Eco Factor: Charger harvests renewable energy from bikes.
The demand for eco-friendly gadget chargers has made manufacturers think about solar and wind-powered devices that are great if it’s sunny and windy, but make you go back to the wall…
RollerGen uses pedal power to charge your electronic gear Read More »
Eco Factor: New material promises to power hybrids and EVs without any additional batteries.
Hybrids and electric vehicles of today need heavy battery packs to generate power for their onboard motors, which does degrade the efficiency of the…
Researchers develop new material to power hybrids by their own bodywork Read More »
Eco Factor: Renewable energy system converts wave energy into electricity.
Ocean Energy has partnered with Dresser Rand to develop commercial ocean energy systems. Dresser Rand has agreed to develop and supply turbines for its system for…
Ocean Energy partners with Dresser Rand to develop wave power system Read More »
Eco Factor: Thermoelectric generator produces renewable energy from body heat.
Perpetua Power Source Technologies has announced that the company has been awarded a contract to develop and demonstrate a wearable thermoelectric generator that can…
Perpetua to develop wearable thermoelectric generator to power wireless sensors Read More »
Eco Factor: Recyclable lighting material made using graphene.
A team of Swedish and American researchers have developed a fully recyclable lighting material using graphene. The material is inexpensive to produce and could also be used to make…
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Eco Factor: Dog leash generates renewable energy to power three LEDs.
We’ve seen industrial designers come up with devices that harvest human energy for renewable electricity. Fido Fashion, on the other hand, is thinking differently – with an…
Fido Fashion’s Power-Generating Dog Leash illuminates the way on dark nights Read More »
Eco Factor: Super Sustainable City to harvest solar and wind energy.
Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture has been named winner of the Green Dot Awards for their Super Sustainable City concept that envisions Gothenburg as a city that is self-sufficient.
Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture envisions Gothenburg as a Super Sustainable City Read More »
Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept vehicle powered by electric drivetrain.
Students at the Belfort-Montbéliard University of Technology in France have designed a working prototype of an efficient all-electric sports car dubbed the E-Sphyra. The…
E-Sphyra concept electric sports car features a lightweight fiberglass body Read More »
Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electricity.
Swiss company Protoscar has developed an all-electric LAMPO2 sports car that is a successor of the company’s LAMPO that was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 2009. The LAMPO2 will also be unveiled..
Protoscar to unveil all-electric LAMPO2 at Geneva Motor Show Read More »
Eco Factor: Concept highway lighting powered by renewable energy.
Concerned about the safety of the ever increasing number of cars on the highways, designers over at TAK Studio have come up with a sustainable lighting system dubbed the Turbine…
Turbine Light keeps your night drives safe with wind energy Read More »
