Eco Factor: Off-grid classroom is powered entirely by solar energy.
Blue Forest has designed a ground-breaking Eco-Classroom for Benenden School in Kent that will provide an innovative teach space that is surrounded by mature parkland. The unique.
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Eco Factor: Electric car to be powered by solar energy.
A team of students at the University of Virginia earlier converted a Honda accord to run clean on electricity and now they’re trying to better their ride with renewable energy. Students in..
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Eco Factor: Lamp designed to harvest solar energy.
Designed by French architect and designer Stéphane Maupin, the Saint Clair lamp is a solar-powered lamp that was one of the winning entries for the VIA Project Assistance Grant. This sustainable.
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Eco Factor: Plan to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2020.
Norway has outlined plans to cut carbon emissions 30 percent in the next decade, which are one of the deepest emissions cuts of any nation ever. The plan includes infrastructure…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable pavilion for World Expo 2012, portrays oceans using solar energy.
MVRDV has unveiled the design of “The Water Cube Pavilion” for the World Expo 2012 to be held in Yeosu, Korea. Designed under the theme of “The Living.
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Eco Factor: Cost-efficient solar cell generates more electricity.
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have created a new type of flexible solar cell that is both inexpensive and more efficient than conventional cells available…
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Eco Factor: Low-emission supercar.
Mostly all sports car manufactures try to pack their vehicles with powerful engines, without worrying too much about the emissions. Lotus is trying to change the opinion in the upcoming variant of the Elise,…
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Eco Factor: Kinetic energy-recycling prosthetic foot.
On an average, walking on a prosthetic foot requires 23 percent more energy that walking on a natural foot. Researchers at the University of Michigan are trying to make it easy for amputees to.
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by renewable energy.
The brainchild of designers Ho-young Joo, Soo-han Cho and JinSeok Song, the E-Commuter is what the streets of today will need for a green tomorrow. The concept has been designed to…
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Eco Factor: Spokeless bicycle designed by mechanical engineering students.
Spokeless bicycles have been envisioned by industrial designers for long. Not only are these bikes designed to look cool, but can also allow the designers to stick an…
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