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Sustainable skyscrapers are an eco-friendly approach towards solving the problems of housing of an ever growing human population. Today many architects are seriously looking at building sustainable skyscrapers which…
Future Perfect – Sustainable skyscrapers with integrated renewable energy generators Read More »
Here on Ecofriend, we have seen numerous electric bike concepts earlier. We have also gone through a multitude of eco friendly motorbike designs. But, this concept here fastidiously manages to blend the above two into a simplistic yet convenient mode.
Scientists have since long been trying to generate alternative sources of energy and one such source of energy that has evoked interest due to its potential, is hydrogen, as it can not just generate electricity in a fuel cell but also power a…
Using bio-engineering to generate hydrogen from algae! Read More »
Deciding to take architecture to a nigh new level of organic form, India-based design firm Studio Symbiosis is all set to start construction on their ardently ambitious yet exceptionally exquisite Athletic Ripples project. Marked as a mega sports…
Germany being the highest contributor of greenhouse house emissions in the EU has already made it clear that, to meet the country’s electricity demands, they would be only using renewable sources by 2050. That ambitious yet conscientious statement…
Underground pumped storage hydroelectricity plants proposed for West Harz, Germany Read More »
Whenever we think of those dramatic high speed police chases, the bantam Mitsubishi i-MiEV certainly doesn’t come to our mind. But where this electric hatchback lacks in raw power, it does make up for it by its zero emission green technology. And…
Previously we had talked about how piezoelectricity can be used for a myriad of innovative conceptions ranging from nano scale generators, sidewalks to even showers and energy generating fabrics. But Korean designers Yonggu Do, Jun-se Kim and Eun-ha..
Ecopad – A concept tablet that can be self powered by ‘tapping’ into piezoelectricity Read More »
Are you fed up carrying charging cables and searching for power sockets when you are out with your electric car? To erase the electric car blues, Volvo is working out in bringing the wireless charging system for the electric cars. The car giant is…
Volvo focusses on wireless charging to electric cars Read More »
The TD Bank, based in the United States of America is all set to go green this year by opening its first net-zero energy bank at Ft. Lauderdale in Florida of U.S.A. Notably, this is one of the biggest efforts by the bank to label itself as the only…
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The fascinating endeavor was brought to our attention by one Seoul Broadcasting System aired documentary. Raising awareness about the potential risks of global warming and some innovative solutions in answer to such instigations, the show chronicled..
