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Eco Factor: Wind farms generate 53% of total electricity demand.

Spanish wind farms with a theoretical maximum capacity of almost 18GW generated 11.5GW, providing about 53% of Spain’s total electricity needs. The output was a new record in a…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle designed to run on electric batteries.

In addition to the Twizy EV that will be launched in 2011 and the Zoe Z.E. that will be built in France in 2012, Renault has announced that the company is also planning to…

Eco Factor: Energy-saving plug encourages users to save energy.

One of the best ways to encourage the masses to save energy is to inform them about their energy consumption in real time and allow them to compare their consumption with others using.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept vehicle designed to run on electricity.

With the world in need of cars that are smarter, efficient and powered by clean fuels, industrial designers are working hard on next-gen vehicles that are light in weight,…

Eco Factor: Low-emission hybrid car for Progressive Automotive X-Prize.

Designed by Future Vehicles Technology, the eVARO hybrid three-wheeled car is one of the top contenders for the Progressive Automotive X-Prize scheduled to be held in May…

Eco Factor: Concept cellphone designed to be powered by solar energy.

Industrial designer Aleksander Mukomelov is trying to make use of the latest advancements in technology, including flexible displays in a hi-tech cellphone dubbed the Mobile…

Eco Factor: Renewable energy used to power university campus.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has invested $4 million in an ambitious project to capture geothermal energy to meet the power needs of its academic buildings..

Eco Factor: Food waste being converted into methane to produce electricity.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that food waste accounts for about 20% of all landfill waste and each year more than 30 million tons of food waste makes it…

Eco Factor: PV power plant to be built in Jiangsu province in China.

Suntech Power Holdings Company has announced a partnership with Huadian New Energy Development Co. to develop a 10MW solar power plant in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province in China….

Eco Factor: Initiative to train underprivileged people to harness solar energy.

With millions of people living in rural India still deprived of the first sparks of electricity to illuminate their homes, the Orissa Tribal Empowerment & Livelihoods..