Comments on: Local Solar Companies Awaiting Chance To Bid

By: NOXIOUS MAGAZINE

NOXIOUS MAGAZINE — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:15:26 +0000

Solar Energy is the way of the future. It will help us to preserve this great planet. We need to eliminate oil once and for all.

By: Nani 1961

Nani 1961 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:36:30 +0000

Because Tim Madeiros has a record with large scale solar projects doesn’t mean his is the best product? NO. Is Lindo’s and Gorham’s getting the savings they were promised – are they happy with the product? Who knows? I think that Government will have to do a lot of research on ALL bidders before giving any of our hard earned money to ANYONE.

By: Nani 1961

Nani 1961 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:33:06 +0000

Think About It – why did you get offended when Vince Ingham’s name was used, however you have the nerve to call others JOKERS?

By: Nani 1961

Nani 1961 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:27:28 +0000

I agree with you totally only insecure people will act in this way..

By: Nani 1961

Nani 1961 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:26:45 +0000

Please re-read the article and notice that it did state “TRAVIS” Burland, Chief Engineer of Bermuda Engineering, and NOT Alan Burland as you state. New blood is in! A bid in 2008 to 2012 shouldn’t even be an issue now, so please come up with the times…

By: Roni Trott

Roni Trott — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:24:35 +0000

Firstly I would like to say that you need to ‘Think About It’ before you open your mouth. To outright target a person on a personal level concerning a business venture is downright unprofesional, unjust and personally, I feel it to be VERY childish!

Whether Travis comes from a poor background or well to do, it has nothing to do with the issue at hand! To attack his father and his father’s business is merely for self gratification in trying to demean this young man’s character. However, to set you straight there is 75% Bermudians and 25% foreign nationals on the KEMH job site. As I said earlier ‘Think About It’ before you talk. Please do your research next time!

Foreigners being on any job site in Bermuda has NOTHING to do with the issue at hand. No matter WHO gets the contract for that job there WILL definitely be foreigners working on it – either off Island or on Island. To target foreigners in your statement is downright silly as BERMUDIANS have chased many away and has left us in a financial hole.

By: Jason Saints

Jason Saints — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:44:35 +0000

Just make sure that they keep the trees around the outside. or it will look like a concrete eyesore and not attractive to hotels etc.. Also put solar panels on buildings in hamilton. Also could cover parking lots, providing shade and option to collect more water.

By: Dear Think About It

Dear Think About It — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:58:46 +0000

Dear Think About It,

How about going forward we all remain professional and keep the low blows out of the public eye.

By: Travis Burland

Travis Burland — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:17:34 +0000

Dear Bermuda,

Bermuda Engineering currently employs 100% Bermudian staff, and intend to do our best to continue this approach so as we grow our company.

Bermuda Engineering has been involved with RES since 1997, and were involved in the original solar proposal at Castle Harbour with RES from the very beginning, and introduced them to Bermuda and specifically this site. We worked together to provide a detailed solar proposal. RES has considerable large scale renewable energy experience. This allows our team to work with the various stakeholders and submit fully considered and highly professional proposals.

We are very sympathetic to Bermudian interest, which is exactly why we think a project of this magnitude deserves to go through the proper RFP process in order to deliver the best and most practical renewable energy solution.

Let’s do what’s right and most beneficial for Bermuda and Bermudians!

Travis Burland

By: J

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:07:43 +0000

I worked for a Solar energy installation company in California in the
80′s and the batteries are used for back -up – when the cells in the panels run out of energy. So PLEASE BERMUDA – DO NOT SPIN OUT RHETORIC UNTIL YOU LEARN SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY!! SOLAR ENERGY FOR BERMUDA IS
LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG OVERDUE AND WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO STRUGGLING HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES AS IT WILL CUT BELCO COSTS BELOW HALF. BELIEVE IT!! BERMUDA IS SUNNY 99.9% OF THE YEAR.

