High-performance, fish-safe hydropower.

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Natel's FishSafe™️ designs provide safe through-turbine fish passage while meeting high performance metrics and matching standard hydro turbine installation configurations. Our Restoration Hydro approach integrates techniques from river restoration into hydro plant design, coupling ecosystem restoration with power production. Our sister company, Upstream Tech, develops sophisticated water forecasting and water resource management software.

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Natel is Featured in the WPTO's 2021-2022 Accomplishments Report for Three Different Projects
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Natel is Featured in the WPTO's 2021-2022 Accomplishments Report for Three Different Projects

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Natel's Hydro Turbine Technology Could Help Reverse Decline of Atlantic Coast River Herring, New Study Suggests
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Natel's Hydro Turbine Technology Could Help Reverse Decline of Atlantic Coast River Herring, New Study Suggests

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Landmark Study Confirms the Use of Novel Hydro Turbine to Protect the Endangered American Eel
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Landmark Study Confirms the Use of Novel Hydro Turbine to Protect the Endangered American Eel

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Pique Action releases a micro documentary about Natel Energy

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The MIA Seal of Excellence on a photo of the RHT.
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Natel's Restoration Hydro Turbine Receives MIA Seal of Excellence

The RHT was a finalist this year at the MERLIN Innovation Awards, which recognize widely-applicable solutions for restoring the function or enabling the financial benefit of freshwater ecosystems.

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Our Technology

Natel's FishSafe™  Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) designs enable demonstrated safe fish passage while meeting high performance metrics and matching standard installation configurations. Our designs are applicable to hydro sites with up to 40 m (130 ft) head.

RHT turbine install at Monroe Hydro

Head

up to 40 m (130 ft)

Efficiency

90-93% peak efficiency

Fish Safety

98-100% safe fish passage
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