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Eco Factor: Solar array to generate 193,000KWh of renewable energy annually.

Home field for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, the Hanshin Koshien Stadium, is trying to green the sporting arena with the installation of a solar array on the roof…

Eco Factor: Chandelier made from recycled materials.

With billions of plastic water bottles finding their way to the landfills each year, environmentalists are trying hard to persuade people to change their opinion about tap water. However, the…

Eco Factor: Construction ship to be used to build offshore wind farms.

RWE Innogy has awarded Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) a contract to build a special construction ship that will be used in the…

Eco Factor: Tidal energy generator to provide a continuous supply of renewable energy.

Neptune Renewable Energy (NREL) has announced the development of a breakthrough tidal power generator, which will undergo sea trial at Hull early next year….

Eco Factor: Concept car fueled by an electric engine for zero-emissions.

MIT Media Lab’s Smart Cities Group has developed and prototyped a compact city car dubbed the CityCar. The vehicle can be parked in much less space than a Smart Car and…

Eco Factor: Concept night lamp generates solar energy.

While most eco-conscious homeowners are now trying to help the planet by going off-grid and installing a solar power station right on their rooftops, industrial designers are working on…

Eco Factor: Traveling 3775km on a solar-powered trike.

Year 8 to Year 12 students from Ballarat’s Damascus College are attempting to ride their way into the record books by riding a distance of 3775 km in about two weeks’ time on a…

Eco Factor: Naturally insulated night shelters generate solar energy.

With over 100,000 homeless people in Delhi, the government sets up night shelters each winter. However, the plans for this winter are different. This year’s shelters will…

Eco Factor: Citrus waste recycled into biogas and ethanol.

Researchers in different parts of the world recycle organic waste into alternative fuel that can power our lives in a better way. However, unlike other forms of organic waste, composing…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient homes to be built by Velux Group.

Velux Group has unveiled the Model Home 2020 project to develop sustainable housing for people living in European countries. The group is planning to build six full-scale, experimental.