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Think of a hydropower dam . How is electrical energy produced from potential and kinetic energy ?

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hydroelectric dam converts the potential energy stored in a water reservoir behind a dam to mechanical energy—mechanical energy is also known as kinetic energy. ... The generator converts the turbine's mechanical energy into electricity.

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Potential energy and kinetic energy are constituents of mechanical energy.

When a turbine is switched on, it rotates with mechanical energy.

Since a motor runs the turbine, it converts this mechanical energy to electrical energy.

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