– Why is every power generation basically just turbines?

Question

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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Answer 1

All the generation methods listed make use of the kinetic energy in moving fluids to generate power.

The best way to convert the kinetic energy in a moving fluid into rotation, so that it can spin a generator, is to use a turbine.

There are other ways, such as using pistons – but that is not as efficient as a turbine.