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Eco Factor: Sustainable prefabricated classroom gets powered by solar energy.

American Modular Systems has unveiled the Gen7 – its line of green indoor learning environments. The Gen7 represents the state of the art in green classroom…

Eco Factor: Sustainable development harnesses renewable energy.

Michael Graves & Associates (MGA) has recently completed the first of the two phases of Singapore’s first large-scale multi-recreational luxury park, the Resorts World Sentosa. The.

Eco Factor: Bladeless wind turbine to generate up to 10KW of power.

Solar Aero has recently been awarded a patent for a new bladeless wind turbine, the Fuller Wind Turbine, which is being claimed to be entirely safe for wildlife and as an added…

Eco Factor: Sustainable lamp made using recycled materials.

New York-based designer Kellam Clark’s effort to create something brilliant out of waste has ended in a sustainable lamp, which is a combination of energy-saving LEDs and recycled metal.

Eco Factor: Sustainable building harvests renewable energy.

Designers expect that a building worthy of being the World Sustainability Center will represent the epitome of resource conservation, both in construction and its operation. Designers…

Eco Factor: Sustainable furniture concept harvests solar energy.

The Firefly table by industrial designer Vuk Dragovic has been designed for outdoors of restaurants, cafes and even homes. The sustainable table is equipped with solar panels that…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by batteries.

Volkswagen has unveiled the first battery-powered Golf Blue-e-motion, which will be followed by a fleet of 500 that will be deployed for customer trials in Germany next year. The vehicle is…

Eco Factor: Catalyst to replace expensive platinum to generate hydrogen from water.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have developed a new catalyst that…

For all who desire and appreciate the green cause, Lauren Horn has published an article on eco-bloggers at Energy Authority. The article features interviews of editors of top 7 Blogs with an ‘Energy’ Focus, sending out a message to all…

Eco Factor: Laser creates clouds to call down rain when required.

Scientists at the University of Geneva, Switzerland have reported the first successful test of using lasers to generate small clouds on demand in the lab and in real-world…