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Video: Test of American Eel Passage Through the RHT

October 20, 2021

In September 2021, Natel conducted formal testing with PNNL on a cohort of American eel passing through the RHT test unit operating at 670 rpm under 10 m of hydraulic head. Following the test the eels were monitored for 48 hours with 100% survival.

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US DOE Grants Natel $1.3M to Lead Sustainable Hydropower Education and Community Engagement Project in Minnesota

The US Water Power Technologies Office selected Natel for $1.3M in funding to educate the public about hydropower, its relationship with freshwater ecology, and its benefit to a renewable grid. 

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Video: Monroe Fish Passage Testing

An overview of fish passage tests conducted with PNNL at our hydropower plant in Monroe, Oregon in the fall of 2020.

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Natel Energy Q4 2021 Newsletter

2021 was a year of validation, bracketed by certifying our Freedom Falls plant as a Low Impact Hydro Installation, and by a suite of successful through-turbine fish passage tests in Q4.