Hydro (from ) may refer to:
Energy technologies
* Water-derived power or energy:
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Hydropower
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to Electricity generation, produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by energy transformation, ...
, derived from water
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
, in electrical form
* "Hydro",
AC mains electricity
Mains electricity, utility power, grid power, domestic power, wall power, household current, or, in some parts of Canada, hydro, is a general-purpose Alternating current, alternating-current (AC) electric power supply. It is the form of electri ...
in parts of Canada
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Micro hydro, a type of hydroelectric power that typically produces from 5 kW to 100 kW of electricity using the natural flow of water
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Pico hydro, a term used for hydroelectric power generation of under 5 kW
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Small hydro, the development of hydroelectric power on a scale suitable for local community and industry, or to contribute to distributed generation in a regional electricity grid
Utilities
Australia
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Snowy Hydro
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Hydro Tasmania
Canada
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Canadian Hydro Developers (not specific to a province)
* In Manitoba:
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Manitoba Hydro
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Winnipeg Hydro, Manitoba
* In Ontario:
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Hydro One
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Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro, established in 1906 as the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, was a publicly owned electricity utility in the Province of Ontario. It was formed to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity ge ...
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Hydro Ottawa
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Toronto Hydro
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BC Hydro, British Columbia
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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
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Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec () is a Canadian Crown corporations of Canada#Quebec, Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It manages the electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission and electricity ...
Europe
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Norsk Hydro, in Norway
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Scottish Hydro Electric
Other uses
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Hydro (fuel-station chain)
Hydro was a chain of fuel stations throughout Sweden owned by Statoil. The chain had more than 500 stations, as well as some unmanned Uno-X stations. The company also operated in retailing natural gas, electricity and heating oil.
History
The H ...
, in Sweden
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SF ''Hydro'', former Norwegian railway ferry
Places
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Hydro, Kentucky, United States
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Hydro, Oklahoma, United States
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Hydro, Ontario, Canada
Personal names
* "Hydro", professional wrestler
Jamar Shipman
Buildings
* Hydro, a term for a
hydropathic establishment, often preserved in the names of hotels that no longer offer the water cure
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Hydro Majestic Hotel, New South Wales, Australia
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OVO Hydro, arena in Glasgow, Scotland
See also
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Hydra (disambiguation)
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Hydroponics
Hydroponics is a type of horticulture and a subset of #Passive sub-irrigation, hydroculture which involves growing plants, usually crops or medicinal plants, without soil, by using water-based mineral Plant nutrition, nutrient Solution (chemi ...
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