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Eco Factor: A structure made from electronic items we discard during our lifetime aims to educate on the benefits of recycling.

Statistics show that an average citizen of the United Kingdom produces about 3.3 tons of electronic waste in their…

Eco Factor: Spanish cemetery converted into a renewable energy center.

A small Spanish town on the outskirts of Barcelona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, will not be powered by renewable energy that would be generated in the local cemetery. The small…

Eco Factor: Autonomous machine powered by the sun creates a unique object every day depending on the amount of sunlight received.

Thomas Traxlers has developed an innovative solar-powered machine called the “Idea Of A Tree” that displays the…

Eco Factor: Electric bike based on Toshiba’s SCiB batteries charges quickly.

Toshiba has demonstrated a power-assisted bicycle developed by Cannondale Sports Group LLC at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems. The bike is…

Eco Factor: Wal-Mart to purchase wind-generated electricity to power 360 stores.

America’s largest grocery retailer, Wal-Mart, has escalated its efforts to go green by purchasing wind-generated electricity from Duke Energy. Wal-Mart says that the..

Eco Factor: Electricity generating exercise bike.

Pedal-a-watt is an innovative machine that converts your old bike into a stationary bike that saves you from the trouble of riding a bike to cut down your weight on a highway clogged with cars and..

Eco Factor: Submarine powered by a floating solar array.

Swiss company BKW FMB Energie has undertaken Project Goldfish to develop the world’s fist solar powered submarine. The submarine, which would be powered by a floating solar array, would…

Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electricity.

Concept car designer Liviu Tudoran has designed an eco-friendly electric car for Peugeot that complements the Lion image that we see in the car brand’s logo. The car, dubbed the Peugeot Leonin, is..

Eco Factor: Raser Technologies’ geothermal project to provide 10MW of green power.

We all want our houses to be powered by solar panels and wind turbines, but apart from their dependence on local climatic conditions, the high installation price..

Eco Factor: Prefab treehouses can be attached to your favorite tree without damaging it.

Treehouses make you feel that you are a part of the environment. However, building a treehouse mostly results in damaging the tree on which it stands. The use.