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Eco Factor: Researchers working on new technology to generate geothermal energy at low temperatures and low cost. Research conducted by MIT estimates that enhanced geothermal systems could provide 10% of the electricity demands of the nation by...

Eco Factor: New drill to lower cost of geothermal energy. Researchers believe that if harnessed efficiently, the energy stored deep under the surface of the earth can meet the demand of energy thousands of times over and all that energy can be...

Eco Factor: Sustainably constructed house makes use of renewable energy. France-based Franklin Azzi Architecture have renovated an old hunting house into a modern green dwelling, using smart and sustainable building practices and renewable energy..

Eco Factor: Renewable energy generating architecture produces hydrogen for electricity. Students at the University of Waterloo have won this year’s Hydrogen Student Design Award hosted by Hydrogen Education Foundation with a building concept...

Eco Factor: Geothermal energy could be used to heat large office buildings, hospitals and schools in the United Kingdom. Researchers at the Royal Academy of Engineering have stated that the United Kingdom is sitting on a vast resource of untapped..

Eco Factor: Sustainable house to be powered by solar and geothermal energy. Sustainable architecture and sustainable housing are new names in urban residential complexes. Spanish design firm Desiño Earle has designed a new solar house that could.

Eco Factor: Electric car recharging station generates electricity from renewable sources. Electric cars of the future will need to be quick both in speed and in the time they need to get recharged. Current technology allows a car to be recharged...

Eco Factor: Sustainable resort to be developed in California. Over 60 years of mining destroyed about 29 acres of land in Monterey, California. The barren sand dune is all set to be converted into the greenest resort in the world. Known as...

Eco Factor: Old coal mine repurposed to generate geothermal energy. Coal was one of the main sources of energy for the Netherlands, but the need to protect the environment and the discovery of cheap natural gas in the north side of the Netherlands.

Eco Factor: Raser Technologies’ geothermal project to provide 10MW of green power. We all want our houses to be powered by solar panels and wind turbines, but apart from their dependence on local climatic conditions, the high installation price..