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Bob Percopo writes an open letter to the residents and politicians of Bermuda advocating for the nuclear option

Handing oversight of the fuel sector over to the Regulatory Authority will help to prepare Bermuda for an environmentally challenging future, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs said yesterday. Lindsay Simmons told the Senate that the Act would prov...

American fossil fuel production is expected to soar in 2022 amid high oil and gas prices, a new report has warned. The US government wants oil and gas producers to increase production of the very same fossil fuels that energy transition plans seek to...

Work to demolish old generators and buildings at power firm Belco has started, the company announced. The firm will take down buildings and remove material which is too hazardous or out-of-date to use. Wayne Caines, Belco’s president, said the projec...

Wave power has the potential to meet all the island’s electricity demand, the home affairs minister said today. Walter Roban added a move to wave generation would also lead to cheaper bills for consumers. Mr Roban was speaking as he announced an agre...

Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited customers can expect to see an increase in their energy bills, beginning with the October billing cycle. This increase is as a result of rising fuel prices and a consequential adjustment made to the fuel adjustm...

Government is to provide free training for people looking to work in the energy industry. Walter Roban, the minister for home affairs, announced the launch of a new course at a press conference last week. Mr Roban said that a five-day course was comp...

Our world has changed immensely in the past few weeks, yet amid the upheaval and distress, there are reasons to believe that we can emerge from the Covid-19 crisis and change the status quo. Bermuda has an opportunity to lead by example and to imple...

A renewable energy company has predicted it will exceed expectations with a new solar farm on a disused airport runway. Saturn Solar Bermuda 1 explained its objectives in a string of documents submitted as part of a licence application posted on the ...

For centuries, Bermudians have been independent, innovative and resilient in our use of renewable resources. Although many of us take it for granted, our rainwater collection system is a model for the rest of the world on how to gather and use a scar...

As I do periodically with regard to technical matters concerning the future and economic wellbeing of the island, I was recently discussing with my good friend, Mike Murphy, an issue that affects every one of us: Bermuda’s future energy policies. Whe...

Barrett Lightbourn, an engineer and environmentalist who pioneered solar power and energy conservation in Bermuda, has died. He was 66. Friends and colleagues said Mr Lightbourn was a modest visionary who brought renewable power to the island decades...