Eco Factor: Concept car designed to be powered by a hybrid engine.
Porsche has announced that the company will be showcasing its 918 Spyder concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The concept, which looks like a Carrera GT is powered by a 500hp V8…
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Eco Factor: Portable hydroelectric generator to provide up to 500W of renewable power.
California-based Bourne Energy has unveiled a backpack hydroelectric generator that weighs 30 pounds and generates up to 500W of renewable power. The BPP…
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Eco Factor: World’s tallest building proposal to be powered by renewable energy.
While Dubai’s Burj Khalifa has been christened as the tallest building on the planet, architects and designers at KOBI KARP have already started working on the…
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Eco Factor: Desalination plants to provide freshwater to animals in Abu Dhabi.
Water resources experts from the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi have planned to deploy 30 small-scale solar-powered desalination plants over the next 15 months to…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable outdoor building powered by solar energy.
Architects 3DReid have unveiled an innovative and sustainable external learning building at the BSEC School Construction conference. Dubbed the rotatED, the building has been…
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Eco Factor: Universal remote powered by solar energy.
The latest advancements in storage technology have made most portable electronic devices rely on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to prevent toxic batteries from being disposed. However,…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electric motors.
ZMP Inc has announced that the company will release its all-electric single seat robot car later this year. The RoboCar G is based on the EV platform developed by the Next-Gen EV Study…
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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient development harvest energy and water.
Italian design firm StudioDosi have unveiled their proposal for the 36 Calls Competition in Leeds, UK, The sustainable office building spans more about 2260 square meters with a…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable retail center design features use of locally sourced materials.
Studio Shift has unveiled the designs of their new retail center proposal for a riverside location in Miyi, where it capitalizes on the naturally cleansed…
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Eco Factor: Energy-saving development planned for Newark.
Brooklyn-based architecture firm Super Interesting! has won a competition to design a sustainable visitor center for Newark, New Jersey. Out of over 200 entries, Super Interesting!’s…
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