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Eco Factor: East Bay’s largest taxi company adds 15 new gas-electric hybrid vehicles to fleet.

Friendly Cab, the East Bay’s largest taxi transportation company has launched a new “Go Green, Ride Clean” campaign with the addition of 15 new..

Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power.

With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a…

Eco Factor: Mixed-use tower harvests solar and wind energy.

The Oasis Tower for Zabeel Park, Dubai is an answer to the rise in population and the dearth in the amount of land available for farming. Designed by Rahul Surin, the tower would provide..

Eco Factor: Low-emission car to be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid engine.

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that it will launch its first ever diesel-electric hybrid car later this year. Dubbed the E300 BlueTec, the car will hit European showrooms..

Eco Factor: Active speakers for portable music players run on solar energy.

Landport Japan have unveiled new active speakers that harvest solar energy from onboard solar panels to cheer you up using nothing more than clean energy from the sun….

Eco Factor: Sustainable development to harvest rainwater and solar energy.

Studio Shift has unveiled the designs for a new 3000-seat Sports Center to be developed in Miyi County that will provide a multi-purpose venue to accommodate sporting…

Eco Factor: Energy-saving socket strip doubles as ambient light if energy is being wasted.

We all connect appliances to a multiple socket strip, but even after using them they’re often left connected to the strip in standby mode, which wastes…

Eco Factor: Scientists create water repelling surfaces which are ideal for solar panels.

Recent efforts to create self-cleaning windows and solar panels have led scientists borrow technologies from natural systems including lotus leaves….

Eco Factor: Boat powered entirely by solar energy.

At 31m long, the world’s largest solar-powered multi-hulled vessel has been unveiled. The catamaran, dubbed PlanetSolar, is expected to produce up to 103.4KW of solar power to drive its engine..

Eco Factor: Bacteria colony reacts with mud and seawater to generate electricity.

Scientists have for long known that bacteria can generate electricity when mixed with mud and seawater, which led to the development of microbial fuel cells….