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Eco Factor: Solar power for electric cars to be tested in a Japanese town.

A Japanese town near Tokyo will serve as a test bed for a variety of electric cars that will be recharged using solar energy. Tsukuba City has partnered with several…

Eco Factor: Charging station powered by monocrystalline solar cells

After creating the impressive plug-in biodiesel hybrid Beetle in October 2009, the students at University of Kansas have come up with a fueling station for the car. The EcoHawks,..

Eco Factor: Sustainable bike powered by electric motors

Taking you down memory lane and reminding you of the good old days when your grandpa returned with chocolates on his old bike is the Duka electric motorcycle. Designed by Michael Logue, the…

Eco Factor: Concept bicycle with integrated safety features.

It’s difficult to get down to our brains how important commuting green is, unless we pronounce it the need of the future. Okay, if we have understood, then bikes would surely be up…

Eco Factor: Sustainable visitor center designed to harness solar energy.

The Sun Rays Visitors Center by designer Michael Jantzen is a conceptual design proposal for a public visitor’s center, which would be located at the site of a solar…

Eco Factor: Sustainable development for the World Sustainability Center.

R204Design has proposed a sustainable facility for the World Sustainability Competition held in the Netherlands. The development focuses on natural forms and processes and…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission unmanned aerial vehicle powered by fuel cell and lithium batteries.

Developed by the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, the Grey-Faced Buzzard is Asia’s first hybrid drone that has made its maiden flight in…

Eco Factor: Zero-energy marine terminal concept powered by solar and wind energy.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has unveiled the designs of its futuristic marine terminal that will be powered by renewable solar and wind energy. Dubbed Castor…

Eco Factor: High performance renewable solar energy charger.

We always encourage our readers to make the most of renewable energy to power their handheld devices. However, most devices available on the market are too clumsy to charge more than a…

Eco Factor: Helmet designed to harness renewable energy while pedaling a bike.

Pragnesh Dudhaiya and Aalok Bhatt from the Nirma University in Ahmedabad, India have developed a helmet that can charge handheld devices by harnessing renewable energy..