admin

Eco Factor: UAV powered by Ascent Solar Technologies’ solar modules.

Bye Aerospace has announced that the company is developing a solar-powered UAV along with Ascent Solar Technologies that will be powered by a hybrid engine. The H-UAV will be…

Eco Factor: New products designed to help solar modules generate more output to be made available.

Generating renewable energy using solar panels would definitely reduce your carbon footprint. However, the reduction shows its effects on your…

Eco Factor: Real-time noise and air pollution monitors.

Getting information on the air quality of a particular city is not hard and there are many tools available to help you in that. However, if you’re in need of more particular data on a…

Eco Factor: Pedal-powered zero-emission car.

In a bid to reduce the amount of pollution produced by cars, manufacturers have developed several vehicles which run on everything from electricity to air. However, all these cars are mostly too…

Eco Factor: New glass seal makes solid oxide fuel cells more efficient.

Scientists from all over the world are attempting to innovate ways to harness alternative sources of energy. However, researchers at Virginia Tech are looking ahead to make…

Eco Factor: Willow trees are planted together with a Russian vine in a chair shaped miniature greenhouse.

Michel Bussien’s Growing Chair was on exhibit at Konstfack’s spring exhibition this month. As the name suggests, it does grow up for…

Eco Factor: Concept Bluetooth headset powered by solar energy.

Solar energy is slowly but surely catching-up on portable gadgets and we’re regular in keeping you informed on the latest designs, which will, sooner or later, hit the production…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electricity.

The technology behind air-powered cars has been around for quite some time and some car manufacturers have claimed to develop cars that would be powered by air, though no company has till date.

Eco Factor: Waste to energy system breaks down garbage without incinerating it.

Houston-based Waste Management, a large waste company, has announced a joint venture with InEnTec to develop and commercialize large-scale plasma-gasification…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered streetlight concept.

Designed by Joel Högberg, Björn Rehammar, Viktor Karlsson and Peter Flodin, students at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, the solar-powered lamppost aims to provide a sense of security…