Water Power & Dam Construction Features Natel: Unlocking Additional Hydropower

CTO Abe Schneider talks to Reasons to be Cheerful's Eric Krebs about the RHT and how critical it is to make hydro retrofits fish-safe.

The company will install up to 90 of its Restoration Hydro Turbines at three non-powered dams

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Sept. 28, 2021 — Natel Energy, a supplier of sustainable hydropower solutions, announced today it will develop, finance and construct three non-powered dam sites along Louisiana’s Red River in partnership with Nelson Energy, a Minneapolis-based firm that has successfully developed and licensed over $250 million of hydroelectric projects in the U.S. With Nelson Energy as an advisory partner, Natel will install between 60 and 90 of its flagship product, the Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT), to retrofit three existing dams and add 80 MW of renewable power to the grid — enough energy to power 35,960 average US homes each year.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers spoke to CTO Abe Schneider for a piece about innovation in hydropower and hydropower's role in the energy transition.