“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.
In September 2021, Natel worked with Kleinschmidt Associates on a through-turbine test of juvenile alewife.
The presentation that Sterling and Abe gave at the Sustainability in Hydropower Conference at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology this spring is now online. Check it out!