Eco Factor: Energy-saving Christmas star with 9000 LEDs.
Siemens has powered up its Superstar, an LED-equipped Christmas Star in Munich that puts out a glow equivalent to 20,000 Christmas candles, while consuming as much electricity as a hair…
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Eco Factor: A zero-emission electric Fiat 500 will probably be unveiled at Detroit Auto Show.
The soon-to-be-US-bound Fiat 500 could be launched in an all-electric variant at the Detroit Auto Show to be held next month. While Chrysler didn’t…
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Eco Factor: Tiny solar cells expected to produce more power at less cost.
Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratory have developed glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that are about ten times thinner than conventional solar cells and promise to…
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Eco Factor: Energy-saving tennis complex made from sustainable materials.
Paris-based design firm David Tajchman has come up with a unique tennis complex for Vaxjo, Sweden which can also serve as a mixed-use building. Dubbed the Tennicalator, the.
Eco Factor: OWC becomes US’s first data center operator to be powered by renewable energy.
Other World Computing (OWC), a small ISP and hosting company in Illinois, has become the first data center operator in the U.S. to power its facility…
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Eco Factor: Sustainable development with green areas and an aqua garden.
Asymptote has proposed a sustainable “Dream Hub” complex for Seoul, Korea for the future development of the Yongsan International Business District. The concept relies on.
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Eco Factor: Gardens to occupy 101 hectares of prime land in Singapore.
Grant Associates and Gustafson Porter have won an international competition to design the Gardens by the Bay that will occupy 101 hectares of land by the water near Marina…
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Eco Factor: Water saving shower reduces shower time.
There is nothing better than a warm shower on a cold evening after a hectic day at the office. However, relaxing and craving for those few minutes of extra shower time costs us a fortune in…
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Eco Factor: Concept zero-emission electric-assist trike.
The Roadrunner Trike is the work of industrial designer Cikaric Dragan, who knows that one major hurdle that bikes face is the unavailability of adequate space to carry belongings. The trike.
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Eco Factor: Wave energy power plant capable of generating 200MW of power.
Scottish energy developer Pelamis has teamed up with European energy giant Vattenfall to develop a $100 million wave energy project off Scotland’s Shetland Islands. The…
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