BELGIUM PUTS U.S. INNOVATION ON DISPLAY TO ATTRACT NEW COMPANIES

City of Enghien Installs Five Windspire® Wind Turbines at New Technology Business Park

ENGHIEN, BELGIUM (June 29, 2010) –Looking to attract innovative technology companies, the town of Enghien, Belgium is developing a state-of-the-art business park that will feature the latest in energy efficient technologies. Prior to the scheduled opening later this summer, five Windspire® vertical axis wind turbines from U.S.-based Windspire Energy™ were installed outside the center’s first building to provide clean energy and highlight the center’s focus on new green technologies. Visible from the main highway, the installation brought many questions from the media and led to a preview event on Wednesday, June 25^th.

“We installed the Windspires in such a visible place that everyone who drove by wanted to know what these spinning things were doing there,” said Thierry Brunet of Mercinat-Sarl, Belgium’s Windspire Distributor. “The center decided it was best to hold a press event to explain how the Windspires work.”

U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Howard Gutman, utilized the occasion of the installation to hold Europe’s first promotion of U.S. President Barack Obama’s new Green Embassy Initiative. The new initiative, formally unveiled in Paris in April, calls on US Ambassadors to highlight the importance of innovative U.S. green technology products by promoting leading U.S. green energy technologies abroad.

“These five wind turbines add to the Belgian landscape, because they are a picture of the future — a clean, quiet, peaceful and green future. This project is a tribute to the transatlantic partnership between Belgium and the U.S.” said Ambassador Gutman at the unveiling of the turbines.

The Windspire is a vertical axis wind turbine designed to provide energy directly to buildings in urban, suburban and rural areas. The unique design of the rotor enables the turbine to generate energy silently while standing just nine-meters tall. Hundreds of Windspires are currently powering homes, businesses, schools, and museums across the United States, Denmark, France and now Belgium.

“It is always exciting when we are able to combine American innovation with European passion,” said Windspire Energy President & CEO Walt Borland. “The Windspires make a visually compelling statement about the City of Enghien’s meaningful commitment to a clean energy future for our planet.”

About Windspire Energy

Windspire Energy, Inc. (formerly Mariah Power, Inc.) is the developer of the innovative Windspire wind turbines.  Made in the USA, Windspires are designed for use in urban, suburban, and rural settings.  Hundreds of Windspires are now providing clean energy to homes, businesses, schools, museums and parks. The propeller-free, vertical-axis design enables silent operation and features patented technology that maximizes energy conversion from wind into electric power, regardless of changing wind speed and direction.  The Windspire has been featured in The New York Times, Fortune, Popular Science, and on “20/20”, CNN and NPR. For more information, visit www.WindspireEnergy.com.