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Eco Factor: Sustainable building made from bamboo and other natural materials.

Eco-conscious architect and designer Vo Trong Nghia has created a sustainable café in the Binh Duong province of Vietnam, which has been crafted entirely from bamboo..

Eco Factor: Oriental Hornet bodywork works as a natural photovoltaic material.

Scientists from Israel and the UK have discovered that the Oriental Hornet has unique bodywork that works as a natural photovoltaic cell, converting sunlight and…

Eco Factor: 500GW of renewable electric power to be added to Chinese grid by 2020.

The Chinese government has published an ambitious renewable energy plan for the next 10 years. The plan, which calls for a total of 500GW of renewable electrical…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission tricycle powered by electric motors.

With an aim to revolutionize personal urban transport for the betterment of the environment, designers Lorenz Nasdal and Laurent Hompesch have come up with a concept electric trike…

Eco Factor: New process could produce paper from hard to recycle products.

Flexoresearch, a Thailand-based startup, has developed a new process to recover pulp and plastic from materials which until today were thought to be hard or impossible to..

Eco Factor: Organic photovoltaic solar cells with efficiency of 8.3 percent.

The National Energy Renewable Laboratory has announced that Konarka Technologies’ new organic-based photovoltaic solar cells have demonstrated a record breaking 8.3…

Eco Factor: Concept electric car powered by solar and kinetic energy.

The rise in pollution levels on highways has served as a catalyst in the development of clean electric vehicles. Taking advantage of the changing trends, industrial designers…

Eco Factor: Concept wind turbine can be used to generate renewable energy.

With the cost of energy rising with every passing day, designers over the world have focused their attention on systems that can help homeowners generate renewable energy..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle will be powered by electricity.

Takayanagi Co., a small Japanese automaker, has come up a retro-themed open-top, custom-made electric vehicle that hints at an unexpected luxuriousness in the same category as…

Eco Factor: Hybrid vessel powered by renewable energy.

Statue Cruises has announced the launch date for the revolutionary hydrogen hybrid vessel, which will provide ferry services to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The 1400-horsepower New..