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Eco Factor: Wind farm with an installed capacity of 140.7MW. New South Wales has finally got its biggest wind farm, the Capital Wind Farm that can generate renewable energy to power over 60,000 homes. The wind farm is equipped with 67 Suzlon S88...

Robots have rapidly evolved from being a fringe phenomenon to becoming an integral part of our lives. Today, almost every car made on our planet has some or the other input from a robot during the production phase. The same can be said for consumer...

Eco Factor: Conceptual proposal for a visitor center powered by renewable energy. Eco-minded designer Michael Jantzen has come up with yet another sustainable proposal, for a large visitor center that is designed to be powered by renewable energy..

Eco Factor: Renewable energy generator to power 1000 homes. Tidal Energy Ltd is seeking permission to install its DeltaStream device on the seabed, commencing a year-long trial to be held at Ramsey Sound, near St Davis. The company claimed that...

Eco Factor: Recycling plant in UK generates energy from used diapers. UK-based Versus Energy and Knowaste have partnered together to build the first diaper recycling plant in England that will be powered by sustainable energy generated from...

Eco Factor: Wind farms generate 53% of total electricity demand. Spanish wind farms with a theoretical maximum capacity of almost 18GW generated 11.5GW, providing about 53% of Spain’s total electricity needs. The output was a new record in a...

Eco Factor: Energy-saving plug encourages users to save energy. One of the best ways to encourage the masses to save energy is to inform them about their energy consumption in real time and allow them to compare their consumption with others using.

Eco Factor: Renewable energy used to power university campus. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has invested $4 million in an ambitious project to capture geothermal energy to meet the power needs of its academic buildings..

Eco Factor: World’s largest cruise ship designed to minimize waste and consume 25% less power. After two and a half years of construction and environmental consideration, the world’s largest cruise ship commissioned by Royal Caribbean...

Eco Factor: Pilot projects to generate renewable energy from water. Renewable energy, which is currently dominated by solar and wind farms, is churning out power that is expensive and highly dependent on climatic conditions. Two companies are...