Mariano Marcos State University Site Visit

September 28-30, 2022
Batac City, Ilocos Norte

Project SINAG visited Mariano Marcos State University for a collaboration meeting on September 28-30, 2022. The site visit commenced with a courtesy call with the MMSU President, Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis.

A collaboration meeting was held with the faculty and staff members of the MMSU College of Engineering(MMSU COE) to discuss possible avenues of partnerships. Solar installations on the campus were inspected, including their 40-kWh installation at the National Bioenergy Research and Innovation Center (NBERIC). The NBERIC Building which advocates the development and optimal use of bioenergy, was designed to be a net zero energy building.

A lecture on the Introduction to Solar Energy and Geographic Information System and a training workshop was conducted with a hands-on laboratory activity with the guidance of the team members of Project SINAG. The GIS Training Workshop on Solar Energy Resource Assessment was attended by 8 faculty members and 9 students from the College of Engineering.

We would like to thank Engr. Arlene Mia Ruguian (Chief, Center for lnnovative Materials in Emerging Applications), and other members of the Mariano Marcos State University for the warm welcome!

Thank you, and we look forward to working with you!