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Eco Factor: Micro-inverters for individual solar panels increase solar output and decrease energy cost.

Conventionally solar panels mounted on any rooftop and connected together in series and their combined DC output is fed into an inverter which..

Eco Factor: Solar-powered LEDs for recycled plastic bottle chandeliers.

Ecofriendly artists have been regular in casting chandeliers and other lighting systems from recycled plastic bottles. Aurora Robson is another designer who creates stunning…

Eco Factor: ATS’s new mast design increases wind output by 20%.

The simplest way to increase wind turbine output is to increase the diameter of the blades. However, the size of the blades cannot be increased infinitely because of the lack of…

Eco Factor: Interactive game teaches the worth of solar energy.

Designed by Antonno Versteeg, SolarDJ is an interactive game focused at visitors of outdoor festivals. While playing the game, the four participants have to outperform their…

Eco Factor: Invention could help prepare more energy efficient lighting systems.

The world’s smallest light bulb developed by a team of researchers lead by Chris Regan, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA, is said to be 100,000.

Eco Factor: DIY solar module generates 400W.

Armageddon Energy has developed an affordable way to convert your roof into a renewable energy generator. Named “Clover,” the system includes a set of three hexagonal solar panels, a micro-inverter…

Eco Factor: Photovoltaic systems capable of generating 100MW of electricity to be installed in New York.

In a bid to stick to the governor’s “45-by-15 Program,” which would provide 45% of the electricity requirements of New York from renewable…

Eco Factor: A technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is two to five times more effective than commercial catalysts.

Researchers from all around the world are busy developing better technologies that will solve the future energy…

Eco Factor: Waste-to-energy plant generates renewable energy from wastewater sludge.

Houston-based MaxWest Environmental Systems is developing a one-of-a-kind wastewater treatment plant in Sanford which when developed will be able to convert…

Eco Factor: Lightweight car does 100mpg.

Have you ever imagined driving a car that you can carry home in case of a flat tire? I guess you haven’t, but designer Lon Ballard has designed a car called Spira that can easily be lifted by a single…