Carmanah to Provide Solar LED Aviation Lights for Airfields in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

February 19, 2008 – Vol. 12 No. 48

Carmanah to Provide Solar LED Aviation Lights for Airfields in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The more than $600,000 order from Dubai-based GESOLAR is for solar-powered portable airfield lights for privately-owned airfield applications within the region.

Carmanah's solar-powered LED airfield lights provide a wireless lighting alternative that, according to the company, is cost-effective, energy efficient, and easy to install wherever needed. No trenching or cabling is required: a two-person crew can install a temporary runway lighting system in less than an hour, or create a permanent installation in a single day.

For this upgrade, the order includes runway edge lights, approach lights, threshold lights, as well as taxiway lights. The order also includes the mounting hardware and wireless handheld radio remote control equipment for operating the lights through secure wireless communications from the ground or the air. The lights include Carmanah's built-in energy management system that automatically aligns light levels with available energy resources to ensure the lights always have the power they need to operate effectively. A programmable interface allows the user to set on/off times, brightness levels, flash patterns, infrared or visible outputs and more.

"Solar aviation lights offer significant advantages over traditional systems whether an airfield has access to grid power or not. But in remote locations where the nearest source of reliable grid-based electricity can be hundreds of miles away, it's really an attractive alternative," said Chris Zegger-Murphy, Business Development Manager for Carmanah's Aviation business unit.

Carmanah, of Victoria, British Columbia, is a supplier of renewable and energy-efficient technologies, including solar-powered LED lighting, solar power systems & equipment and LED illuminated signage. (2/15/08)

Links:

Carmanah Technologies Corporation
http://www.carmanah.com

http://www.solarairportlights.com

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