By: enuf negativity

enuf negativity — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:11:25 +0000

I say let the best “BERMUDIAN” man (or company) win. It seems to me that the person with the best qualification and product should win. Tim Maderios has a proven track record with large scale solar projects(Gorhams and Lindos come to mind). I have had his product at my home for a few years and I have been nothing less that extremely satified with his product, his outstanding professionalism and his breadth of knowledge. I hope the typical Bermuda cronyism doesnt play out here.

By: Think About It

Think About It — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:30:29 +0000

@ Stuk – you are absolutely right. See my prior comment above at 11pm on September 18th. JOKERS!!!

By: Think About It

Think About It — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:08:19 +0000

David,

You are some kinda jaded, man, not to mention incredibly negative.

Exactly which Board(s) are you referring to in your negative comments about Vince Ingham?

And in terms of a tender process, there will of course be a tender process, once someone issues an RFP.

By: David

David — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:51:08 +0000

What tender process???? Tim Madeiros is canvasing with Vince Ingham and what boards is Ingham on???
It’s the same old “who you get in bed with”, politics or third world politics.

By: Crabbie

Crabbie — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:46:56 +0000

bucket of crabs…..

By: Always Watching

Always Watching — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:44:32 +0000

I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD !!!WELL SAID !!

By: Lynns

Lynns — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:43:45 +0000

Couldn’t agree with you more. We should allow the tender process to run its course so that Bermuda can get the best outcome.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:26:45 +0000

Indeed, let’s just pretend the last fourteen years never happened and the public accounts are all accounted for and in good order – and you accuse those who dare question who might benefit most from the use of these public lands for this project of negativity – my you are a naive and trusting soul, good luck to you in these times. Would you like me to tell you the real deal with the hotel in St. Georges and who stands to profit from the property being flipped (the present owners have no intention of building a hotel as far as I can divine). Or should I try and explain why what is in essence a shed housing the TCD cost so much.

By: events bermuda

events bermuda — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:46:14 +0000

Come on everyone, enough with the negativity….this is only GOOD news for all Bermudians. Regardless of who ends up getting the contract, its a tremendous step in the right direction in terms of energy sustainability, and will enhance our image internationally.

By: stuk

stuk — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:05:24 +0000

I cannot find, nor do i recall, a proposal being made by Bermuda Engineering in November 2008. There was a proposal from RES America, who is one of Alan Burlands many affiliates, made at a Belco forum held at the Bermuda College in November of 2008.

From my notes RES put forward a 10MW system covering the 56 acre site at the finger. There was no battery banks included and RES proposed foreign workers and ownership.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:36:28 +0000

Oops, I forgot to mention Hopital Pension Fund being directed to an up and coming Bermudian owned financial services startup, a bold move indeed.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:34:01 +0000

Call me silly, but I smell something akin to cement silos, Bermuda Housing Corp, Global Hue, Bermuda Hospitals Board generic drugs supply, second Dockyard cruise berth, et al similar public/private enrichment schemes lurking somewhere in the background. Does anybody have any idea who the enterprising soul behind all these initiatives might be? What a nice, nice, caring gentleman (or lady) this person must be to so very, very civic minded.

By: Think About It

Think About It — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:00:27 +0000

“Bermuda Engineering Company Ltd. confirmed that they submitted a proposal to construct a utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plant on the airport finger in November 2008.”

Hey Travis, are you referring to the proposal RES America (the US company based in Colorado) submitted at your invitation?!! I’d hardly call that Bermuda Engineering’s proposal.

By: Omhsford

Omhsford — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:01:04 +0000

“It is great to see the airport finger is apparently now available for solar development, …”

Well done Travis, as well all know it is not formally available for solar development….

Basically Sol Invictus (AES) went public with a non-proposal. They were not invited to bid, nor did they go through the right channels. They made a big press conference to splash this all over the media to try and back the Govt. into a corner. There is no red tape the “finger” option was examined and deemed inappropriate for such a development for several reasons.

By: plato

plato — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:25:06 +0000

This is great

Let,s hope the red tape is replaced by the carpet to get this up and running asap

By: Future

Future — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:24:52 +0000

Give them the finger! (the land that is)

By: George

George — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:38:45 +0000

Go you Travis! Tell em like it is bye!

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