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Video: Fish Protection Profile - The Center Sender
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.
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Video: Test of rainbow trout passage through the RHT
Preliminary study conducted at Natel's in-house fish passage testing facility.
Factor This covers study demonstrating high survival for rainbow trout through Natel FishSafe™ turbine
Factor This reported on the recent peer-reviewed paper demonstrating 98.6-100% immediate survival for adult rainbow trout passing downstream through a FishSafe™ turbine.
Natel Awarded DOE Funding to Expand Scientific Understanding of FishSafe™ Turbine Design
FishSafe™ RHT designs are at the core of two research projects that have been recommended for funding by the U.S. DOE to advance the science required to engineer safer hydropower turbines.
