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Eco Factor: Electric van concept comes as an emission-free solution to inner city transport and delivery needs.

After much anticipation, Opel finally takes the wrap off its much awaited Vivaro e-Concept plug-in electric van at the 2010 IAA…

Eco Factor: Carbon dioxide emission converted into carbonates.

Scientists over the world are experiment new ways to get rid of carbon dioxide that is emitted from power plants, cars and other industrial sources that rely on fossil fuels. One of…

Eco Factor: Chevrolet Volt batteries packs to be reused after their vehicular lifetime ends.

General Motors has collaborated with power grid supplier ABB Group to find cost-effective and creative ways to reuse the Chevrolet Volt batteries packs…

Eco Factor: World’s largest offshore wind farm to power 240,000 homes.

UK’s grand plan to generate at least 20 percent of all its power from wind turbines has seen the development of the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The farm is…

Eco Factor: Human-powered aircraft with flapping wings.

The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies has made aviation history by building and flying the “Snowbird”, a human-powered airplane with flapping wings. The…

Eco Factor: Nano-battery produces electricity with water as byproduct.

Eduard Karpov, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has received a three-year $217,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new…

Eco Factor: Eco friendly bike built from only recyclable molded plastic.

Bicycle in itself is the most eco-friendly mode of transportation. However one particular bike designer Omer Sagiv wants to better those green credentials. He has designed…

Eco Factor: Toyota to mass produce an electric vehicle for China by 2012.

Toyota already has a firm grip over the hybrid vehicle market, now the company takes a step further by sending an electric vehicle into mass-production. Collaborating with..

Eco Factor: Sun shading system generates renewable energy to charge gadgets.

The Solaris is a sustainable sun shading system designed by industrial designer José Vicente. The system has been conceptualized to provide a new working/leisure space…

Eco Factor: Giant helmet sculpture built from recycled plastic.

It seems Spaniards are eyeing premier positions when it comes to establishing Guinness World Record. After grabbing the first position for creating largest sculpture from 50,000 milk.