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Eco Factor: Conceptual project aims to filter air, grow food and re-use organic waste.

Building architecture for the future does actually require enormous skills and a green mind. While skyscrapers might take decades to actually prove themselves…

Eco Factor: Solar thermal power plant to take Cloncurry off the grid.

Soon to recognize the enormous potential of solar energy, Cloncurry, an outback Australian town, will soon be getting a new solar thermal power plant that will deliver about 30..

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient portable computer.

We have heard of plug-in gadget chargers and network adapters, but how about a computer that can directly be plugged into a wall socket? Marvell Technologies has done just that by developing a…

Eco Factor: Renewable energy agreement between Aquamarine Power Ltd and Airtricity.

Edinburgh-based energy firm Aquamarine Power Ltd. has signed an agreement with Airtricity to develop marine energy projects for both the UK and Ireland, which…

Eco Factor: Car powered by solar energy.

Out-of-the-box thinking brought Rinspeed into the limelight during last year’s Geneva Auto Show, when the car designer launched the diving car sQuba. Having a similar aim this year too, Rinspeed has…

Eco Factor: Garden lights powered by solar energy.

Fireflies with their unique ability to glow at nighttime have attracted one-too-many people toward them. People in love with their green light will now be able to enjoy the faint glow year-round…

Eco Factor: Light charged by solar energy.

Umbrellas don’t just prevent us from getting wet, but also keep our extremely important electronic gear from succumbing to water falling from the heavens. Designer Becky Barber thinks that along with…

Eco Factor: Fighter plane cockpit created from recycled materials.

The passion to fly a fighter plane rests in many people, but there are just a few as passionate as Raymond Wood, who has spent more than a thousand hours building the cockpit of an.

Eco Factor: Soundproof barrier for Amsterdam Airport allows algae cultivation.

The “Create a Barrier of Silence” design competition hosted by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been won by an innovative noise-reduction facility developed by Toine..

Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electricity.

The advent of electric cars got some frowns from all those car lovers for whom performance was always rated above emissions. Electric cars, though, protect the planet from harmful GHGs but…