Category: Industry News

Carmanah/Sabik Lanterns Support Spill Efforts in Gulf

  Canada's Carmanah Technologies, through its partnership with Sabik Oy, is providing Carmanah/Sabik solar LED marine lanterns for marking oil spill containment booms in the Gulf of Mexico. The lanterns are helping to keep marine traffic safe while containment and cleanup work continues in the area.   Through the efforts of Carmanah's authorized marine distributor in Texas, several hundred white and yellow Carmanah/Sabik Model 502 and M650 solar LED marine lanterns ( http://bit.ly/cuQ1Iv) have already been deployed to mark areas such as open bays and waterways where the presence of containment booms poses a risk to navigational safety. Carmanah is working with its Houstonbased manufacturing partner to fast-track production and delivery of several hundred additional lights in the coming days.

Carmanah Solar LED Lighting illuminates a bus stop in LA City

The City of LA is trialing two Carmanah EverGEN 1710 solar LED lighting systems in consideration for use in future lighting projects. The solar LED lighting systems have been installed to provide illumination at a busy city bus stop near the LA City Department of Public Works Office Complex.

1,000 Additional Carmanah/Sabik Solar LED Lanterns to Mark Pilings Along Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

Carmanah/Sabik has received an additional order for solar LED marine lanterns to mark intracoastal waterways as a result of the Gulf oil spill. The order, placed through American Fire & Safety, the Carmanah/Sabik authorized distributor in Louisiana, is for one thousand yellow Carmanah/Sabik M650 solar LED marine lanterns. The lights will be used to mark pilings along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from Texas to Florida and will help improve navigational safety in areas of increased inland waterway traffic.  Recently awarded standing offers by the Canadian Coast Guard for 1.5 and 2 nautical mile applications, the Carmanah/Sabik M650 has been enthusiastically received by the marine aids-to-navigation market since the product's mid-2009 launch.

DOT Sees Promise in Using Solar, LED Lights at Airstrips

RALEIGH - State transportation officials are scouting out general aviation airports in North Carolina from which they will pick one for a pilot project that would introduce enough new solar-power generation to power the facility's airfield lights. Depending on how the test goes, such systems could be introduced at other general aviation airports throughout the state, says Richard Walls, director of the Aviation Division of the N.C.

Carmanah/Sabik Marine Lanterns Receive New Coast Guard Certification

Carmanah Technologies Corporation was recently granted a letter of compliance by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for PATON 33 CFR Part 67 for Carmanah/Sabik M701-5 and M702-5 solar LED marine lanterns for structures on Class C designated waters, as well as for its M704-5 and M708 lanterns for Class B and Class C designated waters. According to USCG lantern performance specifications, Private Aids to Navigation (PATON lanterns) are divided into two categories, Part 66 and Part 67, according to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) volume 33.

Carmanah Installs Solar LED Lighting for 2010 G8 Summit

Carmanah has provided 15 EverGEN™ 1520 solar LED lighting systems for the 2010 G8 Leaders Summit. Five units were installed directly at Deerhurst Resort where the Summit is taking place and will stand as a showcase of innovative Canadian environmental technology at this important event. Installed by Net Electric and purchased through authorized Carmanah lighting agent N.

Lighting the Way

VICTORIA - A local company is supplying self-powered, solar LED marine lanterns to mark oil spill containment booms in the Gulf of Mexico. Through its Carmanah/Sabik marine partnership, Carmanah Technologies is working with its Houston-based manufacturing partner, Flextronics, to fast-track production and delivery several thousand additional lights. Carmanah's CEO Ted Lattimore says the M650 LED lights are being attached to containment booms to show mariners what to avoid and mark which channels are open. The related news release may be viewed here.

Carmanah/Sabik Solar LED Marine Lanterns Deployed to Support Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (June 15, 2010): - “ Carmanah Technologies Corp. through its marine partnership with Sabik Oy is providing Carmanah/Sabik solar LED marine lanterns for marking oil spill containment booms in the Gulf of Mexico. The lanterns are helping to keep marine traffic safe while containment and cleanup work continues in the area. Through the efforts of Carmanah's authorized marine distributor in Texas, several hundred white and yellow Carmanah/Sabik Model 502 and M650 solar LED marine lanterns have already been deployed to mark areas such as open bays and waterways where the presence of containment booms poses a risk to navigational safety.

Carmanah VP Interviewed on CNBC Arabiya

From April 2010: Carmanah Sales and Marketing VP, Dan Ruscheinski, discusses solar LED airfield lighting with a journalist from CNBC Arabiya while attending The Airport Show in Dubai. To view the interview click on the link below. Please note that the interview is in Arabic. Dan Ruscheinski on CNBC (wmv)  .

Carmanah/Sabik Marine Lanterns Selected by Canadian Coast Guard

The Carmanah/Sabik marine signalling partnership has received four Standing Offers from the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) to supply a range of solar-powered LED marine lanterns for aids-to-navigation (AtoN) lighting on Canadian waterways. The offers are for a one-year period with an optional one-year extension.