Control center helps renewables grow

Jan 18, 2025

Innovation

High-tech control center helps grow renewable energy

For thousands of years, people have tried to harness the wind and sun. These days modern technology makes it easier, and wind and solar power plants are cropping up all over the world.

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How sea oats make beautiful beaches possible

With their deep roots, sea oats protect sand dunes and the beaches we enjoy

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Crews train for rescues on the raging river

On a beautiful spring morning, 18 firefighters and emergency workers swaggered down the boat ramp below the Bridgewater Hydroelectric Station in Burke County, N.C., and began training for their next disaster. A warning siren blared. The generating...

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Quiz: Can you name these household energy wasters?

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