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The movement of the wind/water is used to turn a propeller - this in turn drives an electric generator.

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How wind and flowing water can be used to produce electricity?

By spinning turbines witch generates electricity


How can wind flowing water and tides be used to produce electricity?

They can all be used to spin turbines that will generate electricity.


How the wind can be turned into electricity?

well due to wind turbines it spins and the wind is collected it is turned into electricity


How wind is turned into electricity?

it doesn't, electricity makes wind


How is electricity generated through wind?

wind turbines are turned by the wind


How can wind and flowing water produce electricity?

It may be used in many ways such as pushing a paddle that turns and produces energy.


How much wind can a wind mill give?

None. A windmill is turned BY the wind, and can do work like generate electricity or operate a pump for raising water out of a well.


What is the source of energy that power wind and flowing water?

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What type of energy were used in the 1870-1910?

-- flowing water -- wind -- animal -- human -- wood -- coal -- some limited use of oil and electricity


Is a water turbine a wind powered thing?

No it is powered by water. The flow of the water generates electricity. A wind turbine uses the wind to generate the electricity


Where are the best places to put wind turbines to efficiently produce electricity?

Water turbines are normally found in plant rooms of man made dams, in order to generate hydro electricity (water flowing through turbine, at speed to create electricity).


What energy resources apart from fossil fuels can be used to generate electricity?

You see it everyday the sun, you drink it every day water, you feel it every day wind. Wind power, Solar power, and water power can be turned into electricity along with nuclear power.