Solar Lighting Gets the Message Out at Night

Advertisements in transit shelters can now be lit up 24 hours a day even if they are far from a conventional power source thanks to a new line of solar-powered outdoor advertising lighting unveiled Monday by Carmanah Technologies. The i-PANEL LED technology to...

Solar-Powered Ad Panels Debut

Today in Vancouver, transit advertising specialist Carmanah Technologies will officially introduce an illuminated advertising panel powered by exposure to sunlight. Carmanah has been beta testing its i-Panel in Canada and the US recently in partnership with outdoor...

2007 Technology Impact Award Finalists Announced

VANCOUVER, BC, May 9, 2007 – This year’s Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) Finalists provide overwhelming proof of the important role that British Columbian innovation plays in our traditional industry sectors and in our everyday lives, said the BC...

Heavy Lifting at Sea

Once a crew member had removed the solar panel from the top of the 32-foot-tall buoy, the commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Juniper knew immediately why its light was extinguished. The radio call from the deck of the buoy tender confirmed Lt. Cmdr....