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Eco Factor: Devices to harness wave energy could meet reality in five years. With wind and solar energy generating systems tottering under cost burdens, inventors have started looking toward ways to generate renewable energy at a surprisingly low cost to attract governments globally. The idea of generating electricity from ocean waves has been around for decades, but not many of them read more »
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Apart from being more dependable than solar energy, wind energy has always been a secondary choice for all eco-minded home owners. Reasons include bird kills, noise and the decrease in the output when wind changes direction. A concept wind turbine designed by Industrie-SA can answer all these problems with a clever design. read more »
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Eco Factor: Concept mini-PC powered by solar energy. India-based industrial designer Yogesh has developed a mini-PC concept that can revolutionize the life of people living in rural areas of India. ā€œMitra,ā€ which means ā€œfriendā€ in Hindi, is a solar-powered mini-PC that according to Yogesh can be used for online teaching, online medical help and online help for rural Indian farmers. read more »
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Eco Factor: Sustainable hotel generates electricity for itself from renewable sources. U.S.-based architecture firm Leeser Architecture has designed a new five-star hotel for Abu Dhabi, UAE, which takes hotel designing to its utmost limits. Called the Helix Hotel, for its staggering form, the hotel is designed to partially float in water and partially rest in the bay. read more »
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered electric car charging station offers free recharge. Evergreen Solar has recently announced that its panels are being used to provide the electricity for a new electric vehicle battery recharging station in a high-traffic area in Frankfurt, Germany. The solar ā€œfuelā€ station provides free battery charging for small-scale electric vehicles including Velotaxis, read more »
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Eco Factor: Device generates electricity using water flow. The renewable energy market of today is dominated primarily by solar and wind generators, which come in different shapes and sizes to suit your requirement. However, since both of them depend on the prevailing climatic conditions, neither of them can be really depended upon. The Hydro Electric Barrel (HEB) can solve all your read more »
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Eco Factor: Concept vehicle runs on a zero emission electric engine. One can speculate the future up to an extent, but if anyone could ever be sure, then I believe we should start creating designs and plans for the future, which could end all crises confronting mankind at present. read more »
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Eco Factor: Rugged solar cell design for more efficiency. The amount of solar electricity generated by solar cells depends on the amount of sunlight the cells receive, which further depends on the amount of reflected light. The more the reflection, the less the output. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new mechanism by which solar cells can be made m read more »
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