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SOLAR POWER: Victoria firm will power NEC displays

Carmanah Strikes Green Deal with Monitor Maker

Carmanah Technologies Corp, a Victoria company known worldwide for its solar-powered marine, airport and highway lights, is stretching a green arm into the computer industry. NEC Displays Solutions of America unveiled Carmanah's new solar battery system for computer monitors this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Carmanah CEO Art Aylesworth called the partnership with Irving, Texas-based NEC Displays - a division of NEC Corp (NASDAQ:NIPNY) - as a strong breakthrough for solar power in consumer electronics.

CEO Art Aylesworth Featured on ROBTv’s Power Breakfast

On Power Breakfast (weekdays at 8:50 AM ET and repeated at 10:50 AM ET), AM Business anchor Bridgitte Anderson sits down each morning with a CEO for some breakfast chat on the country's most interesting and innovative companies. On Monday, January 8, 2007, Carmanah's CEO, Art Aylesworth makes a guest appearance, discussing Carmanah's business and what will shape its strategy going forward. View the segment in Windows Media format. If you do not have a Windows Media player installed on your computer, you can download the player for free by clicking on a button below: For more information, contact: Mr.

Carmanah Provides Stand-Alone Solar Power Systems for GPS Monitoring in Washington State

Carmanah's Power Systems Group has received an order from a global manufacturer of GPS-based technology for 22 units of its proprietary MAPPS solar power systems. Carmanah's MAPPS solar power systems will power GPS equipment used for freeway bridge monitoring by the Washington Department of Transportation.

Solar LED Specialist Changes Gears

CEO Art Aylesworth says solar LED company Carmanah is leaving its 'comfort zone' with so-called 'solar engines' able to power telecom towers, security and monitoring systems, and more. Unlike most solar companies, Carmanah Technologies isn't trying to turn your home or business into a power plant.

LED Marine Navigation Lantern Lights the Way

The Carmanah light, distributed throughout the region by CMA (Marine), of Cape Town, has demonstrated not only its robust and reliable performance under local conditions, but also its advantages as a zero-maintenance solution for normal marine navigation and warning-light requirements. The product is a solar-powered LED-based marine navigation lantern. With no external batteries, hard wiring or switching systems to erode or corrode, and with the LED light source having a virtually indefinite life, this is a cost-effective marine lighting solution that can, in certain instances, justify its cost in the saving of hard wiring or external battery systems.

Carmanah Supplies LED Point-of-Purchase Signs to Global Skin and Beauty Care Brand

Carmanah's LED Sign Group has received an order from a major beauty and skin care products brand for 1069 customized retail LED point-of-purchase signs to be installed in the window of various retail stores and salons across the North America. The client required Carmanah to design the signs with their commitment to corporate environmental responsibility in mind.

Relighting of Avery Point Lighthouse Makes History with Carmanah Technologies’ LED Beacon

Avery Point Lighthouse was relit as a private aid to navigation on October 15, 2006. Photo by Ron Foster The ornate masonry light tower at Avery Point in Groton, Connecticut is no longer a darkened beacon standing sentinel at the edge of the University of Connecticut's beautiful Avery Point campus. With its flashing green light shining forth every 4 seconds once again over Long Island Sound, the 62 year-old lighthouse will now serve mariners as a private aid to navigation (newly assigned U.S.

Carmanah’s i-STOP® Solar LED Bus Stop Certified by US Federal Highway Administration

Carmanah's Solar LED Lighting Group is pleased to report that the Company's i-STOP® solar-powered LED bus stop has been successfully tested in accordance with the guidelines contained in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350, Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features. Published by the US Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the NCHRP Report 350 was developed to subject roadside safety features to severe vehicle impact conditions through normalized test conditions. When installed on an approved breakaway device, Carmanah's award-winning i-STOP® solar-powered LED lighting system is certified to NCHRP-350 road safety standards.

Carmanah Supplies Color-Changing Table Limit Signs to Harrah’s Group of Casinos

Carmanah's LED Sign Group has received an order from Horseshoe Casino, a hotel and casino in Mississippi for 80 units of its color-changing table limit signs. These table limit signs will be installed on various game tables throughout the hotel's casino. Horseshoe Casino, a Harrah's property, has over 2,000 slots and more than 70 tables to choose from.