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Eco Factor: Concept home designed to harvest natural sources for water and power.

While the world today needs self-sufficient homes and skyscrapers that don’t depend on utilities for power and other requirements, designers are also developing…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered steam plant to aid in the recovery of heavy oils.

Solar energy is mostly used to generate green electricity for the masses. However, Chevron has found another possible use of the future of energy tech to pump oil from…

Eco Factor: Concept device harnesses power for motion to recharge batteries.

Of all the possible ways renewable energy can be generated, motion energy seems to have the most possibilities. From using running shoes to meditation balls to generate…

Eco Factor: Magnetic electricity generator generates 24KW of electricity.

Magnets have been used to generate electricity for decades, but an Australian engineer is taking the technology to its limits by claiming to have built an electricity…

Eco Factor: Three-wheeled vehicle powered by pedals.

Designed by Randall Marin, the Triclo is a conceptual design of what a tricycle can be in an urban environment. It uses an organic form and contemporary trend to balance out in visual volume and.

Eco Factor: Old bras to be turned into solid fuel.

Presently the world is looking for all possible sources of fuel that can be used to power our urban lifestyles. While some researchers and manufacturers have laid their bets on renewable sources…

Eco Factor: Zero emission car race of zero-emission vehicles.

While Formula One brings thrills, high-speed cornering and tensions among fans, Formula Zero strives to bring all that without any harmful emissions. Organized by a Dutch company, the…

Eco Factor: Trashed car gets fitted with a zero emission electric engine.

Volunteers working at the Good News Garage in Burlington have transformed a 1994 Saturn, a car which nobody would really want to take a ride in, into an electric vehicle…

Eco Factor: Concept car fueled by hydrogen fuel cells.

Like all manufacturers of supercars, Aston Martin too is trying hard to figure out the best possible source of green fuel, which can make its cars go green without sacrificing on the…

Eco Factor: Two new solar plants to be built in California desert.

California is committed to meeting a goal of 20% renewable power by 2010, a goal which does seem impossible at the moment. However, Southern California Edison (SCE) has announced…