News

Natel Energy Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Gia Schneider, has been nominated to continue her service on the International Hydropower Association Board.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers spoke to CTO Abe Schneider for a piece about innovation in hydropower and hydropower's role in the energy transition.

Journalist Lela Nargi interviewed both Gia and Abe Schneider for this piece about the value and need for through-turbine fish passage.

Natel Energy has been included on both the World’s Top GreenTech Companies 2025 and America’s Top GreenTech Companies 2025 lists assembled by TIME and Statista Inc.

The UK’s Environment Agency has confirmed the inclusion of Natel's FishSafe RHT within their Best Achievable Eel Protection guidance. 

In this public webinar, the Natel team explains how we design FishSafe™ turbines and how those turbines enable exceptional fish passage survival, reduce costs, and simplify plant operations.

In 2024, we broadened our design range to include FishSafe designs for Francis-style runners, and we removed our design limit on head height. Read the newsletter to catch up!

Sterling Watson spoke with Hydro Leader about leading FishSafe turbine design and how Natel's vision inspires her and the young professional she mentors. Page 32.

The US Patent and Trademark Office recognized the FishSafe™ RHT patent for being a renewable energy invention that addresses both climate change and biodiversity loss.

Sturgeon passage test, awards, eels, community engagement—there is so much to share this quarter!