“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.
International Water Power & Dam Construction magazine picked up the story about juvenile alewife, a kind of river herring, passing through Natel's Restoration Hydro Turbine.
Co-founder and CCO Gia Schneider discusses her passion for innovation in the renewable energy space and why sustainable hydropower needs FishSafe turbines.