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SOLAR IN MICHIGANMREP 8/15/2013
Kim WaltonProgram directorGVSU/MAREC
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MICHIGAN ALTERNATIVE & RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER
30 KW THIN FILM PV
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MAREC 30 KW PV SYSTEMYEAR AVG. 60 MW
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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV)
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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV)
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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV)
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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV)
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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS 2 KW (PV)
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1.60 MWh Year to Date
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EVERY WOMEN’S PLACE
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EVERY WOMEN’S PLACE
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SOLAR HOT AIR
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SOLAR HOT AIR
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SOLAR HOT AIR
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Installed mid January ran the middle of May…..solar heating during the dayThe collector was turned off in May.A random data point to graph. The low temp was 9 deg, the high temp was 45 deg…..a pretty typical day.At 9:00 am the collector temperature was 90 degrees…the room temp was 70 degrees.Both the collector and room temp continued to climb until about 2:00pm. The peak room temp was 76 degrees, the peak collector temp was 141 degrees.At 141 degrees…the btu output is over 7,000 btu/hr.The room temperature returns to 69 degrees at 4:00 pm…….free heat from 9-4…..not bad.
Solar Hot Air
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SOLAR HOT WATER
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SOLAR HOT WATER
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SOLAR HOT WATER
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THANKS!