Natel employees Kate Stirr and Betsy Pfeiffer and former employee Andy Baumgartner won 5 prizes total for their photos and video of Natel's FishSafe technology.
Senior Hydropower Technical Associate Tatiana Marzan and researchers at ORNL found, through detailed analysis of costs associated with fish exclusion, that fishsafe turbines were more cost-effective.
CEO Gia Schneider chats with Jacob Goldstein, host of What's Your Problem, about how the opportunities to make hydropower more sustainable and how we can learn from beavers.
We're thrilled to share that Michael Spolum, who worked in business development at Natel for several years, is the new CEO of Natel's partner in Africa, MyHydro.
What eels really want for Christmas, FishSafe™ turbines in the EU, freshwater conservation and 3X renewables united by hydropower. Our last update of 2023.
While waterpower and conservation have had a fraught historical relationship, there is movement to align around the common goal of combating climate change.
A fascinating talk about Natel FishSafe™ turbines, presented by Andreas Fürst of Energie Steiermark—owner/operator of Europe's first RHT—and by Natel's own Abe Schneider & Sterling Watson.
Nearly half of the world’s fish species live in freshwater rivers, lakes, and wetlands, even though those represent less than 0.01% of the Earth’s water.
Power Engineering highlights the opportunity that FishSafe turbines present for hydropower to make a dramatic sustainability upgrade and lead the way for other renewables.
The presentation that Sterling and Abe gave at the Sustainability in Hydropower Conference at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology this spring is now online. Check it out!