Bahamas Airport Upgrades With Solar-Powered Aviation Lights From Carmanah

Published: 18-Jun-2009

By: Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (Carmanah) said that Marsh Harbour International Airport in Abaco, Bahamas is upgrading with solar-powered aviation lights from the company. As the first phase of a facility-wide expansion and upgrade, the airport has constructed a new 6,100-foot asphalt-paved runway and parallel taxiway that will be equipped with Carmanah solar-powered A704-5 approach lights, A704-5 runway edge lights, and A601 taxiway lights.

Valued at about $400,000, the solar-LED lighting system will provide safe and reliable airfield lighting for this facility. Additional improvements planned for this ICAO 4C-class airfield include a new precision approach path indicator (PAPI), apron, terminal, and air traffic control tower. Currently the Bahamas’ third-busiest airport, Marsh Harbour International facilitates air traffic between Nassau and Florida, although the new expansion will enable the facility to accommodate a high volume of large regional and international flights to the island as well.

As an alternative to wired runway lights, Carmanah solar-LED lights install quickly and operate reliably, with no scheduled maintenance, in even the challenging environmental conditions, the company said. With no bulbs to burn out, and each light powered independently of the grid, a solar-powered lighting system offers a dependable year-round solution; in windstorms, flooding, local power outages or regional blackouts, solar-powered lights can stay lit even when other lights go out.

“We look forward to working with the team at Marsh Harbour International in their commitment to optimizing operations, increasing airlift capacity, and maximizing safety,” said Simon Proctor, regional sales manager for Latin America and the Caribbean. “We’re proud to have been selected for this project, and remain committed to providing the very best in state-of-the-art airfield lighting technology.”

Carmanah is a Canada-based provider of LED lighting and solar power systems for industrial applications.

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