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Eco Factor: Floating residential complex uses passive solar techniques.

The Seastead Design Contest witnessed a wooing and unusual architectural design by Marko Jarwela. This foresighted Estonian architect believes that oceans can be a promising…

Eco Factor: Sustainable complex for China utilizes natural air for ventilation.

China has yet again pioneered in the field green architecture. Foshan Pearl Gymnasium is the latest addition to the list. It is a multi purpose sports facility…

Eco Factor: Newly developed software by GE maximizes fuel savings in locomotives.

GE Transportation has announced a new technology, which will bestow locomotives with a feature similar to the “autopilot” technology used in aviation. The new…

Eco Factor: Low-emission hybrid scooter from Peugeot to be released next year.

Peugeot’s stunning three-wheeled green ride, the Hymotion, will be on the streets sometime next year. The design was showcased during last year’s Paris Car…

Eco Factor: Fuel-saving hybrids and plug-in SUV to be launched by General Motors.

With financial aid from U.S. government, the once mighty General Motors, is planning to launch a new set of hybrids and all-electric cars in the next couple of…

Eco Factor: Pedal-powered, electric and hybrid four-wheeled bicycles for short range transit.

JMC Motoronics have introduced a new range of four-wheeled vehicles that come in a wide variety of flavors to suit individual requirements. We’ve seen..

Eco Factor: Solar energy concentrators for solar thermal plants offer better efficiency.

Solar thermal plants have been using solar concentrators for quite some time. Simply put, these systems focus the energy of the sun at one point in order to…

Eco Factor: Car modified to run on electricity using recycled materials.

Ingenuity usually comes with age and experience, which allows someone to develop something out of nothing. However, a Kansas teen has proved us to be wrong by modifying an…

Eco Factor: LED display equipped plant pot monitors the age of your plants.

Have you ever thought of a flower pot that can detect exact age of the plant you are upbringing? From the house of designer Young Sang Eun, an innovative piece merging…

Eco Factor: Photovoltaic plant capable of generating 75MW of green power.

We’ve seen solar plants capable of generating gigawatts of power being planned in different parts of the world. However, most of these plants don’t actually utilize…