Eco Factor: Sustainable low-energy house developed by Studio Aisslinger.
German design firm Studio Aisslinger has unveiled the Fincube, a concept sustainable and transportable low-energy house. The Fincube has been created 1200m above sea level near Bozen in Northern Italy. The sustainable dwe [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Universal charger harvests solar energy to charge handheld devices.
MOSeco has unveiled its new ES905 universal charger that has been designed for all those, who’re always interested in a camping trip. The universal charger has been designed to harvest solar energy during the day t [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper designed to harvest wind energy.
Polish architecture firm Mode:Lina Architektura & Consulting proposed the Gesterbine skyscraper for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition that has been designed to maximize energy generation using a series of wind turbines, hum [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Gribble turns abundant wood into biofuel.
Researchers at the University of York in Britain have identified the potential of wood-eating gribble to cheaply convert abundant wood and straw fiber into biofuel. For centuries the gribble has been known to eat holes in ships, docks and p [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Renewable energy-harvesting furniture.
The brainchild of Indonesian industrial designer Rizki Tarisa, the GO! is a lounge, a workstation and an exercise bike that also generates renewable electricity to power your gadgets, when you pedal the bike to burn all extra fat on your body. [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Megayacht propelled by a solar hybrid engine.
We frequently report about yachts that have adopted new technologies to reduce their carbon footprint. While most of them just aim to reduce emissions, this one from Sauter Zero Carbon Design promises to be the first zero carbon footpri [Read More…]
The Wavelight concept coverts mechanical energy captured by ocean waves into electrical energy to illuminate a series of LED lamps. Each lamp is tethered to its neighbor with a weight anchored to the sea floor. The lights are designed to attract attention for rescue operations or to warn passing shi [Read More…]
Still remember the Jumping Light? Similarly, the battery charger designed by Jooyong Kim and Sungkyung Kim also makes a full use of the kinetic energy generated when you jump the rope. Put the rechargeable batteries into the rope’s handles, close the caps, keep jumping and then you’ll get full-ch [Read More…]
You do recollect the Crank Up Battery, right? Close on heels to that concept is this Eco – Twinkle Light. Just like how you would crank up the battery or simply sharpen a pencil, you rotate Twinkle’s handle to charge it up. Twinkling fairy lights with loads of imaginary fairy dust, sparkle up this g [Read More…]
A lamppost powered by trash seems like a strange idea but if you think about the ratio between city trash and energy needs – things start to make sense, kinda. This lamppost composts trash and uses the methane byproduct as a fuel to power the lamps. The compost can then be retrieved to re-green our [Read More…]
The concept of Blinds doubling up as Solar Powered Window Air Conditioner is not new, but there is something that makes Briz tad different. Briz uses water as a coolant; water runs through both tubes beneath the bottom part of the blinds emitting dry mist. As water evaporates, it absorbs the heat th [Read More…]
