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More wind turbines installed

Jason Geddes — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:05:46 +0000

The Helix S322 and Windspire Energy turbines are now up on the Downtown Parking Gallery. They look great. The Windspire was painted by local artists and will be unveiled on July 8th at 4:00pm at an event in the West St. Market.

Reno is one of the first cities to put wind turbines on City Hall.

Sharon Spangler — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:25:02 +0000

Reno got a lot of national attention for changing out the bulbs on the downtown arch to energy efficient LED lights. Now the City is garnering more attention. Leaders have put wind turbines on top of City Hall.
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Wind Turbines on Reno City Hall

Jason Geddes — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:00:16 +0000

The first two wind turbines have been placed on Reno City Hall. They are the Cascade Engineering Swift turbines. Funded through the stimulus bill and NV energy rebates.

Don’t forget only one week left for artist submissions

Michele Anderson — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:55:40 +0000

Artists interested in painting the City of Reno’s Windspire wind turbine during a live Artown event have one week left to submit their qualifications. Deadline for submissions is Monday, May 24.

The project is a partnership between Windspire Energy, the City of Reno, and Artown that seeks to draw attention to Reno’s commitment to arts and renewable energy during the month long art festival. The artist(s) selected for this project will work closely with Windspire Energy and the City of Reno to design and paint the 10 foot base pole of the Windspire that will be installed on the roof of the Downtown Parking Gallery. The Artown live painting event will be held on July 8 at the West Street Market.

Windspire Energy (formerly Mariah Power), developer of the Windspire® wind turbine, and the City of Reno released a request for proposal (RFP) on April 22. The RFP is available for download at http://windspireenergy.com/news-center/artown-rfq/ and is open to all artists in the northern Nevada and Northern California area. Interested artists can also contact Kristyn Bishop at Windspire Energy at marketing@windspireenergy.com or 775-852-0200 x224.

The Windspire wind turbine at the Downtown Parking Gallery is part of the City of Reno’s $19 million Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Initiative. Funding for the initiative is completely through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from rebates, federal grants, and bonds paid in energy savings. Projects from the initiative will help to save money in the City’s general fund.

Calling all artists! Celebrating art and renewable energy.

Michele Anderson — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:36:40 +0000

The City of Reno and Windspire Energy™ (formerly Mariah Power), developer of the Windspire® wind turbine, released an RFP to paint the City of Reno’s Windspire wind turbine during a live Artown event on July 8th at the West Street Market. The event is a celebration of the City’s commitment to both art and renewable energy.

To read more about this exciting partnership and event with the City of Reno, Windspire Energy, and Artown click here.