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Eco Factor: Botanic garden designed to maximize passive solar heat gain/loss.

C.F. Moller Architects earlier designed a hothouse for Aarhus University, which the architecture firm is now planning to restore by converting it into a new botanical…

Eco Factor: Low-emission yacht powered by a diesel-electric propulsion system.

Blohm + Voss has unveiled a new 120m+ yacht that has been designed to combine the capability of worldwide cruising at a maximum possible comfort level for the owner and.

Eco Factor: Mobile device charger powered by solar energy.

Solar Technology has announced the availability of its new solar-powered charger that is capable of charging a range of mobile gadgets on the move. Dubbed the Pico, the charger captures…

Eco Factor: Thin-film solar cell with an efficiency of 9.6 percent.

IBM has announced the developed of a new solar cell, which according to the company is the world’s most efficient thin-film photovoltaic cell that has been made using…

Eco Factor: Low-emission concept car powered by a hybrid engine.

Kia Motors America unveiled the Ray plug-in hybrid concept car during a press conference at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. The design team has put in a lot of effort to better the…

Eco Factor: Concept electric lawnmower powered by solar energy.

It’s usually on a bright sunny morning that we love to cut the overgrowth in our lawns. While most of us use the conventional polluting and noisy means for the job, designers over..

Eco Factor: Lightweight crystalline solar panels for military solar applications.

SBM Solar has announced the development of the world’s first UL Certified non-glass, rigid, C-Si solar panels that are designed to expand the opportunities for…

Eco Factor: Power plant to generate a whopping 13GW of renewable electric power.

After China’s ambitious plan to develop a 20GW wind farm, India has also announced a green energy power plant that will generate up to 13GW of renewable electric…

Eco Factor: Concept alarm clock powered by solar energy.

The recent advancements in renewable energy technology have made it possible for industrial designers to think of devices that can be powered sustainably by harvesting clean energy from the.

Eco Factor: Sustainable guest house uses passive solar techniques for energy efficiency.

Designed by Miray Oktem, the Sustainability House is a proposal for a short-term guest house for visiting scholars in Eskisehir, Turkey. The building is to be.