“First, do no harm” is a phrase associated with health care professionals, but it also applies to sustainability practices. Clean energy deployment is as much about reducing harm (pollution) as it is about reducing costs, and when it comes to hydropower—which provides nearly one-third of renewable electricity generation in the United States and is growing—a key area of concern is the safety of ecosystems and species, especially fish.
The Metcalf Institute's "Innovations in the Clean Energy Transition" panel features Gia Schneider in conversation with Jeff St. John, Ramya Swaminathan, and Benjamin Kroposki.
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!