hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō 
plural hydros
British
: an establishment offering hydropathic treatment (as for weight loss) : health spa
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Alan Murray, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Renewables, nuclear and hydro are projected to become the largest energy generators between 2030 and 2040.3 The amount of investment required is $125 Trillion.
—Fred Hubler, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Depending on conditions, California ISO managers say hydro generation changes frequently — sometimes even from one hour to the next.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Over the past three decades, China pushed traditional HVDC technology, based on current source converters and thyristors, to massive scale to send hydro, coal, and wind power thousands of kilometers to its coastal industries and megacities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
Lim says that this sort of specificity is exactly what hydro officials in many countries wish for: tools that can translate climate impacts at a local level for their unique watersheds and infrastructure.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
Analysts say that truly valuable hydro will rely on international cooperation between closely neighboring countries that may have vastly different electrical generation mixes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
Depending on the next couple of months, that may allow solar to pass hydro on the list of renewables.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
The same analyst insists, despite the global prevalence of pumped hydro and the significant increases in different types of battery chemistries, that all energy storage would be lithium ion.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Noun
Green hydrogen is made using renewable energy—solar, wind, hydro, nuclear—with no CO2 byproduct.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Renewables, nuclear and hydro are projected to become the largest energy generators between 2030 and 2040.3 The amount of investment required is $125 Trillion.
—Fred Hubler, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Depending on conditions, California ISO managers say hydro generation changes frequently — sometimes even from one hour to the next.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Over the past three decades, China pushed traditional HVDC technology, based on current source converters and thyristors, to massive scale to send hydro, coal, and wind power thousands of kilometers to its coastal industries and megacities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
Lim says that this sort of specificity is exactly what hydro officials in many countries wish for: tools that can translate climate impacts at a local level for their unique watersheds and infrastructure.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
Analysts say that truly valuable hydro will rely on international cooperation between closely neighboring countries that may have vastly different electrical generation mixes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
Depending on the next couple of months, that may allow solar to pass hydro on the list of renewables.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
The same analyst insists, despite the global prevalence of pumped hydro and the significant increases in different types of battery chemistries, that all energy storage would be lithium ion.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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hydro
noun
hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō
plural hydros
British
: a hydropathic facility : spa
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: a hotel catering to people using such a facility
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