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Carmanah’s Solar-Powered LED Bus Shelter Lighting Installed by the City of Long Beach, CA

Carmanah Technologies Inc. has recently been awarded a $39K contract to supply the City of Long Beach, (Long Beach, CA) with solar LED lighting systems for urban street side shelters. Under the terms of the project, Landscape Forms Inc. of Kalamazoo, MI, will provide its proprietary Kaleidoscope® canopy shelters integrated with Carmanah's i-SHELTER™ solar-powered LED lighting.

Repeat Order For Carmanah Airfield Lights by Baghdad International

The Aviation Lighting Division is pleased to announce that the US Air Force has ordered more than 400 additional Carmanah airfield lights for installation at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The new contract is for 390 Model 601 taxiway edge lights and 15 Model 601 obstruction lights, which will be installed for permanent use on civilian and military taxiways.

Additional Order for Solar LED Taxiway Lighting Placed by U.S. Marine Corps

The U.S. Marine Corps has recently placed an order for 164 Model 601 solar LED taxiway and obstruction lights for use in Middle East operations. This order is in addition to a previous larger shipment that was delivered in September. Carmanah's unique self-contained lighting technology integrates light emitting diodes, a solar power system and advanced, patented power management.

Solar Bus Shelter Lighting Installed by the Public Transportation Board of Bermuda

Carmanah Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded a contract to retrofit existing bus shelters for Bermuda's Transportation Department. Carmanah's i-SHELTER™, a patented solar LED lighting technology, will be integrated on (6) existing shelters.

LED Illuminated Street Signs Installed in Tyler, Texas

Tyler, Texas has a population of more than 87,000 and covers 52.7 square miles. The city is considered the manufacturing, health care, educational and retail center of East Texas. The city has recently ordered Carmanah's internally illuminated street signs for three new signalized intersections.

Illuminated Signs Possible Near Mall

HURST - Heavily traveled intersections near North East Mall could soon receive LED illuminated street signs to help motorists find nearby restaurants and retail stores more easily. If the $60,000 proposal is approved, Hurst would join a growing number of cities in the Metroplex using lighted street signs, including North Richland Hills, Addison and Plano. Larry Martin, Hurst operations engineer of public works, shows an illuminated street sign like the type that is proposed for intersections around North East Mall as part of a $60,000 project under consideration.

Additional Solar LED Taxiway Edge Lights Ordered by US Air Force

The US Air Force has ordered an additional 100 solar LED taxiway edge lights for installation at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The total number of Carmanah avation lights currently installed at this base now exceeds 1600 units. The Balad Air Base is currently operated by the US Army and US Air Force for fixed wing and rotary aircraft and is one of 8 military air bases incorporating a complete Carmanah Portable Solar Airfield Lighting System (PSALS). Carmanah's solar LED airfield lights have saved the US military millions of dollars in the upfront capital costs, installation costs and operating costs typically associated with generator or hardwired systems.

Carmanah Adds GPS to Lights

Carmanah Technologies has developed the world's first marine light with Global Positioning System technology. GPS is built into the company's 700 Series lights, which have a three-mile range. The solar-powered, light-emitting diode models are already in use by navies and coast guards all over the world.

Carmanah i-STOPTM Solar-Powered LED Bus Stops Ordered by Los Angeles County

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Wednesday, September 1, 2004 - Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX Venture: CMH) is pleased to announce that it has received a Cdn$178,000 order for solar-powered LED bus stops from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the fifth largest transit agency in the United States. "Strategically, Los Angeles County is an important installation for our Company," states Art Aylesworth, Carmanah's CEO.

Flashy Upgrade to Nav Lights via GPS

Just when you think you've heard all the possible uses for GPS receivers - like the multibillion-dollar precise navigation technology for measuring your distance from the cup on a golf course, or to direct robotic lawnmowers - along comes another GPS idea that seems, at first, like a bit of a head scratcher.