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Eco Factor: High-performance compact car powered by electric motors.

Renault has already been working on its compact electric car, the Zoe, which is scheduled to debut in 2012. The company has now unveiled plans to build a higher performance…

Eco Factor: Concept lunchbox powered by solar energy.

Industrial designer Edita Barabas has come up with a concept lunchbox for those who love to eat piping hot food with chilled drinks. The concept lunchbox, called Sunflower, integrates a set of.

Eco Factor: Recycling machine accepts aluminum cans and PET plastic bottles.

Coca-Cola has developed a new concept recycling machine in partnership with the Environment Products Corporation that accepts both aluminum cans and PET plastic bottles..

Eco Factor: Concept food processor powered by pedals.

With the cost of energy on a steep rise, homeowners have been looking for appliances that save energy and hence reduce their monthly utility bills. Student designer Christoph Thetard has come..

Eco Factor: Sustainable lightbulb powered by renewable energy.

According to statistics, over a quarter of the world’s population still burns fossil fuels for light, resulting in about 190 million tons of CO2 being emitted into the air each…

Eco Factor: Sustainable streetlight powered by renewable wind energy.

The streetlight is an essential public facility and plays an indispensable role for safety and townscape of the city. However, a huge amount of electricity is consumed to light.

Eco Factor: Concentrating solar panels to be floated on water bodies to generate renewable energy.

Solaris Energy has won an award for an idea that could help generate renewable energy without compromising on land resources. The company, which is..

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

Toyota has unveiled its new RAV4 electric vehicle at the LA Auto Show. The demonstration vehicle is based on the company’s combustion engine model with a few modifications to the…

Eco Factor: Low-cost device measures approaching winds a fraction of a second before they reach the blades.

Pentalum Technologies have developed a low-cost device that can be a boon for wind farms across the world. Dubbed SpiDAR, the compact…

Eco Factor: World’s first stadium with self-generating renewable energy systems.

Lincoln Financial Field, the home stadium to American football club the Philadelphia Eagles, will soon become the first stadium in the world with self-generating…