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Eco Factor: Initiative to train underprivileged people to harness solar energy. With millions of people living in rural India still deprived of the first sparks of electricity to illuminate their homes, the Orissa Tribal Empowerment & Livelihoods..

Eco Factor: High-output solar cells by Mitsubishi Electric. In a bid to lower the cost of solar energy, Mitsubishi Electric has come up with 10 new models of high-output solar panels, five of which will be marketed in Europe and the rest in North.

Eco Factor: Low-cost printable solar cells developed at The University of Texas At Austin. One of the biggest drawbacks of solar cells available on the market today is their high cost, which keeps homeowners from opting for renewable energy...

Eco Factor: Photovoltaic and solar thermal plants to be set up in Fort Irwin by US Army. US Army’s solar plans trace back to October last year, when they announced the development of a solar plant capable of generating 500MWs of solar...

Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture harnesses solar energy and natural light. Nottingham University’s plan to expand in Ningbo, China, has seen the development of a new Center for Sustainable Energy Technologies, which is designed by Mario...

Eco Factor: Solar energy concentrators for solar thermal plants offer better efficiency. Solar thermal plants have been using solar concentrators for quite some time. Simply put, these systems focus the energy of the sun at one point in order to...

Eco Factor: Concept tower for Dubai generates solar energy and uses natural air for ventilation. Just when it seems that Dubai has seen it all, in terms of some of the most fascinating structures ever constructed on the planet, we see architects...

Eco Factor: New solar cells promise an efficiency of 6%. Researchers at the University of California have designed a new solar cell which will be far cheaper than conventional silicon cells, maybe up to 10 times cheaper. This new method will not...

Eco Factor: Solar energy harnessing fiber could turn clothes into renewable energy generators. Are you tired of the low battery signals from your cellphone and your iPod? Konarka, the number one solar material maker from the US, is here with a...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered installation mimics natural flowers at a large scale. Israel-based designers Gaston Zahr & Merav Eitan have designed the Night Garden for the “Light in Jerusalem Festival” at Gan Habonim, in Israel. The installation...