Private company

Natel Energy

Logo: natelenergy.com³

American sustainable hydropower technology company based in Alameda¹

Natel Energy is an Alameda, California-based designer of hydroelectric turbines (RHTs) that enable high survival rates for fish passing downstream through the turbines. Since its founding in 2009 by Gia and Abe Schneider, Natel has received funding from the United States Department of Energy and Small Business Innovation Research Program to support commercialization of its technologies.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded¹

Industryrenewable energy¹
HeadquartersAlameda¹
Websitewww.natelenergy.com

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Products and brands

Water Turbine Generator

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2005Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$952.0K 2021–2021

PPP loans $952.0K

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2021	$952.0K	$952.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA⁴. Matched to this company by name and state.

Feb 20, 2021$952.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Silicon Valley Bridge Bank NA⁴To NATEL ENERGY INC., Alameda CA; $964.4K forgiven Jun 14, 2022

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataNatel Energy on Wikidata
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WikipediaNatel Energy on Wikipedia
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Company websiteNatel Energy logo
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up