Natel Energy’s Center Sender won third place in the DOE's Fish Protection Prize contest in 2020. The Center Sender guides fish away from underwater turbines' most dangerous areas using an electrified cantilevered bar rack—a physical/electrical device that guides fish to the safest path through a hydropower intake or water diversion.
This article in French explains how Natel's FishSafe™ Restoration Hydro Turbine provides a solution for hydropower plants to coexist with migrating fish.
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!