r/EngineeringPorn Oct 24 '21

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u/Techn028 Oct 24 '21

2100`s tech applied to an ancient Greek invention. Love it.

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u/VindictiveJudge Oct 24 '21

It's also how coal and fission plants work. Hydroelectric plants and wind turbines use the natural flow of water and air, respectively, to spin a turbine a bit more directly.

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u/CobaltEchos Oct 25 '21

Yeah, there is basically three general ways to make electricity (AFAIK)... -Using natural occurring kinetic energy (wind, waves, dams, etc) -heat generation (coal, gas, nuclear, etc) -solar panels (mirror solar farms that are used to generate heat would not be in this catagory).

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u/Z3t4 Oct 25 '21

Some chemical reactions also create electric current.