MDPI Water publishes peer-reviewed paper detailing Natel's work with an innovative fish guidance module, the Center Sender
A peer-reviewed paper documenting our work on the "Center Sender," an electrified cantilevered bar rack used as fish guidance module has been published in MDPI Water!
This work was partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) via the Fish Protection Prize and was a collaborative effort between Natel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Universität Innsbruck, and represent's Natel's deep commitment to improving fish passage in hydropower.
Read "Examination of an Electrified Bar Rack Fish Guidance Device for Hydropower Turbines" on the open-source publication, Water, co-authored by Sterling Watson and Abe Schneider of Natel.
In 2022, The Fish Protection Prize produced this video about the Center Sender study:
More Stories
Bill Malus to Onyx on Why Natel, both for the hydropower industry and for his career
Natel CEO Bill Malus talks to Onyx about how FishSafe™ turbines deliver exceptional fish passage survival without sacrificing efficiency and how his daughters convinced him to join us.
Juvenile Alewife Passage through a Compact Hydropower Turbine Designed to be Safe for Fish
The results of the study demonstrate that the RHT is an effective way to pass juvenile alosines downstream at hydropower facilities.
Natel Wins Bronze in Clean Energy Company of 2022 and RHT is Finalist in Pioneer in New Technology at The Cleanie Awards®
The Cleanie Awards® announced that Natel won bronze in the 2022 Clean Energy Startup Company of the Year category. The RHT was also recognized as a Pioneer in New Technology finalist.
