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Eco Factor: Car powered by solar energy developed by MIT.

The oldest solar electric student team in America, MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team, has unveiled their next-gen solar car known as the “Eleanor.” Costing a whopping $243,000, the…

Eco Factor: Forests in the sky to absorb harmful CO2 from the upper atmosphere.

Reading the simple laws of physics will make you understand that hot air is lighter than cold air, and all the harmful CO2 released from factory chimneys doesn’t…

Eco Factor: Solar panels by First Solar break $1/watt barrier.

In bad economic times, a reduction in the cost of products is always a welcome sign. That reduction gets even better if it’s about something we’ve always wished to come cheap….

Eco Factor: System to harness energy from everyday life.

Electricity sockets are often used to connect our chargers and appliances. How about a socket that instead of sucking electricity from the power grid, feeds electricity to the grid? The…

Eco Factor: Electricity generating nano-generators harness the energy of motion.

It seems like researchers have lost all hopes that humans will ever be able to generate electricity for themselves, as they are now looking forward to innocent…

Eco Factor: Sustainable house to be powered by solar and geothermal energy.

Sustainable architecture and sustainable housing are new names in urban residential complexes. Spanish design firm Desiño Earle has designed a new solar house that could.

Eco Factor: New CCS technology could make coal-fired power plants green.

Be it the latest advances in solar technology or fuel cells, until we get an efficient and easily available source of green energy the human race will get powered-up by the…

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient monitor saves up to 60% power.

The newest weapon in Dell’s fight against global warming is the newly launched G2410, 24-inch LCD. The white LED Full HD monitor has especially been developed for eco-friends all over…

Eco Factor: Yacht powered by renewable energy.

The Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design team has developed a new yacht, which when launched, will be one of the greenest in the world. Dubbed Code [e], the yacht is for those who like to see luxury and…

Eco Factor: Flexible organic solar cell modules showcased at PV EXPO 2009.

The race to develop the most efficient and the trendiest solar cells began with the development of Grätzel solar modules, which proved that solar cells can be much more…