Natel Energy

A cost-effective tool for through-turbine downstream fish passage, featuring 98–100% fish passage survival while increasing annual MWh output.

No fish screens. Just world-class hydraulic efficiency, 98–100% fish passage survival, and faster ROI than conventional compliance alternatives.

Protect fish and your NPV. Meet regulatory compliance without screening systems—saving millions in hydro project development and asset value.

Protect fish and your NPV. Meet regulatory compliance without screening systems—saving millions in hydro project development and asset value.

Today is Global Hydropower Day! In addition to designing FishSafe turbines, Natel owns and operates the Monroe Hydropower Project in Oregon. Staff Mechanical Engineer Ian Gagnon, PE is the perfect tour guide to take us through a day in the life of the plant. Since 2020, the Monroe demonstration plant has been generating reliable, clean power, using a FishSafe Restoration Hydro Turbine. In 2023, the plant was certified by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, in recognition of its environmental performance. In 2024, Monroe closed the season with 94% availability and 100% turbine availability, underscoring the site's exceptional operational performance. Monroe has also been the site of two fish passage tests that demonstrated 98-100% immediate survival rates for large rainbow trout passing downstream through the FishSafe turbine. Natel conducted these tests with researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and results were published this summer in a peer-reviewed paper in the Environmental and Sustainability Indicators journal. Here's to a sustainable, FishSafe future. Happy Global Hydropower Day! 🐟 💧 ⚡ #withhydropower #sustainable #fishsafe #hydropower #cleanpower #renewables

Hydro is here: for over 140 years, hydro has provided flexible, baseload power across the United States, currently powering about 24 million homes—a compelling reason to celebrate National Hydropower Day this weekend! What if we could get more from the existing hydro fleet? In the US, as well as in Canada and in Europe, hydropower plants are on average 50 years old. That means many plants are in need of refurbishment in order to boost energy production and meet new electricity demand from AI, data centers, and electrification. FishSafe™ turbines make it possible to cost-effectively modernize aging plants while supporting biodiversity. More power, more fish, more reason to celebrate. Hydro is here — let’s make the next 140 years even more electrifying. ⚡ Thanks to co-founder and CCO Gia Schneider for voicing this video! You can spot Assoc. Dir. OEM Partnerships Will Shields, Assoc. Dir. Project Engineering Adam J. Smith, Staff Engineer Ian Gagnon, PE, and Sr. Regulatory Assoc. Emrat Nur(Tatiana) Marzan on the upgrade team if you look closely. 😊 #HydroisHere #hydropower #fishsafe #innovation #energysecurity #nationalsecurity