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Eco Factor: Hybrid car powered by pedals and solar energy.

While solar-powered cars are nothing new when it comes to designing them on paper, an engineering professor, Dr. Tai-Ran Hsu, and his team of some students have developed an electric…

Eco Factor: Concept bike generates electricity while keeping you fit.

Earlier we saw the “Scarab” concept car that we thought was designed for the next James Bond flick. Now we have the Grasshopper bike that too comes from the design house of..

Eco Factor: Experimental project designed to make the most of the sun, wind and land.

The growth in population and the dearth of energy has always tempted architects to design sustainable housing projects that make the most of what all is offered..

The increase in the number of cars and rapid industrialization have increased pollution not only on the open road but also inside the comfort of your home. This Christmas make sure your loved ones don’t breathe polluted air, with this amazing IQAir.

Solar energy is one of the most impressive and easily available sources of green energy that has the potential to power everything from the PMPs we carry to the cars we drive. Toyota has already started exploring the potential of solar energy by…

Eco Factor: Piezoelectric devices to harness the motion of passengers passing through ticket gates.

A couple of days ago we told you how piezoelectric devices could be the key to speech powered mobile phones. While those piezoelectric devices were.

Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electricity and a conventional green engine.

Car designer Zdenko Vukoja has developed a concept car for Peugeot called “The 3GEO.” The car carries a battery pack which works simultaneously with a conventional.

Eco Factor: Autonomous boat powered by solar panels and methanol fuel cell.

After winning the World Robotic Sailing Championship, the ASV Roboat is now aiming to conquer the Atlantic Ocean with its computerized brain and a hybrid engine. The ASV…

Eco Factor: World’s largest solar facility with 6600 thin-film solar cells to generate more than a million kilowatt-hours annually.

Global Solar Energy has announced that the world’s largest CIGS thin-film solar array began full operations on..

Eco Factor: Sustainable hotel for Washington DC.

Miami-based architect Chad Oppenheim has conceived a hotel called “1Hotel & Residences” for Washington DC. Touted as Washington DC’s first luxury green hotel, the hotel will be built for…