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Carmanah Receives $2.6M Purchase Order

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) has received a supply purchase agreement in the amount of $2,603,650 from the Nassau Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the Bahamas for the supply of 16 of its wireless-controlled solar LED airfield lighting systems. These systems are scheduled for installation on remote islands throughout the Bahamas during October and November 2006. “Carmanah originally provided the Bahamas’ main international airport with temporary use solar LED runway edge lighting to land commercial airliners while the primary runway was undergoing airfield maintenance,” states Carmanah’s CEO, Art Aylesworth. “The installation proved very successful and we are pleased to now strengthen our relationship with the Nassau CAA by supplying reliable, cost-effective solar LED lighting solutions for its remote island VFR airports.” General aviation airports on the Bahamas’ remote islands serve domestic and international tourist traffic, with planes typically limited to smaller jets. In addition, these airports are used for 24-hour medevac emergency operations. The majority of these airports do not currently have airfield lighting in place, and Nassau CAA required a lighting technology to improve nighttime air traffic safety cost-effectively. Electrical infrastructure on these islands is limited and sometimes undependable, therefore Carmanah’s solar LED lighting was viewed as an ideal […]

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SunPower Expands its Line of High-Efficiency Inverters

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) has expanded its line of high-efficiency inverters, providing a choice in both design and monitoring capabilities. The new inverters and inverter monitors will be offered to the company’s North American customers, as part of a complete, integrated solar system solution. SunPower’s SPRx inverters include: SPR-3300x, SPR-3300x – 208 and SPR-4000x, with a maximum AC power output from 3,300 watts to 4,000 watts. These highly reliable inverters are compatible with the electrical specifications of each of the company’s high-efficiency solar panels, resulting in maximum system energy production. They also feature a low installed cost and clean design, and carry SunPower’s 10-year warranty as a standard feature. The inverters are developed and manufactured for SunPower by Xantrex, a supplier of high-quality solar inverters and monitoring systems for residential and commercial markets. Complementing the company’s new line of inverters is SunPower’s SPRx Inverter Monitor for use inside the home to keep track of the superior efficiency delivered by SunPower’s solar systems. The monitor easily connects to the SPRx series inverters using standard off-the-shelf CAT 5 Ethernet cable, and features a graphical, backlit LCD screen to monitor a single or multi-inverter PV system in one convenient indoor location. “We are […]

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Plug Power Reports 2Q Results

Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUG) has reported recent operational accomplishments and financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006, was $2.8 million, compared to $3.7 million for the second quarter in 2005. Year-to-date total revenue was $5.0 million, compared to $6.9 million in the prior year period. The Company continues to defer product and service revenue, a component of total revenue, at the time of sale and amortize that revenue over the period of the underlying service and other contractual obligations. Deferred revenue was $3.9 million at June 30, 2006, compared to $4.7 million at June 30, 2005. Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, was $13.0 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to $10.9 million, or $0.15 per share, for the same period in 2005. Year-to-date net loss was $25.2 million, or $0.29 per share, compared to $23.4 million or $0.32 per share for the same period last year. Net cash used in operating activities for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006, was $10.5 million, compared to $9.2 million in 2005. Year-to-date net cash used in operating activities was $21.5 million compared to $19.4 million […]

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USDA Grass-Fed Rule Angers Farmers

By Marian Burros, July 26, 2006 THE Agriculture Department has proposed allowing animals to be labeled grass-fed even if they never saw a pasture and were fed antibiotics and hormones. When Martin E. O’Connor, chief of the standardization branch of the department’s livestock and feed program, explained the proposed rule at a conference of the American Grassfed Association in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday, members were angry. Producers of grass-fed animals have waited for years for the department to develop certification standards and procedures, like the organic certification and seal, to distinguish grass-fed animals from conventionally raised animals. When department officials asked for input four years ago, association members replied that the rule should require that an animal be fed on pastures except in emergency circumstances where its life would be threatened, and also that the animal should be free from antibiotics and hormones. The rule for the voluntary standard that Mr. O’Connor described, which was first announced in May, would require only that the animals be fed a diet that is mother’s milk or 99 percent grass, legumes and forage, which is anything taken by browsing or grazing. The rule, which applies to all grass-fed ruminants, including cattle, sheep, […]

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