Eco Factor: Prototype car designed to run on electricity.
Manufacturers of industrial lifting equipment, Toronto Electric, have unveiled Option 1, a sporty two-seater prototype car at the PHEV’09. The compact electric city-car’s drivetrain…
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Eco Factor: High-capacity cost-effective lithium-ion battery for electric cars and renewable energy storage.
Panasonic has announced the development of a high-capacity lithium-ion battery module that is being claimed to be much safer and more…
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Eco Factor: Concept battery equipped with a hand-cranked dynamo.
While most electronic devices available on the market today come with built-in batteries, there are still some devices that need external AA or AAA batteries. Since these batteries…
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Eco Factor: Hybrid yacht uses solar and wind energy to produce hydrogen.
The N-DOUR, by designer Riccardo Pilurzu, is a yacht design with multiple purposes. The design was created with the idea of developing a luxurious yacht that will sustain…
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Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient hybrid car runs on biodiesel.
Teenage students at West Philadelphia High School are working on a project not many school-going kids would even dream of doing. The team has built a biodiesel/electric hybrid car, with…
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Eco Factor: New office building of 3M generates solar energy for power.
MC Architects have designed a new 10,300-square-meter office building for 3M, which is located on the outskirts of Milan in the Pioltello district. The linear building is…
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered wearable heater for Himalayan nomads.
With winter just around the corner, most homeowners have already started purchasing heaters that will keep their homes nice and warm. However, life isn’t the same in places such as..
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Eco Factor: Automated recycling machine pays you for your old cellphones.
The number of portable electronic devices that get discarded every day in on a steep rise, which has made manufacturers think about sustainable manufacturing processes and…
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Eco Factor: Footbridge generates solar energy for a LED lighting system.
Premier Anna Bligh has officially opened the world’s largest footbridge of its kind in Brisbane’s CBD. Constructed at a cost of over $63 million, the Kurilpa Bridge is…
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Eco Factor: Sculpture made from recycled materials.
Rapid industrialization has not only left a significant impact on the land-based resources we all use but also shows its marks on the open waters as well, making aquatic life even more…
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