report last month by a United Nations agency on the matter of climate change. At least 130 residents gathered at St Paul AME Centennial Hall to...

A “call to action” has been made by the team behind an alternative energy plan that would mean nearly two thirds of Bermuda’s power comes from renewable sources within 20 years. BE Solar claimed the island is failing to keep up with the international...

An environmental charity and a green energy firm have launched a competition for schoolchildren as the island looks to the future of power generation. Greenrock and solar power company BeSolar will offer cash prizes for the best response to alternati...

The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda has begun reviewing the payments to compensate renewable energy producers for the excess power they put back into Belco’s grid. The authority, which regulates the electricity sector, aims to have the feed-in tarif...

Clarien Bank is to team up with Greenrock and BeSolar today in a bid to promote energy efficiency. The public is invited to back a more environmentally-friendly island by swapping up to five incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs for energy efficie...

A range of alternative energy proposals are under consideration as part of a consultation on Bermuda’s long-term power generation plan. Now the public and the power industry have been given extra time to submit comments and ideas on the integrated r...

The Bermuda Government has been required to borrow trash trucks from the City of Hamilton because of its own shortages. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said his public works ministry had faced difficulties collecting garbage all year and would probabl...

The Solar Energy Rebate programme is being updated to ensure that it provides the strongest support to owners of lower value homes. Walter Roban, the Minister of Transportation and Regulatory Affairs, described how rebates would differ according to a...