Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Concept lawnmower powered by solar energy.

Researchers estimate that a typical gasoline-powered lawnmower running for half an hour provides the same amount of emissions as a car driving 200km. This enormous emission and the noise produced by conventional lawnmowers have always made eco-conscious manufacturers figure out a way to make these machines clean. While manual reel mowers can also bring a touch of green to your mowing job, but the effort it requires makes most people leave the lawn untouched.

Eco Factor: Urine broken down into hydrogen using electrolysis.

With the dearth of low-emission fuels and the high cost of renewable energy generating system such as photovoltaic cells have tempted automobile manufacturers to look towards sources which are present in abundance. Being the most abundant in the universe, hydrogen has always fantasized car manufacturers as a green fuel which doesn’t bring any performance issues along as well. However, conventional process used to generate hydrogen from water and finally transporting it, aren’t as ecofriendly as the fuel itself is.

Eco Factor: Nitrogen-fueled fireworks produce less smoke and lesser toxins.

Be it Diwali in India or the Fourth of July celebrations in U.S., people love to watch fireworks illuminating the night sky in different colors. However, these fireworks produce a lot of smoke and considering that people are simply in love with them all over the world, the amount of toxins and smoke poses a serious threat to both humans and the environment.

Eco Factor: Solar-powered mobile electronics charger.

Mobile electronics usually come in small packages, but their number present in the world poses a consistent load on the grid which above all is not present when you are in an emergency. Energizer has been regular in showcasing chargers for those who remain on the move, and the company is making news again with 10 new Energi To Go products.

Eco Factor: Sustainable housing project will be the largest in the UK.

Aspiring to be the largest eco-village in the United Kingdom, the Hanham Hall Development will consist of over 190 homes built to house people with a green mind. The development will include an onsite biomass CHP plant, which will generate heat and power for the village. The village will also feature reed beds, shops for farmers to sell their produce, bicycle storage and an ecofriendly drainage system as well.

Eco Factor: USB drive gathers your driving performance and makes suggestions on how to make fuel last longer.

In a world where automobile manufactures all over the world are promising hybrids and electric cars, Fiat is working on a technology that lets you know your driving performance and makes suggestions on how to improve your car’s mileage. The system is based on the use of a USB drive and software. While driving your performance is monitored by the car’s software and stored in the USB drive, which can be connected to a computer for the analysis.

Eco Factor: Researchers plan to develop artificial leaf using nature’s building blocks to harness solar energy in the most efficient of ways.

We all know that nature is the best architect and designer of all and researchers have always tried to replicate the most simplest of natural phenomenon for endless renewable energy. Researchers at the Leiden University have tried to imitate the process of photosynthesis to harvest sunlight even in the worst places.

Eco Factor: Mood lamp powered by solar energy.

For those of you in love with space technology, bringing your passion to your living room in a green way has been made easy by a Japanese electronics company, IDEA. The company has launched a new range of ambient lighting system that seems inspired from what folks over at NASA and other space agencies are accustomed to design – spacecrafts.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission lawnmower is powered by electricity.

Gone are the days when mowing your lawn in the morning could have triggered a neighborhood brawl. Electric engines come with dual benefits, one of which is a silent engine, which most of you would love your lawnmowers to possess. The ReCharge Mower is one such machine that lets you keep your lawn in shape without emitting a single gram of CO2 in silence. The machine is powered by three electric motors and the company claims that it’s 50% quieter than conventional mowers.

Eco Factor: Eco artist turns plastic trash into functional jewelry.

What relevance do trashed plastic bottles and aluminum cans hold for normal party animals? I guess nothing, other than junk needing a place to be thrown or if someone cares a bit about the environment then recycle. However, recycling cannot always be as ecofriendly, since melting plastic to give it some other form requires a vast amount of energy, which in most cases comes from conventional polluting sources of fuel.