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Eco Factor: Bridge designed to harness wind energy from the movement of cars passing under it. Designers Tiago Barros and Jorge Pereira have come up with a bridge design that will be used by bikers and pedestrians as a safe way to cross the road...

Eco Factor: Revolving restaurant in Switzerland uses solar energy. Leysin’s revolving restaurant "Le Kuklos" will now offer panoramic views of La Berneuse with a system powered entirely by solar energy. The restaurant, constructed at a height...

Eco Factor: Conceptual wind turbine generates electricity. After being criticized for killing birds and ruining the landscape, wind turbines have evolved to suit individual needs. The evolution doesn’t just stop at the development of vertical...

Eco Factor: Wind farm generating 1,000MW of power. Germany’s biggest renewable energy company is on its way to build Australia’s biggest wind farm near Broken Hill in New South Wales. The state government has approved of the project that will have.

Eco Factor: Zero-emission sand yacht powered by wind energy. Controlling wind using a sail is not difficult if you’re on the open seas. However, following the same maneuver on the surface of the earth is definitely challenging. Industrial...

Eco Factor: Prototype streetlight runs on wind energy. Solar energy for lighting systems does open up a new era of gadgets that promise to be green and clean all through their lifetime. However, solar energy doesn’t power these lamps when you...

Eco Factor: Car powered by wind breaks land speed record for wind-powered vehicles. British engineer Richard Jenkins has entered the record books with the wind-powered Greenbird, a car which clocked at 126.1 mph at Lake Ivanpah, powered only by 30.

Eco Factor: A 2-in-1 hybrid device that harnesses both wind and solar energy to generates electricity. While buying a solar powered gadget, one question always pops up in mind. What if clouds didn’t let your PVs get their feed from the sun? ...

Eco Factor: Wal-Mart to purchase wind-generated electricity to power 360 stores. America's largest grocery retailer, Wal-Mart, has escalated its efforts to go green by purchasing wind-generated electricity from Duke Energy. Wal-Mart says that the..

Eco Factor: Laser beams to increase wind turbine efficiency by 10%. A Virginia-based company called Catch the Wind has developed a new fiber-optic laser system that they hope will give wind turbines an additional 20 seconds to adjust to gusts and..