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Solar Lighting Illuminates Parking Lot, Keeps Skies Dark in Tucson, Arizona

As part of an initiative to reduce energy consumption by 10 percent at its Tucson, Arizona-based headquarters, a global high-tech equipment designer and manufacturer has equipped one of its employee parking lots with solar-powered LED lights from Carmanah Technologies www.carmanah.com (TSX: CMH). For this sustainable-development project, facility managers selected R.C. Lurie Company of Southern Arizona — Carmanah’s [...]

Rise In 2Q Cleantech Investment Bodes Well For 3Q

Wall Street Journal
By Mara Lemos-Stein
After an anemic first quarter, venture capital investments in clean technology rose 73% in the second quarter to a total of $572.1 million, suggesting there is momentum for an industry expected to gain steam from government stimulus funding.
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/07/29/rise-in-2q-cleantech-investment-bodes-well-for-3q/

Carmanah launches high output, low cost solar-LED marine lantern

See the M650 in action, check out Carmanah’s “extreme testing” video 
Carmanah Technologies (www.carmanah.com) (TSX: CMH) today introduced the company’s most versatile, cost-effective solar-powered marine lantern to date: the M650 solar-LED marine lantern. Featuring a simple on-board programmable interface, convenient USB connection, replaceable battery pack and intelligent deployment capability, the M650 lantern provides up to [...]

T. Boone Pickens talks about energy

One year after announcing the Pickens Plan, T. Boone Pickens talks about the future of America energy resources. (DMN-Video/editing: Nathan Hunsinger)
See the video: http://www.dallasnews.com/video/index.html?nvid=377307&shu=1

From the Flight Deck to the Tweet Deck:Saltspring Air takes Flight with Twitter

 
www.saltspringair.com: Following in the footsteps of successful companies such as JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines, Saltspring Air is connecting directly with customers and making business connections through the social networking site Twitter. The company launched Twitter-only specials earlier this month and immediately connected with new customers, increased business connections and expanded the company’s following.
“We have [...]

Theo Jansen - Kinetic Sculptor


NASA’s Stennis Space Center Equips Green Facility with Solar-LED Lighting from Carmanah Technologies

 

NASA’s Stennis Space Center Mississippi is lighting a new onsite parking facility with solar-LED technology. As part of the Stennis Space Center’s new Cryogenics Control Center facility, the car park will be equipped with bright and efficient EverGEN™ 1520 solar-LED parking lot lights from Carmanah Technologies.
Recently showcased at the LIGHTFAIR International tradeshow and conference [...]

Carmanah Partners with frog design to Introduce the Next Generation of Solar-LED Area Lights

Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH) has signed an agreement with frog design inc. to introduce the next benchmark in solar-LED area lighting. Established in 1969, frog design is a global innovation firm that has pioneered some of the world’s most groundbreaking designs for trendsetting companies such as Apple, Disney, HP, Louis Vuitton, Logitech, Microsoft, and Sony.
“Exploring [...]

United Airlines Destroys a Guitar

Reuters: United Airlines Destroys a Guitar, Leaves a Weeping Musician http://www.reuters.com/article/bigMoney/idUS335341208420090709

Solar-Powered A650 Aviation and Obstruction Light Combines Low Cost with Powerful Performance

Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH) today introduced its most versatile and highest value solar-powered light to date: the A650 aviation and obstruction light. Featuring a groundbreaking user interface, replaceable battery pack, intelligent-deployment capability and up to 10 candela of intensity (steady-on), the A650 is ideal for taxiway and apron-edge lighting, emergency airfield and helipad lighting, airfield [...]