Category: Industry News

Carmanah to Supply 7,000 Solar Bus Stops

CARMANAH Technologies has won a five-year sub-contract from Trueform to supply Transport for London (TfL) with 7,000 solar-powered bus stops as part of a £7.9 million project. TfL has 17,500 bus stops plus 11,500 stops with shelters. It follows a three-year trial and development work using 126 installations from three suppliers (Carmanah, solarcenture and Zeta Solar).

Carmanah Honoured at World Expo

VICTORIA, September 19, 2005 - Carmanah Technologies Corporation is proud to announce its receipt of the Global 100 Eco-Tech Award, a high-profile international environmental honour, at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan. Carmanah's David Davies travelled to Nagoya City to accept the award in person at the ceremony on September 1, 2005. "This award recognizes Carmanah success in addressing global environmental challenges with its energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products such as illuminated signs, pedestrian beacons, marine and aviation lights, and solar-powered illuminated bus stops," said Carmanah's CEO Art Aylesworth Globally, lighting accounts for up to one-third of electricity consumption and 2.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

Sun to Light Bus Stops at Night

The sun will keep London's bus stops lit throughout the night thanks a new solar power system being introduced. Green energy stored in batteries during the day will illuminate timetables and the stops themselves so drivers can spot queuing passengers easily. Some 1,400 stops will be fitted with the technology every year for the next five years at a cost of £7.9m, Transport for London (TfL) said.

Bus Stops Get Solar Makeover

A network of futuristic bus stops featuring solar panels and white LEDs is planned for London.

Bus Boffins’ Solar Stops Even Work in UK Winter

Official press release, Transport for London

Bus Stops to Get Solar-Powered Lighting

NEWS DIGEST Londoners will soon be able to read timetables at bus stops at night using sunlight. Transport for London is about to install solar-powered lights on bus stops to improve visibility for passengers and cut down on electric street lighting. The roll-out will start in October in Ealing, Harrow and Hounslow and be completed in five years..

Carmanah Receives Order for 11 of its Proprietary Modular Solar Power Systems for Pacific Rim Mines

Carmanah has received an order for 11 units of its proprietary 50-watt MAPPS (Modular Autonomous Photovoltaic Power Supply) systems from a US solar systems integrator specializing in complete Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions and life safety monitoring packages. These MAPPS systems will be installed at various remote mining facilities in the Pacific Rim Region of the United States. For remote surface mining operations, it is paramount to have reliable telemetry equipment that monitors earth movement.

A Place in the Sun

SUNSHINE IS FREE. That simple fact is what gives the solar-power business so much allure. You don't have to extract it from the ground, it's not subject to embargos, it's nonpolluting and if the supply ever ran out, we'd have a bigger problem than high gasoline prices. On the surface, at least, it certainly seems like an obvious way to address some of the economy's ongoing energy problems. It's also well understood: America has been tinkering with solar power for decades.

Kudos: Victoria’s Carmanah Technologies won a Global 100 Eco-Tech Award

Norman Moyer, Commissioner General of the Canada Pavilion, (right) congratulates David Davies, Director of Communications, Carmanah Technologies Corporation (left) on winning a Global 100 Eco-Tech Award. Victoria's Carmanah Technologies won a Global 100 Eco-Tech Award at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan for its energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products such as illuminated signs, pedestrian beacons, marine and aviation lights, and solar-powered illuminated bus stops. The awards, sponsored by the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition, recognize companies who are addressing global environmental challenges.

Carmanah Receives Order for Solar LED Taxiway Lights from US Air Force

Carmanah has been contracted by the US Air Force to supply an additional 250 units of its Model 601 taxiway lights. These units will be installed at the Ali Air Base, formerly known as the Tallil Air Base, in Iraq. The Ali Air Base has had excellent success with Carmanah's solar LED technology.