Eco Factor: SEADOG to generate renewable energy from ocean waves.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted permission to Independent Natural Resources to install a commercial wave-powered demonstration facility a mile off Freeport, Texas in the…
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly charger powered by solar energy.
We reported about the solar bonsai-inspired charger concept by Vivien Muller back in 2008 and the product has now evolved and is being produced by a small family-run company. Dubbed…
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Eco Factor: Kite to generate 1MW of power from high altitude winds.
California-based high altitude wind company Makani Power will be developing a 1MW prototype of its energy-harvesting kite. The kite will be able to fly through the air at high…
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Eco Factor: Experimental vehicle powered by an electric engine.
Spain’s Technalia Technological Corporation have presented their experimental vehicle, the Dynacar, which is being claimed to hit its top speed of 140kph in just 10 seconds. The…
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Eco Factor: Green microcar concept with phenomenal fuel efficiency.
Gordon Murray, designer of the McLaren F1 Supercar, has designed a microcar concept that is here to boast its green credentials. Dubbed the “T25 Supermini Car,” this…
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Eco Factor: Technology to automatically stop idle car engines at traffic signals.
IBM has filed a patent application for a unique traffic light signal that will be able to automatically stop and start engines of vehicles. The technology has been..
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Eco Factor: Hybrid fuel cell to reduce emissions and save fuel.
Australian inventor Glenn Old has developed a device that can convert water into fuel. The inventor has been working with a group of American engineers to design the device that can..
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Eco Factor: Sustainable hotel built to preserve natural environment.
The Eco Hotel is a proposal by French architectural firms ECDM and KLNB for the French city of Buc. The sustainable hotel will be built by revitalizing a former military fort….
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept sports car powered by electricity.
The Volkswagen Kai-Nalu is a concept sports car designed by Spanish designer Josep Ferriol. The vehicle is futuristic sports car and is inspired by the waves of the…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable house with a hull-like structure covered by vegetation.
Designed by Paris-based architect Patrick Nadeau, the La Maison-Vague is a plant-covered hump house being developed in Reims, France. The undulating wooden house…
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