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A Tide of Cool, Clean Ideas

Microbes that turn oily sludge into clean water. A portable, membrane-lined pouch that can filter urine and toilet water and leave behind a refreshing drink. Underwater windmills that capture energy from ocean tides. Solar-powered LED light posts that can operate more than five years without maintenance.

Global Role in Transit Systems

... Even the humble bus stop is benefitting from Canadian inventiveness. Carmanah Technologies in Victoria is lighting up bus stops and shelters in the U.S. and England with its i-STOP and i-SHELTER-solar-powered systems that improve passenger security at night by lighting up the pole or shelter with LED lights.

Home Addresses Light up the Night

Homeowners can now make their house easy to find with illuminated address and house number signs. Using LED technology, the engraved or painted acrylic panels produce a crisp, evenly illuminated address in an ultra-slim package. The LED address signs are energy efficient, consuming up to 90 percent less power and lasting almost 20 times longer than incandescent bulbs.

U.S. Army Orders Additional Taxiway Edge Lights for Middle East Operations

Carmanah has supplied 40 additional units of its solar-powered LED aviation taxiway edge lights to a U.S. Army air base in Qatar. These lights will be used for permanent installation at an expedited airfield. The key benefits leading to this order include the reliability and performance of Carmanah's solar LED airfield lights operating throughout the Middle East region.

150 Solar-Powered LED Shelter Lighting Systems to be Supplied by Carmanah

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Thursday, October 28, 2004 - Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX Venture: CMH) is pleased to announce that it has received an order for 150 i-SHELTER(tm) solar-powered LED shelter lighting systems to be installed in a North American city.

Carmanah Announces Alliance with Landscape Forms

Solar LED Lighting Technology to Enhance Outdoor Furniture Products

Carmanah Solar LED Marine Lights Used as Part of Failure Warning System for Tuttle Creek Dam, KS

The Tuttle Creek Dam and resulting Tuttle Creek Lake was planned, designed, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers also manages the Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake to benefit the state of Kansas by providing flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife management, low flow augmentation and navigation flow supplementation. The Tuttle Creek Dam features a Failure Warning System consisting of geotechnical instrumentation that measures seismic shaking, detects embankment/foundation deformation, and monitors changes in foundation pore pressures in the event of an earthquake.

Carmanah Solar-Powered LED Lighting Selected by Los Angeles World Airports (LAX)

Los Angeles World Airports (LAX) recently acquired two of Carmanah's solar powered LED i-SHELTER™ lighting systems. These kits will be used to provide travelers and passengers with safe, reliable outdoor lighting at two selected locations. LAX is one of the world's busiest international airports, and Carmanah is extremely pleased with the opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness and reliability of its proprietary i-SHELTER™ solar LED technology.

Carmanah Announces Financial Results for Q3 2004

Revenues of $4.6 Million and Profit of $418,000

Carmanah Runway Edge Lights at New Mexico’s Conchas Lake State Park Airport

In the Spring of 2005, Carmanah's solar LED runway edge lights will be installed at the Conchas Lake State Park Airport in the State of New Mexico. A total of 12 runway edge lights and 21 taxiway edge lights, including Carmanah mounting accessories, will be installed for permanent lighting.