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Eco Factor: House powered by solar energy developed by student team at Santa Clara University.

The biannual Solar Decathlon competition will be held this year in October. Universities from around the globe are trying out their ecofriendly home…

Eco Factor: Hydrogen fueling stations to be built in London in efforts to promote the use of hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Hydrogen has for long been touted as the green fuel of tomorrow, however the lack of adequate infrastructure has kept things…

Eco Factor: Car powered by electricity generates solar power.

Industrial designer Jay Sim believes that the reasons for the failure of various ecofriendly cars were not actually in them but in the transportation system on the whole. This thinking..

Eco Factor: Marine fouling removing robot makes ships fuel efficient and fast.

The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) has recently conducted tests with a unique ship hull grooming robot that removes marine fouling deposits from the hulls of ships,..

Eco Factor: Low-cost printable solar cells developed at The University of Texas At Austin.

One of the biggest drawbacks of solar cells available on the market today is their high cost, which keeps homeowners from opting for renewable energy…

Eco Factor: World’s most efficient solar cell converts 43% incident sunlight into electricity.

Solar energy is one stream of technology which sees new records quite regularly. The enormous potential of the technology has kept researcher busy in..

Eco Factor: Concept home designed to harvest natural sources for water and power.

While the world today needs self-sufficient homes and skyscrapers that don’t depend on utilities for power and other requirements, designers are also developing…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered steam plant to aid in the recovery of heavy oils.

Solar energy is mostly used to generate green electricity for the masses. However, Chevron has found another possible use of the future of energy tech to pump oil from…

Eco Factor: Concept device harnesses power for motion to recharge batteries.

Of all the possible ways renewable energy can be generated, motion energy seems to have the most possibilities. From using running shoes to meditation balls to generate…

Eco Factor: Magnetic electricity generator generates 24KW of electricity.

Magnets have been used to generate electricity for decades, but an Australian engineer is taking the technology to its limits by claiming to have built an electricity…