Eco Factor: Cheap rainwater harvesting solution for developing countries.
We all know about the importance of water and the need to harvest rainwater to cater to our daily requirements such as gardening. The high cost of the storage tank required...
Eco Factor: Refurbished power plant to use Archimedes’ inventions to generate green power.
The inventions and discoveries made by one of the most famous mathematicians of all time, Archimedes, would now be used to save our planet from global...
Eco Factor: Solar powered car sets new distance record.
The future of motoring depends on green technologies, but each of these seemingly promising eco technologies come with their own set of problems, which make them unfit for personal...
Eco Factor: Island Pilot debuts first ever hybrid luxury yacht.
Private yachts are somewhat synonymous to luxury, but does that ever mean that they cannot get ecofriendly? No is the answer from Island Pilot LLC, who have unveiled the first ever...
Eco Factor: Generator harnessing energy produced in multiple places on a bike.
Biking, as we all know, is one of the most ecofriendly ways to commute from one place to another, and if eco car technologies don’t hit in time, we might see more and...
Eco Factor: A concept car with a hybrid engine system.
After some really weird concept cars we got to see lately, here is one which looks a bit more practical. Designed by Serge Totsky, The TownCar, is a 5-door s-segment vehicle that has been...
Eco Factor: BMW to roll out fuel efficient M1-based supercar.
We all love supercars and the thrill we get in riding in one. Looking at all those turning heads gives an amazing sense of confidence and accomplishment. But in gaining all that we...
Eco Factor: A non-toxic battery that can be charged up by any liquid.
While the memories of urine powered NoPoPo batteries are still fresh, a scientist from Taiwan has already extended the technology to new horizons. Chungpin Hovering Liao, a...
Eco Factor: A 125-story mega skyscraper conforming to LEED certification requirements for a greener Dubai.
Dubai is already housing some of the most fascinating skyscrapers ever built on our planet. Be it Burj Dubai or Burj Al Arab, all the...
Eco Factor: High-Tech Septic tank to provide recycled water for our lawns.
The scarcity of fresh water has tempted designers and companies all over the world to develop some conventional and some not-so-conventional ways to reuse the water we keep...
Eco Factor: New LED module to make signage highly energy-efficient.
We at EcoFriend have seen many energy efficient ways of advertising right from the solar powered billboard to the living billboard by McDonald's. Here is another way to advertise...
Eco Factor: Energy-efficient LED lighting system for greener parks.
Parks are meant to be as green and sustainable as possible so that visitors can enjoy the green ambiance. Marcel Kawka is a designer who wants the “Green Factor” of parks to...
Eco Factor: Futuristic solar powered wireless PC concept.
Keeping in mind the green needs of the future, industrial designers are fast changing their mindset to machines that are efficient and reduce the user’s carbon footprint. Designer David...
Eco Factor: New MacBook is more energy efficient and recyclable.
Apple has introduced a new MacBook that the company is claiming to be the greenest MacBook ever launched by the company. This new laptop consumes less that an quarter of the of a...
Eco Factor: Taking recycling to the limits, Thai monks have designed a temple from recycled beer bottles.
“Cleanliness is next to Godliness." You won’t find many people who understand the meaning of this phrase better than some Thai monks...
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