Canadians’ help sought for a green desert oasis

The first city in the world likely to emit zero carbon and generate zero waste is, ironically, likely going to be in a country that gets most of its revenues from the sale of oil and gas. Three years ago Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, came up with a grand...

Carmanah lights get makeover

Philppe Favreaux with the EverGEN 1710, which generates the equivalent of 100 to 200 watts of electricity. Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist The latest generation of Carmanah Technologies Corp. solar-powered lights has been given a stylish makeover by a San...

Solar LEDs power up Carmanah sales

Carmanah Technologies Corp. has lit up the parking lot at NASA and now aims to light up streets all over the world with its foray into solar-powered LED street lighting. And with billions of street lights scattered all over the globe and government infrastructure...

Clean power for the Galapagos

In order to protect its sensitive ecosystem, the Galapagos Islands will be discontinuing power generation from fossil fuels by 2015. Wind power will then cover a large part of this demand. The first wind farm has already been set up. As one of the world’s most...