Eco Factor: Biogas-capable garbage trucks will be powered by waste.
Using landfills to generate electricity is not a new concept for the City of Toronto. The city is now taking the energy generating capability of waste to a new level, by working…
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Eco Factor: Wireless appliance controller helps you save energy.
Global design and innovation company Seymourpowell has announced that its design has been used for the newly launched EcoManager device from EDF Energy, Britain’s largest producer..
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly vehicle powered by electricity.
Industrial designer Andrew Browder has proposed an urban transportation system that can be utilized on the highways as well as the waterways. Christened the Project Omega, the urban…
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Eco Factor: Plan to harness solar energy from roadways.
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are coming up with eco-friendly proposals that could help them capture heat radiating off roadways in large cities and use it to illuminate…
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Eco Factor: New process reduces carbon emissions during CNT manufacturing process.
The size, strength and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes have made them an indispensable ingredient in electronics, medicine and other fields. However, the..
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Eco Factor: Concept bicycle generates electricity.
Designed by Jinsik Kim and Boseung Seo, the Re:energy is a concept bicycle that helps you reduce your carbon footprint and generate some power for your handheld devices and notebook computers. The.
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Eco Factor: Sustainable gymnasium powered by renewable solar energy.
In an effort to allow fitness freaks to exercise in an utmost green environment, French architect Jean Marc Rivet has designed a sustainable gymnasium in France, which might…
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Eco Factor: Hybrid electric bicycle for a zero-emission urban commute.
The designers over at M55 Bikes have unveiled their latest creation, dubbed The Beast. The hybrid bike incorporates the company’s “pedelec” system that allows the user…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable development extracts power from its surroundings.
Oppenheim Architecture + Design will soon bring the first sustainable mixed-use condominium to Miami that will represent a dynamic synergy between architecture, structural…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable development harvests rainwater and solar energy.
LAR has come up with a sustainable residential/office complex for Mexico that touches the historical background of the area. Christened the Pyramid Project, the development…
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