A turbine now being installed at Bonneville Dam is expected to produce
the first full-scale test of a new design that could, in theory, both enhance
survival of migrating juvenile salmon and be a more efficient generator
of electricity.
Dick Fisher of Voith Hydro briefed the Northwest Power Planning Council
Tuesday on innovative turbine technologies being developed. Fisher is vice
president-technology for Voith, one of the nation’s largest manufacturers
of hydroelectric turbines. …