– Why is every power generation basically just turbines?

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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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You are not wrong. Thermocouples, solar, chemicals (batteries) and moving a magnet next to wires are the main ways of producing power. Of these, a turbine is pretty easy to build and run. If you can make heat then you can make steam which means you can run a turbine which means you get electricity.

Fusion may open up news ways to push electrons, but at first it will still be turning a turbine.

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