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Eco Factor: World’s largest solar energy plant planned for Australia. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said in a statement that the government is ready to invest $1.05 million (USD) to build the world’s largest solar power plant with...

Eco Factor: Solar thermal power plant to take Cloncurry off the grid. Soon to recognize the enormous potential of solar energy, Cloncurry, an outback Australian town, will soon be getting a new solar thermal power plant that will deliver about 30..

EcoFactor: Solar Cells that are fabricated from relatively less expensive ingredients so that more people can enjoy the benefits of green technology. Solar Energy is spreading rapidly across the globe as people are realizing the true value and...

EcoFactor: Converting a normal household in Melbourne, Australia, into a green home that oozes with energy-saving features and plenty of privacy for the residents. Revamped by Fiona Winzar Architects, this wonderful and tranquil-looking home...

The best thing about us humans is that we never give up and are constantly on the move to find new useful methods to utilize renewable energy. "Going Solar," an Australian enterprise with a $6 million turnover, has hatched an innovative idea, one...

The New South Wales Architectural Awards list for outstanding design, presented by the Australian Institute of Architects (New South Wales Chapter), was announced in Sydney on the 5th of August. Among the 42 chosen, 20 were awarded to adaptive reuse..

Australian outback is one of the harshest environments on the planet and the sunlight intensity there could give you some serious problems if you are not protected the way you should be. But there is an advantage in all that and that is the amazing...

The world is really becoming smaller with growth in technology or so they happen to say. But ask a man who was stranded on the deck of a wrecked ship in a violent storm and he will tell you that all the technology in the world could not really save...

Now for the ones who want to take a glimpse of something different, here is your chance! Through the three weeks of an annual event in Sydney, Australia, Sculptures by the Sea, traversing Bondi to Tamarama coastline, some very intriguing sculptures.

Oceans have tremendous untapped potential for power generation which technology firms have been trying to harness for quite some now. Despite all these efforts, harnessing the Ocean's huge power hasn't been very successful till date. Now an...