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Eco Factor: 24-hour public library to use a rooftop solar plant for power.

Taiwan will soon get its first unmanned 24-hour public library, construction on which has begun. The library will generate power for itself using an array of rooftop…

Eco Factor: Drones to be powered by solar cells embedded with pigment found in purple bacteria.

The U.S. armed forces had recently escalated its efforts to go green with the use of trash-powered generators and solar arrays to power bases. Funded…

Eco Factor: Tires made from oil extracted from orange peels.

Popular tire manufacturer Yokohama has tried to make its tires green by substituting orange oil extracted from orange peels as the primary ingredient to make vulcanized rubber. The new…

Eco Factor: Rooftop solar plant capable of generating over 18MWs of clean energy to power Milan Trade Fair.

Solar energy systems, be it on roofs or in the Sahara Desert, are achieving new heights and new records with every new development being…

Eco Factor: Solar-powered car by Cambridge University Eco Racing team.

Cambridge University Eco Racing’s solar-powered car, Endeavour, has officially been launched by F1 star Jenson Button. The car was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission concept bike powered by electric motors.

Electricity-powered motorcycles offer budding designers a new frame to work with. Since these bikes don’t require a fuel tank, the space can be allowed for other systems or…

Eco Factor: US Department of Energy offering funding for CHP systems.

The world is currently going through a phase where lots of energy is needed with minimum impact on the environment. But does that actually mean that we need to spend billions of.

Eco Factor: Water desalination plant in Western Australia will purchase renewable energy for power.

With the freshwater crisis looming large, specifically in places like Australia and Dubai, inventors have started looking for ways to convert…

Eco Factor: Low-cost way to convert sugarcane juice into useful fuel.

Colorado-based Amyris Biotechnologies opened up a demonstration plant with a capacity of more than 10,000 gallons a year in Campinas, Brazil, to demonstrate large-scale…

Eco Factor: Zero-emission bicycle.

Golf isn’t environmentally friendly but golf freaks can now go green with a golf caddy hitch. The $200 bicycle golf caddy is an ecofriendly alternative that not only saves gas but produces less pollution than…