Power Engineering highlights the opportunity that FishSafe™ turbines present for hydropower

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.

Natel/PNNL test of 186 rainbow trout measuring up to 500 mm indicated that the RHT allows safe passage.

Our installed Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) projects are operating reliably, and our project development pipeline continues to grow.