Ecofriend

Eco Factor: Low-cost solar-powered LED lighting system. While many of us are busy our technology-dependent lives, there are still 1.5 billion people who’re waiting for the first spark of electricity to light their rural homes. Frederik Krebs...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered building designed to be carbon neutral. Designed by MarioCucinella Architects, the Santander Building is designed to be the first carbon neutral building in Milan. The building is equipped with 4000-square-meters of...

Eco Factor: 24-hour public library to use a rooftop solar plant for power. Taiwan will soon get its first unmanned 24-hour public library, construction on which has begun. The library will generate power for itself using an array of rooftop...

Eco Factor: Stand to better the performance of flexible photovoltaic modules. We all know that the amount of solar energy falling on solar panels is directly proportional to the electricity produced. Flexible solar panels solve some issues related.

Eco Factor: Concept house makes use of renewable power sources for all energy needs. Italian Architect Massimo Iosa Ghini is working on a concept house design that incorporates a multitude of eco-technologies that assure to keep the carbon...

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..

Among the un-countable solar devices in the market, the newest one to make its blotch is a brand new concept designed by Vivien Muller. Unlike a typical solar device, the "solar tree" has 54 mini, powerful photovoltaic panels that act as leaves which...

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...

Another energy-efficient house adds to the list of eco-friendly houses. An impressive four-bedroom house with a range of environmentally friendly features is set to construction by Pat Wilkinson, a green builder. Though still a month to go, the project.