Ugga is confused. Ugga needs help. Why basically only turbines?
* Nuclear power. Turbines.
* Water power (waterfall, dams and so on). Turbines.
* Wind power. Turbine (This one i accept).
* Wave power. Turbines.
* Coal power. Turbines.
The only one i can think of that doesnt use turbines is solar power. Have we not in our 250+ years of harnessing energy come up with a way of getting said power without using turbines except for solar power? Or is it just that, its our most effective way?
How do we extract energy from our fusion trial chambers? Is it just the heat being funneled to a watertank with a turbine?
RTGs in satellites uses thermocouple. Im guessing solar works in a similar way?
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Really want to blow your mind? Some solar power plants generate power via a turbine. They focus the sun on a specific point to heat up a working fluid, then extract that heat energy via steam & a turbine.
The reason for turbines is they are mechanically simple, require minimal maintenance and have very few moving parts. They are also very power dense and output their power on a rotating shaft, which is very easy to convert to electrical power.
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