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Eco Factor: Low-emission hybrid propulsion system for boats.

In an effort to lower the carbon footprint of pleasure boats, Austrian motorboat maker Frauscher Bootswerft has teamed up with Steyr Motors to develop the first-of-its-kind serialized…

Eco Factor: Concept manhole cover powered by hydroelectricity.

Industrial designers Cheolyeon Jo and Youngsun Lee have come up with electronic manhole covers that apart from performing their primary function can also be used to direct you to the…

Eco Factor: World’s first electric superbike.

The SEMA Show 2009 has witnessed the launch of the world’s first electric superbike, which is touted to be a laptop on wheels. Developed by British company Mavizen, the TTX02 superbike will be…

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly train station design includes energy-efficient lighting and natural ventilation.

COBE Architects has won the competition to redesign Copenhagen’s Norreport train station, which is used by over 25,000 people each day. The..

Eco Factor: Science Center designed to be powered by solar energy and fuel cells.

Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the Connecticut Science Center has opened the doors of a new LEED-certified facility. 95% of the steel used in the…

Eco Factor: Mobile solar-powered unit.

Created with state-of-the-art materials and technology, GreenTow trailers are a clean and an efficient way to provide mobile power. The mixed-use trailers carry solar panels that can easily be adjusted to…

Eco Factor: Sustainable visitor center designed to be powered by renewable energy.

White Arkitekter has been chosen as the winner of the Kosterhavet’s National Park competition for their “Mareld” (sea-fire) visitor center proposal. The park..

Eco Factor: Renewable energy power plant stores sun’s energy in the form of molten salt.

California-based SolarReserve is planning a new type of renewable energy power plant that will continue to generate electricity even after the sun goes…

Eco Factor: Concept laptop made from recycled materials.

With computers getting more advanced every day, we normally see tech-savvy people dropping their old machines into the landfills for a better one. Not only does it escalate the problem of…

Eco Factor: Revolutionary technology could lead to the development of hyper-flexible solar systems.

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made a three-dimensional PV solar cell around an optical fiber that can lead to the…