Eco Factor: Energy-efficient concept vehicle powered by a hybrid engine. Auto designer Nikita Kalinin has conceptualized a next-gen Sports Compact 2 Seater Sports Coupe that has been designed to be powered by a hybrid engine. Christened the Honda...

Eco Factor: Solar power to light up Purdy Farm Christmas trees. Stellar Solar has been contracted to power Christmas tree lots in Del Mar, Carlsbad and San Diego with renewable solar energy. The company has used its Mobile Solar Station to power the...

Eco Factor: Pedal-powered four wheeled recumbent bike. With fossil fuel reserves depleting at a fast rate, designers all over the world have focused their attention on pedal-powered vehicles. The Floow is one such vehicle that is powered entirely by...

Eco Factor: Flexible solar-powered shades and tents designed for military purposes. The U.S. Army is testing a host of flexible, portable and lightweight solar-powered shades and tent-like technologies, which have been designed to allow units to...

Eco Factor: Solar tracker with a performance rating of 22.5KW. Germany-based IMO has unveiled the biggest solar tracker of South Carolina that has a footprint larger than most first homes. With an area of 1614sqf, the metallic square turns to face...

Eco Factor: Offshore wind farm to generate 1000MW of electrical power. Deepwater Wind, the company behind Rhode Island’s first offshore wind farm, has more than doubled the proposed size of the project, which can allow it to deliver electricity at...

Eco Factor: Self-sufficient multi-purpose vertical farm proposal. Architect Scott Johnson has taken a fresh, new approach to growing food in an urban environment in a sustainable skyscraper that combines vertical farming, residential, hotel and...

Eco Factor: Hybrid generator produces electricity from light and temperature difference. Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd has developed a power-generating hybrid generator that can convert both light and heat into usable electricity. Made from organic...

Eco Factor: Sustainable green-roofed shelters can reduce construction waste. Conceived by renowned architect Dante Bini in the 1960s, Binishells have recently been imagined with a modern twist by Bini’s son Nicoló. The sustainable multipurpose...

Eco Factor: Swimming pool with planted roof for energy efficiency. Vincent Callebaut Architectures have come up with a sustainable swimming pool design for the thermal center of Royat city in France as a dynamic response to the ambition of Royat city...