Natel Energy is an Alameda, California-based designer of low- and medium-head hydropower systems. Since its founding in 2009 by Gia and Abe Schneider,[1] Natel has received funding from the United States Department of Energy and Small Business Innovation Research Program to support commercialization of its technologies.[2]

Natel Energy, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryHydropower, Renewable energy
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Key people
Gia Schneider, Abe Schneider
Websitehttp://www.natelenergy.com

Natel completed its first commercial installation in partnership with the Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District in Buckeye, Arizona, in early 2010. Natel now has three installations of its latest turbine design (the "Restoration Hydro Turbine"), in Maine, Oregon, and Austria.[3]

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  1. ^ "Meet the Siblings Making Hydropower That Actually Protects Rivers and Fish". Time Magazine.
  2. ^ "16 Projects to Advance Hydropower Technology". Energy.gov.
  3. ^ https://www.natelenergy.com/references
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