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Carmanah to Power North Africa Telecom Project with Solar Technology

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) has received a follow up order valued at approximately CAD $2.3 million from Lyon, France-based telecom provider TWIST to supply solar power systems for a telecommunications project in North Africa. The project, facilitated by Solergitech, Carmanah’s authorized distributor in the region, will power a network of telecommunications towers with the [...]

Streetlight Intelligence announces Canadian National Demonstration Program

Streetlight Intelligence Inc. (”SLQ”) is pleased to announce the initiation of a “National Demonstration Program” for its Lumen IQ™ streetlight optimization technology. The program entails the deployment of turnkey “demonstration installations” at approximately 60 locations across Canada for a period of up to 90 days each.
The National Demonstration Program will be funded through the support [...]

President Obama Announces Over $100 Million Funding for Solar Energy Projects

Solar Energy
Solar energy is a rapidly expanding industry with a double-digit annual growth rate in the United States. DOE is focused on supporting the U.S. industry’s scaling up of manufacturing, production, and distribution so the technology can become cost competitive with conventional sources of energy.  DOE will provide $117.6 million in Recovery Act funding to [...]

Victoria Tech Leader Appointed President of UVic Technology Parks

Dale Gann is the new president of UVic Properties Investments Inc., the organization which manages the Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP) in Saanich and the Marine Technology Centre (MTC) in North Saanich.
“Dale Gann has had a pivotal role at VITP since the university acquired the property,” says Gayle Gorrill, director of UVic Properties and UVic’s [...]

Reasons to Believe: Lightbulbs

In the one minute you will spend watching this film solar energy could power a country the size of Portugal for one week.

US Coast Guard Stocks Up on Carmanah Solar-LED Marine Lanterns for Hurricane Season

 

 
 
 

US Coast Guard Stocks Up on Carmanah Solar-LED Marine Lanterns for Hurricane Season
$600,000 Order to Help Ensure Emergency Preparedness
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has placed an order for hundreds of solar-LED marine lanterns from Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH). Valued at approximately $600,000, this latest shipment of 701-5 and 704-5 lanterns will replace [...]

Reuters - Carmanah CEO sees brighter times for solar demand

By Susan Taylor, Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/internal_ReutersNewsRoom_BehindTheScenes_MOLT/idUSTRE55049D20090601