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Modernizing the grid. Restoring rivers.
Hydropower infrastructure around the world is aging. As facilities undergo regulatory reviews, conventional turbines often fail to meet modern fish passage standards. Natel designs FishSafe™ turbines that solve both challenges: delivering up to 94% hydraulic efficiency, 98–100% demonstrated fish survival, and a 2–10x faster ROI than bypass or screening alternatives. We partner with leading turbine manufacturers to bring our designs to modernization projects across the globe.
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FishSafe™ Turbine Designs
Reliable, dispatchable hydropower and healthy rivers shouldn't be in conflict. Natel's patented FishSafe™ designs deliver both — keeping aging plants running at up to 94% peak hydraulic efficiency with up to 10% more output by eliminating flow losses, while achieving 98–100% through-turbine fish passage survival validated across multiple species in peer-reviewed science. For grid operators and ratepayers, that means dependable clean megawatts and 2–10x faster ROI versus screening and bypass alternatives. For rivers and the communities that depend on them, it means fish can migrate downstream without harm.
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FishSafe™ solutions
From feasibility study to commissioned project, Natel guides plant owners, developers, and utilities through every stage of FishSafe™ turbine integration — reducing relicensing risk, cutting compliance costs, and keeping more clean megawatts on the grid.
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