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Eco Factor: Science Center designed to be powered by solar energy and fuel cells.

Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the Connecticut Science Center has opened the doors of a new LEED-certified facility. 95% of the steel used in the…

Eco Factor: Mobile solar-powered unit.

Created with state-of-the-art materials and technology, GreenTow trailers are a clean and an efficient way to provide mobile power. The mixed-use trailers carry solar panels that can easily be adjusted to…

Eco Factor: Sustainable visitor center designed to be powered by renewable energy.

White Arkitekter has been chosen as the winner of the Kosterhavet’s National Park competition for their “Mareld” (sea-fire) visitor center proposal. The park..

Eco Factor: Renewable energy power plant stores sun’s energy in the form of molten salt.

California-based SolarReserve is planning a new type of renewable energy power plant that will continue to generate electricity even after the sun goes…

Eco Factor: Concept laptop made from recycled materials.

With computers getting more advanced every day, we normally see tech-savvy people dropping their old machines into the landfills for a better one. Not only does it escalate the problem of…

Eco Factor: Revolutionary technology could lead to the development of hyper-flexible solar systems.

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made a three-dimensional PV solar cell around an optical fiber that can lead to the…

Eco Factor: Modified airplane consumes 45mpg flying at 207mph.

Klaus Savier has won the Fuelventure 400 competition in a modified VariEze that gets 45mpg while flying at a decent speed of 207mph. The airplane normally flies at 190 KTAS to reach a..

Eco Factor: Low-cost solar-powered LED lighting system.

While many of us are busy our technology-dependent lives, there are still 1.5 billion people who’re waiting for the first spark of electricity to light their rural homes. Frederik Krebs…

Eco Factor: Low-cost lamp designed to be powered by solar energy.

With roughly 2 million households in Cambodia still to see their first spark of electricity, Kamworks Ltd has announced the development of a low-cost solar lantern dubbed MoonLight..

Eco Factor: One-make car racing series to feature vehicles fueled by Bio-CNG made from renewable sources.

Lately a lot of buzz has been created by racing challenges where only green machines are allowed. Be it the Green X Challenge or the Global…