Looking back on the past year and forward to the next, our team has a lot to be thankful for, and a lot of work ahead. For Natel, 2021 was a year of validation — bracketed by certifying our Freedom Falls plant as a Low Impact Hydro Installation at the start of the year, and by a suite of successful through-turbine fish passage tests in collaboration with Kleinschmidt Associates and Pacific Northwest National Lab in Q4 2021. Partnerships like these underscore our commitment to prioritizing positive ecological outcomes alongside reliable, renewable energy production.
Power Engineering highlights the opportunity that FishSafe™ turbines present for hydropower to make a dramatic sustainability upgrade and lead the way for other renewables.
Natel Energy and leading research institution Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Breakthrough Energy Ventures leads the round with funds to support accelerated growth.