Top 6 Hydropower startups in USA

Oct 26, 2024 | By Alexander Gillet

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Funding: $80.8M
Natel Energy created a new hydropower technology enabling cost-effective production of low impact, distributed baseload energy from existing low dams, irrigation canals, and other low head hydropower resources.
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Funding: $67.6M
Emrgy is a transformational technology company that is redefining hydropower to remain the world’s most reliable, continuous, and cost-effective renewable energy resource in an energy economy shifting to distributed, intermittent renewables.
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Funding: $14.7M
Gravity Renewables is an owner, operator, and developer of small hydroelectric power plants in the United States. Gravity Renewables brings long-term, cost-effective clean energy to electricity consumers, helps conserve and restore historical sites, and promotes educational and recreational opportunities in the communities it serves.
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Funding: $4.5M
Verdant Power systems generate clean energy from the currents of tides, rivers, and canals.
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Hydro Green Energy (HGE) is a hydropower project development company that fabricate, install and operate a grid-connected hydrokinetic (zero-head) power projects
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Hydrovolts has invented three types of turbines designed to tap river currents while reducing the amount of debris that gets caught in the turbine.
Editor: Alexander Gillet
Alexander Gillet is a senior editor for EnergyStartups. He has a deep background in energy sector and startups. Alexander graduated from Emlyon Business School, a leading French business school specialized in entrepreneurship. He has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability and has written over 250 articles on energy technology for various websites. In his free time, Alexander enjoys yoga, camping and exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can contact Alexander at alexgillet(at)energystartups(dot)com