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Eco Factor: Sustainable building designed to reduce energy consumption.

NL Architects has proposed SOZAWE, a sustainable development for Groningen City that will provide office spaces, a large interior public space and ample space to park 215…

Eco Factor: Storing renewable energy in ice to reduce peak daytime energy demand.

Of the total amount of electricity generated by all sources, about 75% is used by buildings, a major fraction of which is consumed by air conditioners. With the…

Eco Factor: Concept electric vehicle designed to be powered by renewable energy.

Designed by Vlad Icobet, the Renault Aeon is a concept electric vehicle that makes sure that your daily commute to the office has minimum impact on the ecosystem….

Eco Factor: Students develop bio-cell to clean sewage water and generate electricity.

A team of engineering students at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur have developed a bio-cell, which they claim can be used to treat sewage water…

Eco Factor: Research focuses on ways to produce biomass best suited for biofuel production.

Researchers at Purdue University have identified and grouped the genes responsible for cell wall development in maize, which could further help discover…

Eco Factor: Renewable energy power plant to be set up for Crayola.

PPL Renewable Energy has joined forces with UGI Corp. and Crayola to break ground on a 15-acre solar energy park at Crayola’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Forks…

Eco Factor: Robotic alarm clock made from found items.

While most alarm clocks are equipped with a neat little button that allows you to snooze for a few more minutes before you get ready for the day, designer Vadim Ryazanov thinks that the same…

Eco Factor: Mixed-use space created from office waste.

Creating functional pieces of art from items that no one bothers to give a second look at is what artists Antoine Morris and David Long believe in doing. The duo has created The Mobile Office.

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

Often being criticized for a fuel-guzzling high-emission engine, Alfa Romeo has tried to solve some woes with a newly launched dual-fueled LPG version of the Turbo 1.4-liter…

Eco Factor: Concept streetlamp designed to harness wind energy.

With energy resources being depleted with every passing day, industrial designers are trying to power gadgets with the abundant energy that can be harnessed from renewable sources….