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A vision for a majority renewable energy supply in Bermuda has received overwhelming support in a six-month public consultation. An extended deadline for submissions is tomorrow. The submission by BE Solar’s parent company, Bermuda Engineering Comp...

The Department of Energy would like to remind members of the public that, since October 1 2018, parts for electric vehicle charging stations and accessories are duty free. “The incentive behind this move was to reduce the total cost of items neede...

A bicycle tour with a food twist designed to promote greener energy is to take place this weekend. Electric bicycle company E-Tour Adventures, a specialist in electric cycle tours, has teamed up with solar energy company BeSolar to help promote alter...

Hundreds of families have signed up to an energy-saving programme, regulatory minister Walter Roban revealed today. Mr Roban said 220 homes have connected to the grid and 65 are using solar water heating, as a result of rebates to encourage residenti...

The introduction of liquefied natural gas to Bermuda could risk an accidental leak which might result in a catastrophic event — far more catastrophic than diesel, gasoline or heavy fuel leaks, according to Greenrock. As such the environmental group i...

Bermuda residents will be encouraged to turn off their lights for an hour, joining millions around the globe to celebrate Earth Hour. Environmental group, Greenrock, want locals to mark the occasion on March 25 “to highlight the global challenges of...

Construction work has begun on a new solar installation at the National Museum that will see electricity bills cut by 20 per cent. The $300,000 project has been funded by Low Carbon, the UK-based renewable energy partner of Land Rover BAR, and also m...

Educational grants will be for grabs when young Bermudians enter the RUBiS Sustainable Energy Challenge. Those who enter — teams and individuals — will be asked to provide “innovative solutions to the challenges of Bermuda’s energy production and co...

As thousands of old-school sodium street lights across Bermuda get replaced with energy-saving LED fixtures, the island stands to halve its budget for illuminating the roads. But not everybody welcomes the move, with one West End resident complaining...

The Bermuda Energy Summit 2016 has been hailed an “unqualified success”, by Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development. The event that was held on June 29 at the Hamilton Princess and attracted 110 attendees with over 20 panellists sitting i...

A local businessman has described the move to solar energy as a “double-edged sword”. General manager Andrew Mackay, of Gorham’s True Value Home Centre, which is in the process of completing its final instalment of photovoltaic solar energy, said: “Y...

The national electricity sector represents the backbone for any modern society. When Bermuda’s energy system emerges from its continuing transition, oil and diesel will have been replaced by more modern sources of energy. Bermudians will have to liv...