Eco Factor: Innovative landmarks to produce renewable energy for state park.
Designed by Hunter Ruthrauff and Garrett Van Leeuwen, the Info Nodes are sustainable landmarks that have been designed to better the eco-credentials of San Onofre State…
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Eco Factor: Electric car charger reduces battery charging time.
GE has unveiled a new smart-grid-ready electric car charger in San Francisco. Dubbed, WattStation, the charger has been designed in part by Yves Behar and is intended to become a new.
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Eco Factor: Solar power plant to generate about 100MW of renewable electric power.
Aiming to generate about 20 percent of energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020, the Egyptian Electricity Ministry has unveiled plans to build a new…
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Eco Factor: Prototype house with energy-efficient fixtures powered by solar energy.
KH Home has unveiled a remarkable new house in West Lancaster, California. The futuristic dwelling is powered by a roof-mounted array of solar panels and a bank…
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Eco Factor: Fiber uses piezoelectric functions to convert mechanical changes in to sharp electric signals.
MIT scientists headed by Professor of materials science and engineering Yoel Fink have created a new functional material that carries both..
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Eco Factor: Concept façade created using flexible solar modules.
The rise in the demand for energy and the decline in the availability of energy producing fossil fuels is one of the biggest challenges that the world currently faces. Getting some.
Solar Grid concept maximizes use of natural resources for energy Read More »
Eco factor: Eco-friendly home with sustainable energy generating features.
The Fakro House by Tim Stephens incorporates vernacular building design with sustainable energy generating features to create a beautiful rural-modernist retreat in the…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable house concept created from shipping containers.
The Two-by-Four is the answer to the rise in the cost of housing by Zigloo. The designers here have proposed a generous three bedroom house that will be made using shipping…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper made from recycled materials harvests solar energy.
Architects Robert Cardenas, Andres Fuentes and Barkev Daron at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, have proposed a new vertical housing…
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Eco Factor: Hydrogen-electric hybrid bus emits no carbon dioxide, or sulphur dioxide.
Singapore stands just one-step away from getting its first fuel-cell bus and the guess who will be the first fortunate passengers. Well, the athletes coming for..
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