Eco Factor: Private housing development to be powered by 6MW solar plant.
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is giving the final touches to a 6MW solar plant that will power their new Soaring Heights Communities, a record-setting private housing…
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Eco Factor: Self-sufficient city proposal for 100,000 inhabitants.
With the world looking for better living alternatives that are self-reliant in terms of energy, design and architecture firms are pushing the limits of technology to help save the..
Eco Factor: Sustainable prefabricated home gets powered by renewable energy.
A floating home is where you could find yourself living if the average temperature of the planet continues to rise. Industrial designer Gabriel Wartofsky is leaving no…
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Eco Factor: Flexible solar cells aim to reduce prices by as much as 25%.
After announcing the company’s plan to become the largest solar manufacturer in Japan by 2012 and eventually one of the top players in the global industry, Sanyo is being..
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Eco Factor: Saddle equipped with a solar-powered refrigerator for transporting medicines.
Kenya-based Nomadic Communities Trust (NCT) has partnered with Designmatters at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and Princeton…
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Eco Factor: Concept vehicle designed to be powered by electricity.
The latest in technology is allowing industrial and auto designers to think of products that are unique in their own respect. While some designers believe that energy generating…
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept vehicle designed to run on rechargeable batteries.
With the number of cars on the road on a steep rise, traffic congestion problems are set to increase and by the year 2020, driving a car on a street would nearly.
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Eco Factor: HDTV that requires only 10W of power to be developed by Pixel Qi.
Pixel Qi has announced that the company is planning to develop a low-cost HDTV for emerging markets that could be powered by a small solar panel or even a hand-crank….
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Eco Factor: Liquid battery to be developed to store excess renewable energy.
Back in March MIT announced the development of a liquid battery, which was fashioned using liquid metals and a liquid electrolyte between them. The battery was touted to..
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Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept bike designed to be powered by electricity.
Electric two-wheelers have shown the true potential of zero-emission transport. We have seen the world’s fastest electric motorcycle hitting a top speed of mph, and…
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