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Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture designed to minimize energy requirements.

David Chipperfield Architects has received the green light for a $130.5 million expansion of the St. Louis Art Museum. The new modernist wing will be able to provide…

Eco Factor: Electric vehicle charging station powered by renewable energy.

Toyota Industries Corp. has developed a new charging station for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles that is powered by solar energy. The municipal government of Toyota…

Eco Factor: Eye implants powered by onboard solar cells.

Researchers at Stanford University have developed photovoltaic chip implants for people suffering from degradation in their photoreceptor cells. The implants feature miniature solar cells…

Eco Factor: Solar panel array to generate 2MW of renewable electric power.

Florida Gulf Coast University has launched the US’s largest university-sited solar panel array that is capable of generating up to 2MW of green electric power. The…

Eco Factor: Pedal-powered trike made from sustainable materials.

Monash University student Alexander Vittouris has come up with a zero-emission personal mobility vehicle that gets powered by human energy and is constructed from sustainable…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission scooter powered by lithium cobalt batteries.

French auto manufacturer has announced plans to launch its first all-electric two wheeler by 2011. Dubbed the E-Vivacity, the scooter is powered by lithium cobalt batteries…

Eco Factor: Solar power plant capable of generating green electricity even after dark.

Keahole Solar Power has installed an array of micro-scale concentrating solar power concentrators at the Holaniku Solar Farm on Hawaii’s Big Island, which…

Eco Factor: Low-emission concept yacht.

Egypt-based design studio Pharos Marine has unveiled plans for a new low-emission concept yacht, dubbed the Orcageno, that is powered by a hydrogen diesel-electric system for low emissions. The axe-bow…

Eco Factor: Li-ion battery to store surplus renewable energy for home use.

After successfully acquiring more than a 50% stake in Sanyo, Panasonic is planning to commercialize a lithium-ion storage cell for home use. The company has already…

Eco Factor: HCPV plant capable of producing 100MW of clean power annually.

Asia’s largest high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) power plant has been powered up in Taiwan, and it is expected to save up to 700 tons of CO2 emissions per year….