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Heirloom Company details ground‑based wind turbine pilot north of Rock River
Summary
Heirloom Company told the Laramie City Council it is building a megawatt‑scale ground‑mounted wind system north of Rock River, funded by private capital and grants and supported by a conditional‑use permit for a temporary R&D site. Company representatives said the design is lower to the ground than typical turbines, aims for lower cost and faster,
Neil Rickner with Heirloom Company presented the company’s ground‑mounted wind‑energy design to the Laramie City Council during its Oct. 14 work session, describing a pilot project built north of Rock River and a workshop near the Laramie airport he called the company’s global headquarters.
Heirloom is developing a rail‑mounted string of winged rotors that pull an industrial belt to drive multiple electric motors. Rickner said the megawatt‑scale design reuses 58 unique parts across machine sizes and aims to be built with higher manufacturing volumes than current wind turbines, which he said typically require many more unique parts.
The presentation matters because the company is building a temporary R&D pilot in Wyoming and has secured a conditional‑use permit for the site; the project could create local manufacturing and testing activity while the company pursues commercial customers including data centers and Department of Defense users. Rickner said Heirloom’s stated advantages include lower height (reducing FAA lighting requirements in many settings), smaller crane and…
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