Category: Industry News

Carmanah Supplies Airfield Lighting to the US Air Force

Carmanah's Solar LED Lighting Group has received an additional order from the US Air Force for a number of its A704-5 portable airfield lights. This solar-powered LED airfield lighting will be used as part of a wirelessly-controlled installation on a US Air Force base in the United States. Prior to using Carmanah's solar LED lighting technology, a rechargeable battery-based portable airfield lighting system was being used.

Carmanah Wins Light Contract

Victoria-based Carmanah Technologies Corp. has entered a supply agreement with the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Portland, Ore., to provide more than 550 solar-powered LED bus shelter lighting systems. The supply agreement is valid from March 1 to Feb. 28, 2009. The district has an option to extend the contract for three more years. If fully exercised, the value of the deal is about $1.6 million. The district has been using Carmanah's unique i-Shelter solar-powered light-emitting-diode bus shelter lighting systems since 2004, when it retrofitted 52 systems to existing shelters along one of its frequent service lines. Carmanah's i-Shelter lighting systems are designed to operate without servicing for up to five years, at which point only battery replacement may be required. The district serves 1.3 million people and has ridership of 60 million passengers a year..

Carmanah Supplies Helipad Lighting to Remote Location in British Columbia

Carmanah's Solar LED Lighting Group recently supplied its A601 helipad lights to the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill. These self-contained, solar LED lights will be used to increase safety and visibility on a corporate helipad at a remote location in British Columbia, Canada..

Carmanah Supplies Portable Airfield Lighting to US Air Force

Carmanah's Solar LED Lighting Division has received an order from the US Air Force to supply 144 of its A601 solar-powered LED lights for use as portable airfield lighting. These lights will be used to illuminate taxiways at a US Air Force base in the Middle East. Carmanah's A601 solar-powered LED lights are compact and self-contained making them perfect for portable airfield lighting applications.

Carmanah Provides Solar Power Systems for Traffic Flow Monitoring in Florida

Carmanah's Power Systems Group has received an order for several units of its stand-alone fully-integrated MAPPS solar power systems from a Florida State roadways contracting company. These solar power systems will be deployed along Florida's Interstate Highways to operate remote sensing equipment that measure traffic flow. Data gathered from the monitoring equipment along the highway is available in real time on www.traffic.com, a website that offers drivers free, personalized traffic flow information via email, text message, or phone alerts so they can plan their trips accordingly.

Carmanah Provides Solar Power Systems to US Army in Kuwait

Carmanah's Power Systems Group has received an order for an initial 39 units of its stand-alone, fully-integrated MAPPS solar power systems to be installed at the US Army Base, Camp Arifjan, in Kuwait. These systems will be used by a defense contractor to power radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers to track inventory at the base.

Carmanah Supplies Solar LED Airfield Flashing Beacons to US Army

Carmanah's Solar LED Lighting Group has received an order from the US Army to supply 37 of its R247C solar-powered airfield flashing beacons, as well as several Telstra poles and warning signs. The airfield beacons and signs will be used to increase safety for moving aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians at a US Army air base in the Middle East. Unlit vehicle, ramp and pedestrian areas pose a significant safety hazard on the apron area of the air base.

Carmanah Provides Canadian Space Agency with Proprietary EXTREME™ All Weather Batteries

Carmanah has received an order from The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for a number of its proprietary EXTREME™ 12-volt batteries. These all weather batteries were installed to replace a battery bank for an existing application in Western Canada. Carmanah's EXTREME™ batteries are maintenance-free, absorbed glass mat batteries that combine cycling ability with sealed, spill-proof construction.

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B.C. Unwraps Energy Plan

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's abundance of natural clean energy resources will provide for a soft landing from the provincial government's bold leap into a green future, experts said on Tuesday. The energy plan unveiled by Energy Minister Richard Neufeld heaps equal responsibility for keeping the lights burning in B.C.