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Eco Factor: World’s most efficient solar cell converts 43% incident sunlight into electricity. Solar energy is one stream of technology which sees new records quite regularly. The enormous potential of the technology has kept researcher busy in..

Eco Factor: World’s largest solar power plant to be constructed in Sahara. Taking advantage of the dryness of Sahara Desert, renewable energy giants are prepping up the installation of the world’s largest solar power plant that collectively...

Eco Factor: Window blinds generate solar electricity. Imagine how different the world might be if we could capture sunlight and release it on demand to light the dark. As an alpha source of energy, the sun sustains nearly everything on our...

Eco Factor: Cellphone battery chargers powered by solar energy. You might be in love with your iPhone 3G, but without juice even the iPhone is nothing more than a 133 gram brick lying in your pocket. The folks over at Energizer have tried to...

Eco Factor: Concept Bluetooth headset powered by solar energy. Solar energy is slowly but surely catching-up on portable gadgets and we’re regular in keeping you informed on the latest designs, which will, sooner or later, hit the production...

Eco Factor: Solar installations in large deserts could supply a quarter of our energy needs by 2050. A study conducted by Greenpeace, European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) has resulted in.

Eco Factor: Diamond-based solar energy generating system. Using diamonds to generate green electricity seems an extravagant idea but not so to Dr. Neil Fox from the University of Bristol’s School of Chemistry. The researcher has been awarded a...

Eco Factor: Portable device to harness and store solar energy. Developed by design students at the Indian Institute of technology, Kanpur, the PhotoCYL is a portable device inspired from plants. The leaves are made from thin film Cadmium Indium...

Eco Factor: Solar energy generating towers. Catellus Development Group has started constructing the “Sunflowers – A garden of Energy,” which is a solar energy generating system developed by Massachusetts-based artists Mags Harries and Lajos..

Eco Factor: Rescue system powered by solar energy. Rescue at sea is one of the most critical jobs in the world, where seconds can make a difference between life and death. For now we depend on lifeguards and their ability to swim, while we try...