The year to-date has been marked by sustained progress and accelerating opportunities. Our installed Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) projects are operating reliably, and our project development pipeline continues to grow. The close of our Series B funding round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and backed by Chevron Technology Ventures, coupled with the addition of Yves Rannou, former CEO of GE Hydropower, to our board of directors and Nicolas Serrie, former VP of product management for GE Hydro and president of GE Hydro France, to our management team, have set the stage for our continued growth and success.
Natel Energy is recognized for the creation of a first-of-its kind fish passage test lab, designed and built at the hydropower company’s Alameda, CA headquarters.
Read the peer-reviewed paper documenting our work on the "Center Sender," an electrified cantilevered bar rack used as fish guidance module, in MDPI Water!
In September 2021, Natel conducted formal testing with PNNL on a cohort of American eel passing through the RHT.