Category: Industry News

Solid-State Lighting and Photovoltaics Find Synergy

As solid-state lighting - a close relative of photovoltaics - becomes poised to whittle away at the power demands of established metropolitan lighting systems, it is also creating small and remote market pathways for solar power. A conference held in Denver, CO, in March, under the auspices of the National Renewal Energy Laboratory (NREL; Golden, CO), focused on increasing the synergistic effects between solid-state lighting and solid-state power generation.

Solar Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs): the New Standard for Navigation Lights

Abstract Advances in light emitting diode (LED) technology have been remarkable in the last decade, opening up a realm of new applications. Carmanah Technologies Inc., based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada has taken advantage of LED performance improvements to produce the first fully enclosed, solar-powered LED navigation lights.

Launch of Solar Power Bus Stops

More than 40 bus stops in south London, including Sutton, have been adapted to run on solar power as part of a new trial launched by Transport for London (TfL). The stops are being fitted with a specially designed canopy to gather power from the sun during the day which is then stored in batteries and released at night. The energy from the solar power is used to light up the timetable so information is more legible when it is dark.

Carmanah “Lights Up” Post-9/11 Barricade at Chicago O’Hare International Airport

Carmanah's solar-powered LED aviation lights are now installed at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport. 30 units of the Model 601 solar-powered LED light are marking a massive rolling barricade that has been designed in response to post 9/11 security measures. The 601 was selected to combat continuous and increasing battery replacement costs at the maintenance facility.

Carmanah Installs at International U.S. Air Force & US Army Bases

Carmanah is the primary supplier of solar-powered LED technology to the US Air Force and US Army for permanent and temporary airfield lighting applications. Already specified as the source supplier of solar-powered LED lighting solutions to the US Navy, US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Coast Guard, the US Air Force is now using Carmanah's aviation lights for taxiway edge lighting, obstruction lighting, apron lighting, barricade lighting and emergency lighting.

Lighting Firm’s Results Reveal Bright Future

Carmanah's international LED sales bring in $6.5 million

Carmanah Sells Bus-Stops to Atlanta

Norman Gidney Carmanah Technologies has sold a $125,000 order of its solar- powered i-STOP™ LED bus-stop signs to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. The signs will mark the city's new express bus service. B.C. Transit has 10 of them sited around Greater Victoria..

Pat Beechinor Interviews Carmanah CEO Art Aylesworth

On this week's program, Pat Beechinor visits with Art Aylesworth, president of Carmanah Technologies Inc (TSX:CMH) on his company's award-winning alternative energy products, including patented LED lighting for the marine, highway, avaiation and mining industries. Interview in RealAudio format. Interview in Windows Media format. If you do not have either the RealAudio or Windows Media players installed on your computer, you can download the player of your choice by clicking on a button below:     Contact: Mr.

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) GA Lighting Subcommittee Test Scheduled for May 8-10 in Shelton, WA.

The IES Committee will be conducting a General Aviation taxiway edge light test in Shelton, WA between May 8-10, 2003. The purpose of this test will be to analyze the effectiveness of cost reduced taxiway edge lighting for General Aviation Airports. The IES Committee is devoted to the study of application and control of light and lighting to spaces and functions involved in the operation of aircraft.

Carmanah Present at ATC Maastricht Conference, Feb 18-20, 2003, The Netherlands

Carmanah recently displayed its solar-powered LED Aviation Lights at Western Europe's largest annual Air Traffic Control Conference in Maastricht, Netherlands. RUAG Aerospace, a world leading Swiss Aerospace company that specializes in the development, production, and modernization of military and civilian products and services, displayed Carmanah's products and found the response to be simply overwhelming.