Video: Transforming our energy landscape with Natel's FishSafe Restoration Hydro Turbine
In 2019 Tony Grassi, owner of The Mill at Freedom Falls, partnered with Natel to install the first Restoration Hydro Turbine, retrofitting a once-purposeless sawmill with enough power to meet the needs of the small community of Freedom, Maine.
Like Tony's Mill, there are hundreds of existing small dams in the United States that are no longer being used as a power source or were constructed for non-power purposes. By retrofitting them with FishSafe hydro turbines, Natel is working with communities to leverage the infrastructure they already have to generate new, clean energy that could deliver close to 10 percent of the country's energy demand, while restoring safe downstream fish passage.
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Patriot Hydro selects Natel to conduct feasibility study for FishSafe™ retrofits at Garvins Falls
Natel Energy is announces the commencement of a feasibility study conducted for Patriot Hydro for retrofitting the Garvins Falls Hydropower Project with Restoration Hydro Turbines (RHTs).
Hydro Leader Magazine interviews Gia Schneider about Natel and FishSafe™ designs
Flip to page 26 to read HydroLeader's in-depth conversation with Gia about FishSafe™ turbine designs, earning Low-Impact Hydropower certifications, and learning about climate change from an early age.
