Category: Industry News

Avery Point Prepares To Shine Again

Relighting ceremony next month ends 39 years of darkness.

Lights Fantastic, and Efficient

But while the public is switching to new technologies that are revolutionizing lighting, planners at the top can't seem to turn off old thinking. Simon Minett looks around a conference room at the historic Old Mill Inn and points to four grandiose chandeliers, each carrying 11 light bulbs, hanging from the ceiling.

The Power of Green Technology

The electric power industry is one of the world's largest industrial segments, with annual revenue of approximately US $1.06 trillion in 2004. Global electricity demand has grown consistently at a rate of 2 to 5% annually for the past decade. Worldwide demand for electricity is expected to increase from 14.3 trillion kilowatt hours in 2003 to 26.0 trillion kilowatt hours by 2025.

Carmanah Supplies MAPPS Solar Power System to Canada’s Ministry of Environment

Carmanah MAPPS solar power system supplied to the Ministry of Environment. Carmanah's Solar Power Systems Division has recently supplied a customized MAPPS solar power system to Canada's Ministry of Environment (MOE) for an air pollution monitoring pilot project. The trial MOE Air Pollution Monitoring System is currently installed in Sault Ste.

Carmanah Provides Solar Power Controllers for South America’s Largest Natural Gas Pipeline

Web Sites: www.carmanah.com | www.spsenergy.com About Carmanah Technologies Corporation Carmanah is an award-winning manufacturer specializing in energy-efficient technologies. The Company is currently focused on three technology groups: solar-powered LED lighting, solar power systems & equipment and LED-illuminated signage. Carmanah is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and has branch offices and/or sales representation in 11 cities across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

US Air Force Purchases Carmanah Portable Airfield Lighting System

Carmanah has received an order from the US Air Force for its Model A704-5 PSALS aviation solar lighting system for portable, emergency and permanent defense and civilian operations. The PSALS system will be installed at the Salerno US Air Force Base in Afghanistan for "Operation Enduring Freedom".

Dancing Lights of the Sea

Lighted Buoy 2 at the entrance to the Piscataqua River on the ME/ NH border. Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr. "The modern buoys would probably have seemed magical to the navigators of the past centuries. What, for instance, would Henry Hudson, on entering the "mouth of that land," have thought of the floating buoy far out to sea, which automatically turns on its own light at sunset and extinguishes it at daybreak?" - Francis A.

Carmanah Unveils Wireless Solar-Powered Airfield Light at International Aviation Show in Beijing

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LTD Tests New Solar Lighting at Bus Stop

Some Lane Transit District bus riders have begun to see the light - and it's solar-powered. In an experiment that could expand to dozens of other locales, LTD has added solar lighting to the bus shelter at West 18th Avenue and Polk Street. If the lighting is well-received by riders and bus drivers, LTD says it could add solar lighting to as many as 100 of its 180 shelters. Only about five bus shelters are hard-wired for electrical lighting.

Philips Plans LED Plant in Singapore

Singapore - Royal Philips Electronics announced today that it will open a LED factory in Singapore, hiring 1,000 workers, in an attempt to keep up with lightning-fast growth in that new, high-tech segment of the lighting business. Philips will sink about $80 million into the LED production facility, sources close to Philips said. The investment "further strengthens Philips' leadership position in the global lighting market by investing in the high-growth and huge-potential LED market," said Philips Chief Executive Gerard Kleisterlee, as he announced the move in Singapore.