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Eco Factor: Fungus can answer fuel crisis with a faster way to produce diesel from plants.

Gliocladium Roseum, or simply “Magic Fungus” for researchers finding new ways to refill our fossil fuel reserves, is an organism which resides inside…

Eco Factor: VeryPC debuts new energy-efficient PCs that consume less energy than traditional light bulbs.

When it comes to high-end computing, energy efficiency takes a back seat. But companies like VeryPC are surely targeting the front slot for…

Eco Factor: Researchers achieve highest ever efficiency rating for dye-sensitized solar cells.

Grätzel cells, or dye-sensitized solar cells as they are popularly known, faced a major drawback till now – the performance of these cells dropped…

Eco Factor: Hydrogen Fuel cell powered concept car.

With the rise in technology, we can somewhat imagine what highways of the future will be like. They would be vast areas completely controlled and maintained by software programs. Not only the…

Eco Factor: Gyro-controlled bike for those who don’t usually have a great biking experience.

Biking is one means of transport from history that can lead us to a clean future. However, there are still some who don’t have a clean ride on it….

Eco Factor: High-tech solar powered meters remain wirelessly networked and connected to a web-based management system.

If you are an eco-driver, the thing that would irritate you most is parking your car and getting your ticket through an electric.

Eco Factor: Researchers develop microconcentrators to make solar energy modules cheaper and more efficient.

Efficiency and high cost are the two main hurdles in the path of global solar adoption. Developing economies like India and China would…

Eco Factor: Motorcycle with a gasoline-hydrogen engine.

Don’t sacrifice your love for superbikes for the environment, if you can get your ride modified like the Kawasaki ZX-10 owned by Jason and Jeremy Cantwell. The duo got their ZX-10…

Eco Factor: SolFocus clinches deal with EMPE Solar for the largest concentrated solar deployment in the world.

SolFocus, a provider of CPVs (Concentrated Photovoltaic Modules) has signed a $103 million deal with EMPE solar to install over 10 MW of.

Eco Factor: First solar powered urban community coming up in L.A.

The largest city of California, Los Angeles, will soon be home to The Gatsby Hollywood, L.A.’s first solar powered community. The community will consist of 34 California…