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Eco Factor: Zero-emission trike harvests solar power.

Designed by Tim Tobola, the Urban Commuter Trike aims to solve the mains issues in transportation today, which include the over-dependence on polluting fossil-fuel-powered cars. The easiest way.

Eco Factor: Sustainable office building designed to reduce energy consumption.

Hufft Projects has designed a sustainable office building for R.B. Murray Company that serves to demonstrate the client’s values of ecofriendly architecture. The…

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

Audi has confirmed that a hybrid version of its Q5 will hit the market by 2011. The vehicle will be first mass-market hybrid vehicle for a German brand. The company however hasn’t made…

Eco Factor: Double-sided PV modules generate energy from waste light.

Sanyo Canada Inc along with AVACOS Solar Energy has unveiled the first Canadian photovoltaic system combining Sanyo’ HIT Double bifacial solar PV modules and DuROCK Tio-Coat..

Eco Factor: Concept energy saving CFL lamp.

Industrial designer Ariel Rojo is making sure that energy saving is not only simple but adorable at the same time with a concept lamp dubbed the Piggy Energy Bank that is intended to send a message about.

Eco Factor: Concept motorcycle designed to be powered by bio-diesel.

This metalback cafe racer motorcycle is the work of designer Jordan Meadows, who has tried to merge substance and sustainability with speed and style. The concept is designed to..

Eco Factor: Hybrid solar module provides more power at low level insolation.

Prism Solar Technologies has come up with an innovative breakthrough in solar technology that makes it possible to generate more renewable power in areas like New York…

Eco Factor: LED lamp powered by solar energy.

Lighting fixtures and lamps use a major percentage of the total amount of energy a household consumes. Using renewable energy for lighting systems can significantly reduce energy consumption. Od-Do…

Eco Factor: Self-powered prosthetic limbs to harvest kinetic energy.

KCF Technologies will be receiving a $2 million grant to develop and commercialize self-powered prosthetic limb technology that will improve the quality of life for amputees and.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission electric car powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Kia has released new footage of their latest fuel cell prototype vehicle, the Borrego FCEV. The vehicle is a rear/all-wheel drive SUV, where the front wheels are propelled via.