Michigan Alternative & Renewable Energy Center

All Photo Galleries

Photo Gallery Title	Description	Photographs
WindSentinel: Spring & Summer Voyages of 2012	The deployment of the WindSentinel research buoy during the spring and summer periods in 2012.	7
WindSentinel is Dedicated, Deployed and on Duty for Offshore Wind Research	From its dedication on October 7, 2011 to its deployment November 4 in Lake Michigan four miles offshore from Muskegon, MAREC's WindSentinel has had quite a journey...with more to come. To see photos of the buoy's construction in Vancouver and delivery to Muskegon, click here. For more about the AXYS WindSentinel and the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Assessment Program, click here.	26
MOCAP and MAREC showcase solar installations for citizens	On November 28, 2011 officials from Muskegon-Oceana Community Action Partnership, Inc. (MOCAP) held a community presentation to celebrate progress towards implementing the Sustainable Energy Resources for Consumers grant (SERC), awarded to the organization earlier this year. With technical assistance from MAREC, the MOCAP organization is using this grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to bring renewable energy technology to income-qualified home owners and qualified residential facilities. Following the event, guests took a tour of two residential facilities served by the project, Every Woman's Place and the Muskegon Rescue Mission Men's Shelter. More at Read more	34
Incubate, pack up, launch expansion! Smart Vision Lights completes MAREC incubator stay	Smart Vision Lights, a MAREC incubator tenant, launches a business expansion after exceeding its start-up goals and doubling sales every year since entering the incubator program. SVL employees took time to visit with MAREC staff as they did their final packing, preparing to open in their own building on August 22.	10
WindSentinel From Vancouver to Muskegon	Grand Valley State University MAREC and the University of Michigan have worked hard in collaboration to conduct a feasibility study on wind energy in Michigan's Great Lakes. The centerpiece of the project is the WindSentinel offshore wind research buoy, shown here being built at AXYS Technologies headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, and then delivered to Muskegon in late September, 2011. See the WindSentinel dedicated, deployed and on duty by clicking here. Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Assessment Program website	19
Made in Michigan: Renewable Energy Technology Show 2012	The 2012 edition of our annual alternative and renewable energy technology trade show.	6
Made in Michigan: Renewable Energy Technology Show 2011	MAREC showcases "green" businesses by hosting our first ever technology show.	63
MAREC Facility and Technology	The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center and the energy technologies it showcases.	28