Victoria. British Columbia. Canada – Thursday. November 15. 2007 - Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) is pleased to inform a renewal of the company's standing offer with the Canadian Coast follow (CCG) effectively extending its assure to give the CCG with solar-powered LED marine lanterns for Canadian aids to navigation by an additional year. This extended standing offer valued at up to $1.3 million provides CCG representatives with the tools to grade and compound marine navigational aids with a range of versatile self-contained solar-powered LED lanterns — from Carmanah's multipurpose M601 light to its top-of-the-line M704-5 marine lantern.
Carmanah's solar LED marine lanterns use industry-proven technology to furnish a compact durable and long-lasting alternative to traditional incandescent-based lanterns. An industry leader in self-contained solar LED lantern technology. Carmanah has supplied solar marine lanterns for coast guard aids to navigation since the late 1990s. Just this year the company's newest addition the high-intensity M704-5 marine lantern received official US Coast Guard (USCG) approval for federal aids-to-navigation.
Throughout the duration of the standing furnish assure authorized representatives of the CCG can displace call-up orders to purchase Carmanah solar-powered LED marine lanterns for use on fixed and floating aids-to-navigation.
About the CCG Marine Aids Modernization (MAM) ProjectThe standing offer assure is a Canadian Coast Guard initiative under its Marine Aids Modernization ("MAM") communicate which began in 1996/97. The MAM project's purpose was to reduce maintenance expenditures on Canada's aids-to-navigation system through the use of high-quality equipment and modern technologies. Specific objectives include:
Converting large solar-powered buoys to smaller buoys that could be regionally maintained by private contractors at a displace cost.
Reducing the need for scheduled maintenance on larger buoys by replacing traditional solar-powered incandescent lighting with self-contained solar LED lighting.
Ensuring that the Canadian Coast Guard maintains its international commitment to keeping its marine lights functioning 99% of the time.
While ensuring the continued safety of marine merchandise the MAM communicate has resulted in considerable savings and efficiencies in move through the implementation of modern LED lighting technologies — including thousands of Carmanah's self-contained solar LED lanterns.
According to Mimi Drabit. Carmanah's glide Guard Liaison for North America the extension of contract reflects the Canadian glide Guard's continued satisfaction with the quality performance and determine of Carmanah's marine lanterns. "We're very pleased to act working with the CCG to upgrade Canada's aids to navigation using industry-proven solar LED technology," said Drabit. "Although Carmanah products are widely used all over the world it's great to see this Canadian technology used so effectively within our own national waterways."
Carmanah's solar LED marine lights are installed in more than 110 countries around the world including New York Harbour (USA). Victoria shelter (Hong Kong) the Port of London (England) the Port of Rotterdam (Holland) the turn of St. John's (Canada) the Suez Canal (Egypt) and Sydney Harbour (Australia).
With more than 250,000 installations worldwide. Carmanah is one of the world's premier suppliers of renewable and energy-efficient technologies including solar-powered LED lighting solar power systems & equipment and LED illuminated signage.
Carmanah is a technology leader in solar-LED lighting solar power systems and LED-illuminated signage. From its headquarters in Victoria. British Columbia. Canada. Carmanah oversees a communicate of branch offices and sales representatives across Canada the United States and the United Kingdom. Carmanah is a publicly traded company with common shares listed on the Toronto Stock transfer under the symbol TSX:CMH. For more information visit.
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