How is water related to electricity?

There are several ways for water to generate electricity:

• Hydroelectric Power: Water from a high location or from behind a dam flows through a turbine to turn a generator
• Wave Power: The oscillations of waves lift and lower floats which turn generators
• Tidal Power: Tides flowing in and out of narrow estuaries turn turbines
• Thermal Power: Water is turned to steam by burning fuel or nuclear energy. The stream turns a turbine to turn generators
• Geothermal Power: Water turned to steam by the Earth's heat is directed through steam turbines to turn generators
• Solar Power: Sunlight is turned to electricity by solar panels. The electricity is used to turn water to hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is collected as a fuel for fuel cells.