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Eco Factor: Low-emission cars powered by biofuel made using waste paper.

For this first time in the history of U.S., a vehicle powered by government wastepaper and waste cardboard was driven on the streets of Washington D.C. The technology has…

Eco Factor: Biodome to replicate tropical conditions in the UK.

Proctor and Matthews Architects are developing a gigantic biodome in the Chester Zoo in northern England which will replicate rainforest habitats of the African Congo. Dubbed the…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by electricity.

Wheego has unveiled the Whip LiFe, an upgraded version of the company’s NEV at the Washington Auto Show. According to its name the zero-emission car is propelled by an onboard 28KWh…

Eco Factor: Hotel suite made using an old aircraft.

If flying is your passion and you’re in love with aircrafts then your next vacation should be in the Netherlands, where an old Cold War-era East German aircraft has been repurposed as a luxury..

Eco Factor: Synthetic solar cells grown on tobacco plants.

Researchers at UC Berkeley have found a way to hack tobacco plants to grow synthetic photovoltaic and photochemical cells that can easily be extracted, dissolved in a solution and sprayed.

Eco Factor: Solar projects at Intel facilities to generate 2.5MW of renewable electric power.

Apart from making processors that consume less energy, chip giant Intel has announced plans to source renewable energy and incorporate solar panels in…

Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electric motors.

Venturi is the company responsible for the world’s first production electric sports car, the Fetish, and has now come up with yet another concept vehicle the Volage, which was showcased at the.

Eco Factor: Concept zero-emission sports car powered by electricity.

Portugal-based industrial designer Joao Miguel Dias believes that the electric cars of today lack attractive aesthetics, which if corrected could ease global adoption of green…

Eco Factor: Zero-carbon house to be powered by solar and wind energy.

Manchester United star Gary Neville is planning to build a country home almost entirely underground, which the locals have already christened as a second Teletubbyland. The £8m.

Eco Factor: Student housing complex made using recycled shipping containers.

France-based architecture firm Olgga Architects has come up with a striking housing complex design for students that has been entirely built using recycled shipping…