Carmanah Technologies Corporation (Vancouver:CMH.V – News) announced Friday that the Company’s recently opened European office in London, England has received a purchase order in the amount of $200,597 to provide the City of Edinburgh Council with its proprietary i-SHELTER(TM) solar LED (light-emitting diode) bus shelter lighting systems. Carmanah’s i-SHELTER(TM) lighting systems will be introduced across the Edinburgh public transport network by Commutaports Ltd., one of the UK’s largest suppliers of passenger shelters and modular covered walkways.
“Edinburgh has discovered the potential of Carmanah’s solar LED lighting systems to enhance public transport travel at vastly reduced cost to the public purse,” states Carmanah’s CEO, Art Aylesworth. “Scotland is an extremely challenging solar power environment, but the performance and reliability of our technology resulted in our selection as the supplier of solar shelter lighting for the country’s capital city.”
Edinburgh is currently investing in its public transport system under the Central Edinburgh Traffic Management Scheme. Increasing public transport use will help achieve goals of reduced traffic congestion and improved air quality set out in the National Air Quality Strategy. Illuminated bus shelters are one way to make public transit a more efficient and attractive alternative to automobile use. The City of Edinburgh transport leader, Andrew Burns, states, “If more people are to use bus services after dark it is essential that we increase the sense of security at bus shelters by making sure that as many bus shelters as possible have lighting. Unfortunately, the cost of providing lighting at all shelters has been extremely expensive due to the costs associated with establishing a power connection. A cost-effective alternative is the use of solar-powered lighting at a limited number of bus shelters.”
About i-SHELTER(TM) Solar LED Shelter Lighting Systems
Carmanah’s i-SHELTER(TM) is a completely self-contained shelter lighting system that harnesses the sun’s energy to power high-intensity LEDs (light-emitting diodes). Costs are kept significantly lower than conventional grid-connected lighting as roads and pavement are untouched during installation, and there are no power permits required or ongoing electrical costs. In addition, every solar-powered lighting system installed contributes to Scotland’s target of ensuring 40 per cent of electricity is generated from renewable sources by 2020.
Carmanah is currently one of the largest suppliers of solar-powered LED transit lighting systems for the City of London. In addition, more than 40 transportation authorities throughout Europe and more than 75 transit authorities in North American have already installed Carmanah’s solar-powered LED lighting systems.
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