Eco Factor: Swimming pool with planted roof for energy efficiency.
Vincent Callebaut Architectures have come up with a sustainable swimming pool design for the thermal center of Royat city in France as a dynamic response to the ambition of Royat…
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Eco Factor: Solar power project to generate 1000MW of renewable electric power.
GUVNL, the apex state utility of the Indian state of Gujarat, has inked a plan to build the “Gujarat Solar Park” on 3000 acres of land in Charanaka, a village…
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Eco Factor: Air conditioner powered by renewable solar energy.
China’s Gree Electric Appliances has developed the country’s first solar-powered air-conditioning system that can also send excess electricity to the power grid. The company has…
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Eco Factor: Artwork created from electronic waste.
Eco-conscious artist Franco Recchia believes that every product that is created by human hands has some talent, imagination and great beauty. Providing his statement, the artist has created…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable facility to harvest renewable solar energy and rainwater.
Dogs Trust, the largest dog welfare charity in the UK, has revealed plans to build a state-of-the-art Rehoming Center in Leicestershire, which is being billed as…
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Eco Factor: Pads harvest mechanical energy from trains.
After testing piezoelectric energy generators that can produce renewable energy from passing cars on the highway, Israel’s Innowattech has now moved to trains with a similar product. The…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission aircraft powered by electric motor.
Modeled by Sonex Aircraft on a standard Waiex kit aircraft, the Waiex N270DC all-electric experimental aircraft has completed its maiden flight in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The airplane is…
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Eco Factor: Vatican’s solar power production per capita reaches 200W per inhabitant.
The least populate sovereign state in the world, with a population of just 800 people, Vatican City has been declared as the world’s most environmentally…
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Eco Factor: Pop-up structures designed to serve as walk-in greenhouses.
To celebrate the popularity of houseplants in Paris, designer Amaury Gallon was sponsored by the Dutch Flower Council to create unique bubble gardens that offer passersby a…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle designed to be powered by electric batteries.
The IKONE is a concept three-wheeled vehicle designed by Karim Guelmi, a Montreal-based graduate from the University of Quebec in Montreal. The concept has been…
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