Category: Industry News

Additional Order of Solar-Powered Airfield Lighting by Langley Air Base

Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, has placed two additional orders for Carmanah's solar-powered airfield lighting. Destined for expedited airfield applications in the Middle East, Langley has ordered a total of 300 solar LED taxiway lights and 25 solar LED barricade lights. Successful installations at more than 70 air force bases worldwide demonstrate the reliability, performance and cost-effectiveness of Carmanah's solar-powered LED airfield lighting.

Marines Ordering More Lights

Victoria-based Carmanah Technologies has announced a repeat order of $1 million for its solar-powered lights

New Light On the Horizon

The U.S. Coast Guard has endorsed the use of LED lighting for private aids-to-navigation. Previous regulations called for tungsten-incandescent bulbs. The Coast Guard has been using solar-powered LEDs for the federal system since 1999. These solid-state fixtures use minimal power, last longer (up to 100,000 hours) and are shockproof to withstand rundowns.

Substantial Order for Carmanah Airfield Light Mounting Systems Placed by Ali Al Salem Air Base

The US Air Force has recently ordered 1500 of Carmanah's airfield light mounting systems to be installed at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. More than 1,000 units of Carmanah's solar-powered LED taxiway lights are currently operating on taxiways at this air base mounted on temporary plywood brackets.

US Army Orders Additional Airfield Lights for Bases in Iraq

The US Army has placed an additional order for Carmanah's solar-powered LED aviation lights to be shipped to various locations throughout Iraq for expedited airfield operations. A total of 62 runway edge lights, 52 runway caution lights, 29 threshold lights, 28 taxiway lights, 12 apron edge lights and 6 obstruction lights were ordered.

Seeing the Light with LEDs

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David Green: The Serial Entrepreneur

David Green has been the brains behind some of Victoria's most successful companies, but he's no fan of the limelight

Additional Runway Edge Lights Ordered by Balad Air Base

The US Air Force has recently ordered an additional 20 units of Carmanah's Model 702 runway edge light for permanent installation at the Balad Air Base in Iraq. Carmanah has more than 1000 units permanently installed at Balad for fixed wing and rotary aircraft operations carried out by the US Air Force and US Army.

$370,000 Order for Carmanah Aviation Lights to be Installed at U.S. Air Bases in Iraq

Carmanah is pleased to announce that the Company has received an additional order for approximately $370,000 from the U.S. Army to supply solar-powered LED (light-emitting diodes) aviation lights to 3 air bases in Iraq. The order is for more than 500 units of Carmanah's Model 601 and 700 Series Aviation Lights, to be used for fixed wing and rotary aircraft at expedited airfields in the regions of Mosul, Tikrit and Taji.

Carmanah Lights the Way with Python

Introduction This is a story about how Python's elegant design can make the language useful in an unexpected way. Carmanah Technologies Inc. (https://carmanah.com/) was conceived in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The founder, David Green, was sailing his boat from Fiji, bound for Victoria, British Columbia.