We really only have a few ways to generate electricity: - PV solar generates electricity more or less directly - Wind turbines use mechanical energy from the

We really only have a few ways to generate electricity: - PV solar generates electricity more or less directly - Wind turbines use mechanical energy from the wind to spin a turbine - Hydro converts potential energy to kinetic energy to spin a turbine - Nearly every other form of generation in existence heats water to create steam and uses that steam to spin a turbine.