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Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by electric engine.

Citroen’s i-MiEV-based all-electric car, the C-Zero, has officially been unveiled, and the automaker has stated that the electric car is set to hit showrooms late next year. The car…

Eco Factor: Zero emission hydrogen fuel cell buses.

Launched by engineers at the University of Sunderland and Shanghai’s Shen Li High Technology, ComeSys Europe and AVID Vehicles, the ECO2Trans project aims to deploy two hydrogen fuel cell buses.

Eco Factor: Low-emission concept scooter runs on a hybrid engine.

After making waves at the 2008 Paris Motor Show with the HYbrid3 concept scooter, Peugeot has stunned the auto world yet again with the HYbrid 3 Evolution concept scooter that was…

Eco Factor: Replacing silicon with pyrite for cheaper solar energy.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Switzerland-based NLV solar are of the opinion that the solar panel industry needs to think of newer materials that…

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture designed to generate on-site renewable energy.

The future of architecture rests in the green hands of designers who believe that sustainable architecture is the key to a better planet. HKS Inc has proposed a…

Eco Factor: Renewable energy generator to power 1000 homes.

Tidal Energy Ltd is seeking permission to install its DeltaStream device on the seabed, commencing a year-long trial to be held at Ramsey Sound, near St Davis. The company claimed that…

Eco Factor: 203MW first phase of the Milford Wind Corridor project completed.

First Wind is celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Milford Wind Corridor project that will be able to produce 203MW of renewable energy, enough to power.

Eco Factor: Solar array with a peak output of 2MW installed at Mars Chocolate’s headquarters.

The Mars Chocolate company has announced the development of a 2MW solar garden at its North American headquarters in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The…

Eco Factor: Recycling plant in UK generates energy from used diapers.

UK-based Versus Energy and Knowaste have partnered together to build the first diaper recycling plant in England that will be powered by sustainable energy generated from…

Eco Factor: Solar energy harvesting structures to provide renewable energy for 2010 World Expo.

The 2010 World Expo is scheduled to be held in May and is expected to be attended by over 70 million visitors. While designers are working hard to make.