Eco Factor: Desalination plants to provide freshwater to animals in Abu Dhabi.
Water resources experts from the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi have planned to deploy 30 small-scale solar-powered desalination plants over the next 15 months to provide potable water to animals living in Abu Dhabi’s desert environment. Two of the plants are already operational and convert brackish water from underground aquifers to fresh water.
Eco Factor: Sustainable outdoor building powered by solar energy.
Architects 3DReid have unveiled an innovative and sustainable external learning building at the BSEC School Construction conference. Dubbed the rotatED, the building has been developed in collaboration with Blue Forest, and can be turned on any of its seven sides to create an outdoor place with multiple application areas.
Eco Factor: Universal remote powered by solar energy.
The latest advancements in storage technology have made most portable electronic devices rely on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to prevent toxic batteries from being disposed. However, there are still a few gadgets like remote control that rely heavily on disposable batteries. The Leopard is out there to better your eco-credentials with solar energy.
Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electric motors.
ZMP Inc has announced that the company will release its all-electric single seat robot car later this year. The RoboCar G is based on the EV platform developed by the Next-Gen EV Study Group at Gunma University. The car according to ZMP has been developed for research and development as a vehicle that is large enough for practical use.
Eco Factor: Energy-efficient development harvest energy and water.
Italian design firm StudioDosi have unveiled their proposal for the 36 Calls Competition in Leeds, UK, The sustainable office building spans more about 2260 square meters with a 360 square meter public space suspended from above. The building explores innovative solutions in façade treatments making it technical and poetic at the same time.
Eco Factor: Sustainable retail center design features use of locally sourced materials.
Studio Shift has unveiled the designs of their new retail center proposal for a riverside location in Miyi, where it capitalizes on the naturally cleansed waters of the South Lake area. The center comprises three buildings that are conceptually carved from one solid entity and reconnected through the public plaza.
Eco Factor: Energy-saving development planned for Newark.
Brooklyn-based architecture firm Super Interesting! has won a competition to design a sustainable visitor center for Newark, New Jersey. Out of over 200 entries, Super Interesting!’s proposal “Engaging Ecology – Connecting Community” features a focus on the ties between the local environment and the surrounding community.
Eco Factor: East Bay’s largest taxi company adds 15 new gas-electric hybrid vehicles to fleet.
Friendly Cab, the East Bay’s largest taxi transportation company has launched a new “Go Green, Ride Clean” campaign with the addition of 15 new gas-electric hybrid vehicles, which will help save about 1.3 million lbs of CO2 emissions annually.
Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power.
With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locations for renewable energy power plants, Sweden’s Hexicon has developed a new solution for offshore wind power.
Eco Factor: Mixed-use tower harvests solar and wind energy.
The Oasis Tower for Zabeel Park, Dubai is an answer to the rise in population and the dearth in the amount of land available for farming. Designed by Rahul Surin, the tower would provide a solution for urban farming and sustainable housing. The architect believes that the Oasis Tower will be able to provide food enough to feed 40,000 people each year.
Eco Factor: Mixed-use tower harvests solar and wind energy.
The Oasis Tower for Zabeel Park, Dubai is an answer to the rise in population and the dearth in the amount of land available for farming. Designed by Rahul Surin, the tower would provide a solution for urban farming and sustainable housing. The architect believes that the Oasis Tower will be able to provide food enough to feed 40,000 people each year.
Eco Factor: Low-emission car to be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid engine.
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that it will launch its first ever diesel-electric hybrid car later this year. Dubbed the E300 BlueTec, the car will hit European showrooms by early 2011. The car will be powered by a specially tuned twin-turbocharged 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel engine.
Eco Factor: Active speakers for portable music players run on solar energy.
Landport Japan have unveiled new active speakers that harvest solar energy from onboard solar panels to cheer you up using nothing more than clean energy from the sun. These Solar Speakers are equipped with onboard solar panels that recharge a lithium-ion battery.
Eco Factor: Sustainable development to harvest rainwater and solar energy.
Studio Shift has unveiled the designs for a new 3000-seat Sports Center to be developed in Miyi County that will provide a multi-purpose venue to accommodate sporting events such as badminton, table tennis and basketball. The main Sports Center complex is divided into smaller venues that feature a 200-seat tennis court, swimming pool and several badminton and table tennis courts.
Eco Factor: Energy-saving socket strip doubles as ambient light if energy is being wasted.
We all connect appliances to a multiple socket strip, but even after using them they’re often left connected to the strip in standby mode, which wastes energy as all appliances consume a small amount of energy even during standby. Industrial designers Dong Hoon Han, Hwa Yong Shin and Dong Jin Shin have come up with a device that provides ambient light and also alerts the user about energy wastage.
Eco Factor: Scientists create water repelling surfaces which are ideal for solar panels.
Recent efforts to create self-cleaning windows and solar panels have led scientists borrow technologies from natural systems including lotus leaves. Researchers at the University of Florida have come up with a similar technology that has been inspired from another of nature’s wonders – spiders.
Eco Factor: Boat powered entirely by solar energy.
At 31m long, the world’s largest solar-powered multi-hulled vessel has been unveiled. The catamaran, dubbed PlanetSolar, is expected to produce up to 103.4KW of solar power to drive its engine which needs just 20KW to achieve a speed of about eight knots.
Eco Factor: Bacteria colony reacts with mud and seawater to generate electricity.
Scientists have for long known that bacteria can generate electricity when mixed with mud and seawater, which led to the development of microbial fuel cells. However, till date these researchers weren’t able to provide the reasons of just how bacteria create electric networks that serve as long distance communication.
Eco Factor: Energy-efficient building for LEED Platinum Certification.
Diamond + Schmitt Architects have unveiled the designs of the new $77 million Environmental Demonstration Center for Construction Trades and Building Sciences at Algonquin College’s Ottawa campus, which according to the designers will demonstrate ingenuity and design excellence in sustainability.
Eco Factor: Sustainable development to harvest solar energy.
Preston Scott Cohen has won the competition to develop the Taiyuan Museum of Art. The building, which is already under construction, features tessellated surfaces that allow the maximum penetration of daylight and natural ventilation in addition to producing some spatial conditions as the user circulates through and around the building.
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Eco Factor: Sustainable prefabricated house harvests solar energy and rainwater.
Designers at MisoSoupDesign have unveiled the designs of a next-gen prefabricated living unit that reacts to nature and co-exists with it. The major components of the house are divisible and transported by typical 120” wide tractor trailer and can then be easily assembled onsite.
Eco Factor: Homes made using recycled shipping containers.
ContainerHomes is currently working with several NGOs to provide emergency shelters for displaced people in earthquake-hit Haiti. Traditionally tents have been used for the same, but shipping container homes offer a much safer and an economically sound solution.
Eco Factor: Hybrid overland truck harvests solar energy.
Designed by Hamid Raza Bekhradi, the OEX is a concept overland truck that promises a visually exciting expedition without compromising on emissions. The concept is designed for the year 2020, in collaboration with Fiat Professional Design Center and IVECO styling office and focuses to enhance the passenger’s visibility with panoramic seats facing the sides of the road.
Eco Factor: Solar thermal plant to generate 400MW of renewable electric power.
After being forced to scale down its solar thermal plant plans significantly because of concern for a rare tortoise, there is some good news for BrightSource Energy with the U.S. government guaranteeing a $1.37 billion loan to the company for the construction of three solar thermal plants in the Mojave Desert.
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