why does Most electricity generation method involve spinning a turbine?

Question

Are there other methods(Not solar panels) to do it that doesn’t need a spinning turbine at all?

In: Technology

Answer 1

We generate most electricity by having wires in a rotating magnetic field.

Turbines capture the energy of fluids (waters or gasses) and turns it into rotation. They can spin magnets, creating the rotating magnetic field that we use to make power.

So basically: One of the best ways we’ve found to make lots of electricity is spinning things, and turbines turn other energy (heat, gravity, wind) into spinning.