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Natel Awarded DOE Funding to Expand Scientific Understanding of Fish-Safe Turbine Design
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Natel Awarded DOE Funding to Expand Scientific Understanding of Fish-Safe Turbine Design

FishSafeTM RHT designs are at the core of two research projects that have been recommended for funding by the U.S. DOE to advance the  science required to engineer fish-safe hydropower turbines. 

ESI Africa Praises MyHydro and Natel RHTs for Low Impact Hydropower Development in Africa
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ESI Africa Praises MyHydro and Natel RHTs for Low Impact Hydropower Development in Africa

MyHydro emphasizes fish-safe, distributed, run-of-river hydropower and is focussing on South Africa for its next development efforts, which will use Natel RHTs.

The Mussel Behind Clean Water: Why Safe Fish Passage Matters for Water Quality
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The Mussel Behind Clean Water: Why Safe Fish Passage Matters for Water Quality

The NHA's POWERHOUSE features Kate Stirr's article on the link between clean water, freshwater mussels, and fish passage in hydropower.

CleanTechnica reports on MyHydro's plans to expand in Africa using Natel RHTs
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CleanTechnica reports on MyHydro's plans to expand in Africa using Natel RHTs

MyHydro CEO Paul Hinks tells CleanTechnica about MyHydro's plans to expand to other African countries and about why the RHT design is a perfect fit for the project.

Italian site Mezzopieno News touts RHT designs as world-changing good news
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Italian site Mezzopieno News touts RHT designs as world-changing good news

Mezzopieno News, the so-called Italian Network of Positivity, writes about the FishSafe™ Restoration Hydro Turbine as "Good News That Changes the World."

MDPI Water publishes peer-reviewed paper detailing Natel's work with an innovative fish guidance module, the Center Sender
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MDPI Water publishes peer-reviewed paper detailing Natel's work with an innovative fish guidance module, the Center Sender

Read the peer-reviewed paper documenting our work on the "Center Sender," an electrified cantilevered bar rack used as fish guidance module, in MDPI Water!

Examination of an Electrified Bar Rack Fish Guidance Device for Hydropower Turbines
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Examination of an Electrified Bar Rack Fish Guidance Device for Hydropower Turbines

An examination of using a conical. conically arranged, cantilevered electrified bar rack (Center Sender) to guide fish safely through hydropower facilities.

Gia in conversation with David Whitehead of the Schweitzer Drive podcast
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Gia in conversation with David Whitehead of the Schweitzer Drive podcast

Gia discusses fish-safe turbine designs as the best available technology for existing hydro plant refurbishments and upgrades and for powering non-powered dams.

Natel Energy Summer 2023 Newsletter
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Natel Energy Summer 2023 Newsletter

Fish-safe turbines for higher head sites, a brighter future for Atlantic herring, Gia shares how to build more hydro, sustainably.

Gia Schneider chats with Elena Casas from Reuters about sustainable hydropower on The Switch
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Gia Schneider chats with Elena Casas from Reuters about sustainable hydropower on The Switch

Watch Gia's chat with Elena Casas on Reuters's The Switch. They discuss climate change, learning from beavers, and the future of sustainable hydropower.

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