An overview of fish passage tests conducted with PNNL at our hydropower plant in Monroe, Oregon in the fall of 2020.
Turbine: 190cm diameter RHT at 5m head, 130 rpm
Quantity: 60 treatment, 59 control releases
Species: Rainbow trout, 200-400 mm length
Results: 100% immediate and 48h survival of turbine-passed fish
For more information on our fish passage testing, please visit https://www.natelenergy.com/fish-passage.
Natel Energy is featured in the Water Power Technology Office 2021-2022 Accomplishments Report for three different projects! Read more on pages 13, 16, and 17.
Listen to Gia Schneider's conversation with Lara Pierpoint on the Catalyst podcast about how to build more, and more sustainable hydropower.
Gia talks about retrofitting existing hydro units, adding generation to non-powered dams, and installing the RHT in Africa in collaboration with MyHydro on POWER Magazine's podcast.