Eco Factor: Solar-powered hydrogen fueling stations stretching from Maine to Miami.
Proton Energy Systems and SunHydro have broken ground on the first connection of the planned Hydrogen Highway that can create an East Coast market for cars powered.
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Eco Factor: System to store surplus wind generated electricity as ice to cater peak energy demands.
In an effort to reduce peak need for air conditioning on hot California afternoons, a consortium of municipal utilities in California will being…
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Eco Factor: Wave power generator captures wave energy to produce electricity.
Aquamarine Power’s attempt to enhance its wave power technology resulted in a new wave power generator that produces 250% more electricity than its predecessor. Dubbed.
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Eco Factor: Road covering for rural roads to generate renewable solar energy.
The Solar Arch by industrial designer Tyson Steele is a concept covering for rural roads that can generate renewable solar energy for off-grid highway lighting. The…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable house made using bamboo.
This bamboo house has been designed by architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe of Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture for his mother, who always kept dreaming of a place that she could call home. After…
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Eco Factor: Eco-friendly public toilet concept harnesses energy and water.
The ZESS Public Toilet concept by Belgian design house Bundl has been designed as a standalone autonomous public toilet unit that generates all the energy and water it…
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Eco Factor: Lapdesk made from sustainable materials.
Korean manufacturer Macally has presented its eco-friendly notebook holder the EcoFad that has been created from bamboo. Dubbed “EcoFad,” the notebook holder also includes a bamboo mouse…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable lamp powered by solar energy.
A team of seven students from MIT and Rhode Island School of Design have created a low-cost lamp that could be used by millions of people in remote parts of India. Dubbed Enlight, the lamp…
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Eco Factor: Concept phone made from recycled materials runs on renewable energy.
The Nokia EC509 Green Core is a concept cellphone designed by industrial designer Matteo Trisolini. The concept aims to make cellphones greener so that their impact..
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electric engine.
Italian design house Pininfarina has unveiled the Nido EV prototype as a starting point of a new modular platform for future electric and hybrid cars. The vehicle has been conceived,…
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