As the demand for clean energy is on a rise, inventors all over the globe are working on systems that generate energy using natural resources. While solar and wind energy seem to dominate the field, there is no dearth of green minds that are figuring.
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered system makes plants on the streets glow green.
The Light Tree by industrial designer Omar Huerta mixes hydroponic techniques with the best and the latest in solar technology to provide a unique lighting system that also…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable mixed-use development to be cooled using river water.
International architects SPARCH will soon add another glittering crown in Shanghai when the new Shanghai International Cruise Terminal mixed-use development will be…
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Eco Factor: Newly developed concentrating mirrors to reduce cost of solar thermal power plants.
Google.org’s research on “Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal” has seen a breakthrough, as the search engine giant has announced the development..
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Eco Factor: Low-emission concept vehicle powered by a hybrid engine.
The I.DE.A Institute is returning at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, with a functional concept car that is a proposal for a 4-seat sedan with a fuel-efficient hybrid engine. The…
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Eco Factor: Concept car designed to be powered by a hybrid engine.
Porsche has announced that the company will be showcasing its 918 Spyder concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The concept, which looks like a Carrera GT is powered by a 500hp V8…
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Eco Factor: Portable hydroelectric generator to provide up to 500W of renewable power.
California-based Bourne Energy has unveiled a backpack hydroelectric generator that weighs 30 pounds and generates up to 500W of renewable power. The BPP…
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Eco Factor: World’s tallest building proposal to be powered by renewable energy.
While Dubai’s Burj Khalifa has been christened as the tallest building on the planet, architects and designers at KOBI KARP have already started working on the…
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Eco Factor: Desalination plants to provide freshwater to animals in Abu Dhabi.
Water resources experts from the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi have planned to deploy 30 small-scale solar-powered desalination plants over the next 15 months to…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable outdoor building powered by solar energy.
Architects 3DReid have unveiled an innovative and sustainable external learning building at the BSEC School Construction conference. Dubbed the rotatED, the building has been…
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