Eco Factor: Prototype wind turbine generates 30KW of renewable electrical power.
With the devastating oil spill continuing to bleed into the Gulf of Mexico, affordable alternative energy feels more pressing. Utilities are now recognizing the…
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Eco Factor: Car carrier gets fuel cell for auxiliary power.
Wärtsilä Corporation has installed a WFC20 fuel cell unit onboard Undine, a car carrier owned by Swedish Wallenius Lines and managed by Wallenius Marine. This unique power unit is the..
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Eco Factor: Sustainable residential community with green roofs and sky gardens.
Vietnam-based architecture firm DWP Architects has unveiled the designs of the “Everrich 2,” a new residential community under construction in District 7, Ho Chi…
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Eco Factor: Efficiency of lithium-air batteries to be improved using a catalyst composed of gold and platinum.
Researchers at MIT have developed a catalyst that has the potential of making rechargeable lithium-air batteries significantly more…
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Eco Factor: Bacteria metabolize waste to produce energy that is stored in microbial fuel cell.
When you think of renewable energy, energy sources like solar energy, wind power, hydropower and biofuel are more likely to come to your mind. But, what.
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Eco-Factor: Energy efficient towers use renewable energy resources
Alpha Project is an independent eco-system designed to ensure stable living at places with harsher climes with the use of sustainable renewable energy measures. Designed by Spanish.
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly hybrid car adds noise for safety measures.
It seems like being extra quiet did not work for Nissan’s much-awaited hatchback, the LEAF. Due to the guidelines for pedestrian warnings in electric vehicles that make little…
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly flying car concept that is powered by solar energy.
Doesn’t waiting restlessly in a traffic-jam for those long queues of vehicles to start moving often leaves you with a statement “I wish a had a flying car”. Well,…
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After the world’s first partly automatic car phone system, the Mobile System A, was launched in Sweden in 1960, cellular communication hasn’t looked back. The technology was given a major boost by the launch of 1G cellular communication in 1979…
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Eco factor: Vehicle goes eco-friendly with diesel hybrid engine
Mitsubishi just couldn’t give a boot to its most prized car with the tightening emissions regulations. Hence it decided to make 2013 more environmentally friendly by initiating…
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