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Eco Factor: Concept shower heats water using piezoelectricity.

Apart from wasting hundreds of liters of water, a shower consumes a lot of energy to heat water as well. A team of cross-continental designers from Mexico, Finland and Germany are now.

Eco Factor: Low-emission motorcycle powered by a hybrid engine.

Though stylish, motorcycles are often criticized for the lack of proper safety systems. Designer Igor Chak is trying to better the credentials of motorcycles with a new concept that..

Eco Factor: Cactus gum used to purify water.

Yesterday we published a list of some of the most amazing water purifiers that can provide safe drinking water to people in the developing nations. While there is no dearth of water filters on the…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric vehicle powered by renewable energy.

The Renault 2010 Sand Jumper by designer Luis Pedro Fonseca isn’t only eco-friendly because it runs on an electric engine, but features innovative use of next-gen renewable.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicles powered by electricity.

Chinese automaker IAT Auto, which introduced the Wufeng concept vehicle back in 2006, is back in Beijing this year with three new zero-emission vehicles that have been inspired by Chinese.

Eco Factor: Plans to build 4000MW geothermal power plants in Indonesia.

Indonesia has launched an ambitious plan to use the vast power of its volcanoes that spread from the Indian to the Pacific Oceans to generate about 4000MW of clean energy….

Eco Factor: Fabric made from germanium nanowires to harness solar energy.

A tissue paper-like fabric created from germanium and silicon could prove to be as strong as Kevlar and as an added advantage it can harvest solar energy as well. Unlike…

Eco Factor: Internet cafes powered by solar energy.

Computer Aid International, an NGO based in the UK, have provided solar powered internet cafes to people living in Macha, a sparsely populated region in southern Zambia. The Macha Lab, as the…

Eco Factor: Plan to transform Dutch dikes into tidal power generators.

The Netherlands have been protected by ocean dikes that guard the coastline after the disaster in 1953, which killed more than 1800 people and left over half a million acres…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient hotel complex.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects have won an architectural competition to design a 5-star hotel complex in Munich, which will host several sustainable features to lower the overall energy demands of the.