The generator has an economy mode that lets it run longer with lower-demand devices and a fuel-shutoff system that helps keep the carburetor free of stale gas. Features like those, plus WEN's two-year warranty, helped it earn a 4.6-star average rating from over 1,600 buyers. … [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 brothers, who are from Oregon originally, moved the operation out to Pueblo, Colorado as they worked on their solar roasting design. Pueblo is southeast of the Rocky Mountains and situated in a “banana belt”—a region that’s warmer and sunnier than the area surrounding it. The city of 200,000 gets 3,470 hours of sunshine a year, or 78 percent of the sunshine available to it. Plus, it’s just two hours south of Denver and it's home to a Colorado State University campus. … [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 classes differentiate even further as you dig deeper into the game. As you play Garden Warfare‘s three modes – two competitive multiplayer, one co-op wave-based survival – you earn coins that can be spent on an assortment of “Sticker Packs,” which unlock character variants, class-specific weapon upgrades, and Plant/Zombie summons for the game’s two objective-driven modes. There’s an addictive quality to tearing open new packs and seeing what goodies you got; it’s very similar to other EA games, like Mass Effect 3‘s Galaxy at War co-op mode, or any EA Sports title’s Ultimate Team mode. … [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