2022 was a year of climate extremes, from intense drought in the western United States and East Africa, to flooding across Pakistan and China and unprecedented heatwaves in Europe and the US. It was also a year of unparalleled commitment to addressing climate change. The US Inflation Reduction Act dedicated $369 billion in public spending and tax credits to advance clean energy infrastructure over the next ten years, and just this week at the COP15 UN Conference on Biodiversity, 190 countries signed onto a sweeping agreement to protect 30 percent of the of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030 in order to address the mounting biodiversity crisis.Against the backdrop of these global changes and progress, we have been diligently working to accelerate the deployment of Natel's technological solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss, while scaling a successful business.
Highlights from 2022 included:
As we wrap 2022 and head optimistically into a new year, we are grateful to you — our partners, friends, investors, vendors, advisors, and customers — for your continued support of Natel. Read on for more details about progress we’ve made over the past several months!
German-language magazine zek Hydro published an article about Natel's FishSafe™ turbine designs and our collaboration with German manufacturer DIVE Turbine. Flip to p. 58 to read.
In 2024, we broadened our design range to include FishSafe designs for Francis-style runners, and we removed our design limit on head height. Read the newsletter to catch up!
Co-founder and CCO Gia Schneider discusses her passion for innovation in the renewable energy space and why sustainable hydropower needs FishSafe turbines.