electricity can be acheived mainly through forces that are directionally opposing one another. Even a water circuit is possible
You do have to convert the kinetic energy into mechanical energy to crank the turbine.
Then this energy is convert to electrical current by placing magnets turning at a constant right angle
to a conductor.
FYI, this is why you make an electromagnet from coiling a wire around a nail ( provided the wire is hooked up to a battery)