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

So, you know how a motor works? You apply electricity and acquire a spinning force. Well it turns out that it works in reverse as well. Applying a spinning force to something similar to a motor produces electricity (generally there are differences between a motor and generator to maximize efficiency for each of their task). And it turns out that this force -> electricity conversion is very efficient. So that’s how a lot of power generation works.