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Eco Factor: Portable wind energy generator to power wireless sensors.

According to statistics, about 2 percent of global electricity comes from wind-powered generators, and their capacity has doubled in the past three years. However, scaling down.

Eco Factor: Process developed to harvest raw electricity from algae.

Harvesting biofuel from algae isn’t a new concept and that biofuel can also be used to generate electricity via a variety of systems. However, a team of researchers from Korea..

Eco Factor: Off-grid energy-saving house powered by solar energy.

A team of student designers at Tianjin University have unveiled their futuristic home that doesn’t need to be connected with the grid for electrical power. Dubbed “Sunflower”,.

Eco Factor: Sustainable low-energy house developed by Studio Aisslinger.

German design firm Studio Aisslinger has unveiled the Fincube, a concept sustainable and transportable low-energy house. The Fincube has been created 1200m above sea level…

Eco Factor: Biogas plant converts manure to methane and electricity.

Cargill has built and is operating an anaerobic digester on the Bettencourt Dairy B6 Farm that is converting manure from the farm’s 6000 cows into 1 million KWh of electricity..

Eco Factor: Sustainable development to convert parking lots into urban forests.

As the auto industry is struggling, concrete-covered expanses where car dealerships used to thrive have been converted into desolate wastelands. In California, a…

Eco Factor: Prototype vehicle with a highly fuel-efficient engine.

While 50mpg might sound wonderful to some, check out this vehicle built by a team of student designers from Laval University in Quebec, Canada. The vehicle which took the grand…

The rise in the demand for renewable energy has made researchers think about alternatives for solar and wind generators, which can provide continuous energy to the proposed “Smart Grids” of the future. Harvesting solar power from space might be a.

Eco Factor: Solar installation to generate up to 1.84MW of renewable energy.

Toyota has officially inaugurated the solar panel park on the roof of Toyota Parts Center Europe (TPCE). Covering about 80,000sqm, the solar installation is the one of…

Eco Factor: Concept generator creates electricity from wind.

Designed by Embossed Design, the Zephyr wind generator has been conceptualized to cater to the ever growing demand for electricity. The wind generator provides electricity in a cleaner..