Eco Factor: Mixed-use building built to achieve 3-Star Green Building Rating.
The Block 11 isn’t something that one could call an average mixed-use building. Well, it’s a striking piece of art located in the Revitalization District of East 11th..
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Eco Factor: Concept motorcycle powered by an electric engine.
Electric vehicles are clean, silent and run at a fraction of cost of a conventional vehicle. However, the speed and operating range of most electric vehicles is a hurdle in their wide…
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Eco Factor: Palladium to be used to generate clean energy.
Researchers from the School of Biosciences at the University of Birmingham have discovered new techniques that will enable common soil bacteria to recover precious metals from industrial…
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Eco Factor: Streetlights powered by wind energy.
Korean company Hankuk Relay has showcased new wind lightings and a solar light tracer system at ENTECH 2010, which was held in Busan earlier this month. The Wind Lightings include a range of wind…
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Eco Factor: Hyundai’s FCEV Fuel Cell car to launch in 2012.
Earlier this year Toyota announced that the company will be selling a $50,000 fuel-cell car by the year 2015. Now, Hyundai is trying to overtake Toyota by announcing that its hydrogen…
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Eco Factor: Vans powered by biogas generated by sewage treatment plants.
The streets of Sheffield will soon see vans powered by biogas generated from the raw sewage treatment process. The city council hopes to reduce its carbon footprint, while…
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Eco Factor: Giant gas-filled balloon works as a solar concentrator device to produce green energy.
The Desert Blooms is the design submitted by Jude D’Souza, Suprio Bhattacharjee, Vittal Sridharan, and Kush Patel for the 2010 Land Art Generator..
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Eco Factor: Highly efficient large-area silicon solar cells.
Belgian research lab IMEC has unveiled several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency of more than 19 percent. The lab realized two types of cells with silver…
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Eco Factor: Researchers work on E.Coli bacteria to produce bio fuel.
E.Coli the dreaded bacteria strain infamous for some serious food poisoning until now might fuel your cars sometime in the future. That’s what exactly a research team from…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept car designed to run on electric motors.
The Porsche Sebring Spyder concept car is the brainchild of German designer Marcus Classen and is inspired by past Porsche models. The zero-emission concept vehicle’s…
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