Today I've rounded up four such power stations, all on sale, all designed to provide extra juice at home or out in the world. Needless to say, the higher the price tag, the more power you'll have at your disposal, the more options for charging or operating different kinds of hardware. … [Read more...] about Power all your gear with one of these portable power stations, on sale starting at $100
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“They thought we were building a death ray:” Meet Colorado’s solar java roasters
The roaster itself is heavily insulated to keep the roasting chamber hot. Mike said their beans are roasted at temperatures over 300° and it can take more than two hours for the internal temperature of the roaster to drop even 100° because of the insulation. By the same token, getting the temperature up in the roaster is a challenge. Using just electricity, it takes two to three hours to heat the inside of the roaster to the desired temperatures, so the company added a natural gas generator to the roasting apparatus. With the generator, it only takes 30 minutes to get the roaster up to the ideal temperature in the morning, and then Solar Roast switches to electricity to maintain that temperature and power the roaster throughout the rest of the day. … [Read more...] about “They thought we were building a death ray:” Meet Colorado’s solar java roasters
Higher allocation needed for power distribution infra in Budget 2021: Experts
New Delhi: The Centre needs to come up with higher budgetary allocation for power distribution infrastructure in the upcoming Union Budget, sector stakeholders and experts said.ICRA has recommended higher budgetary allocation to strengthen the power distribution infrastructure and improve the financial viability of the distribution segment, including the implementation of amendments to the Electricity Act.The government should take measures to augment fund availability and ease land acquisition challenges with a view to achieve the renewable capacity targets, it said.Further, the ratings agency has also suggested support measures to promote investments in the roof-top solar segment.Sector experts have also sought long-term policy measures to promote domestic module manufacturing.Recommendations have also been made to promote investments in transmission infrastructure for harnessing power from renewable projects.Jaideep Mukherji, CEO of Smart Power India, said that as the power sector … [Read more...] about Higher allocation needed for power distribution infra in Budget 2021: Experts
Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare review
The pacing for unlocks – which come almost entirely from purchased sticker packs – is a real problem, however. You simply don’t earn many coins from the various match types. Team Vanquish, which is essentially a friendlier way of saying Team Deathmatch, doesn’t carry any large rewards. Gardens & Graveyards, a point capture mode in the vein of Battlefield’s Rush where zombies capture gardens to open up more of the map until a final goal is reached, is lucrative, but only if it ends in a fight over the final location. There’s also Garden Ops, the wave-based, co-op survival mode, but it’s too much challenge for too little reward. You’ve got to survive all 10 waves – the last of which is brutal on the Normal difficulty, even with four players – to get enough payout to merit the time investment. … [Read more...] about Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare review
HCM City honours power-saving households
HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVN HCMC) held an awards ceremony for the 2020 emulation programme “Power-saving families” on January 26. Launched by the municipal Steering Committee for Power Supply, Saving, and Safety and EVN HCMC, the ceremony aims to encourage households to join hands to use electricity effectively and economically and raise public awareness about the effort. The organising board said nearly 900,000 households saved 443.67 million kWh of electricity last year, helping reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 400,000 tonnes and saving more than 920 billion VND (40 million USD). At the ceremony, 480 outstanding power-saving households for 2020 were honoured. The board set a goal of encouraging local residents to install solar panels as well as increase LED lighting systems to 20 percent in 2020 and 100 percent by 2025. EVN HCMC Deputy General Director Bui Trung Kien said the power sector will work with municipal … [Read more...] about HCM City honours power-saving households