This vision for the New Bouwkunde architecture school resembles a swooping solar skateboard ramp.

Just in time for Oktoberfest - the Hopworksfiets is a pedal-powered bar on wheels!

These new Pharox 60 LED bulbs are 10 times more efficient than incandescents and last for 25 years.

Moss wallpaper anyone? Architecture and design group Nendo Studio used dried moss to create swirling patterns throughout this renovated home in Japan.

SonUmbra is a beautiful solar-powered tree composed of strands of light-emitting fabric woven into a lucent web of branches.

Just had a chance to visit this classic Victorian house in San Francisco that recently underwent a stunning eco-renovation by Mork-Ulnes Design.

The British Steam Car just shattered the world record for a steam driven vehicle by hitting an average speed of 139.843mph!

A field of solar sunflowers recently sprouted up in the city of Austin.

LOT-EK was recently chosen to transform NYC's Pier 57 into an incredible shipping container park!

RCA student Dominic Hargreaves has created the Contortionist, a folding bike that rolls up to the very width of its wheels.

Neville Mars' Solar Forest is a shady parking lot that generates energy for your plug-in EV!

Joseph Bellamo Home Arc is a curvaceous modular prefab home modeled on a bicycle rack.

Jenga, anyone? Axis Mundi architects recently unveiled an incredible alternative design for New York's MoMA tower that takes the form a city block stacked vertically.

Why choose between solar power and wind turbines when you can have both? That's the approach behind this sleek hybrid wind/solar street lamp recently unveiled by Urban Green Energy.

Think your Prius gets good mileage? The SAHIMO racer tops out at an incredible 568km / liter!

Stuents at Delft University recently revealed the Nuna5, a solar powered race car set to streak across the Australian outback for this year's World Solar Challenge.

These sustainably-built bamboo butterfly huts were designed by humanitarian design organization TYIN Tegnestue to provide housing for 24 orphans in Thailand

This lovely living lawn chaise by Deger Cengiz was recently unveiled at NYC's Best Seats on Broadway exhibit

Designed by Aora Solar, the world's first hybrid solar power plant is set to go online next week - shaped like a giant tulip.

Designed by Distill Studio, "Box Office" is a stunning piece of shipping container architecture that broke ground in Providence, Rhode Island this week.

The Pyramid Farm is an incredible concept for the future of agriculture envisioned by professors Eric Ellingsen and Dickson Despommier.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently unveiled the first of 1,100 solar powered bus shelters that will be installed throughout the city between now and 2013.

Seedbombs are plant-loaded projectiles designed to be dropped out of planes to help slow the spread of desertification around the world.

Ecosystems just debuted a new table at BKLYN Designs that transforms into a bench with a simple swipe of a credit card.

Featured at the Milan Furniture Fair, this beautiful biodegradable moss planter by Makoto Azuma creates an indoor glade in the heart of your home.

Wimbledon's Centre Court recently received a new retractable roof constructed out of translucent fabric. It stands to eliminate rain delays, ensure greater security for the grass courts, more comfortable viewing for fans.

Toby Sanders' beach ball lamps and other wonderful things from the 2009 Milan Designersblock show

The city of Wembley, England recently approved the spiraling solar-powered student housing tower.

Ofis Arhitekti just finished work on this beautiful modern reinterpretation of a classic alpine Chalet.

Aerodynamic Eco-capsule, part gypsy wagon, part RV trailer, Nice Architect's Rolling Stone mobile home is compact, environmentally friendly materials, self-sufficient in terms of energy, water and waste.

Watch out Tesla! The soon-to-be-revealed Liv Inizio electric supercar has a scorching top speed of 150mph and a 200 hundred mile range.

Various Architects designed this stunning diamond-gridded eco pavilion for the Yorkshire Forward. The inflatable event space is ultra-portable, generates all of its own energy, and is 100% recyclable

Eric Vergne’s Dystopian Farm skyscraper harnesses cutting-edge technology to provide NYC with its own self-sustaining food source.

Lofted high above the trees, Mathier Collos’ conceptual EcoCoon retreats are outfitted with an array of sustainable features including rainwater collection, a greywater system, and biomass heating.

Jumbo Hostel: an aging 747 transformed into a low-cost, fully-furnished hostel that is perfect for overnight accommodation.

The Environmental Traffic Light is an open-source projects that aims to familiarize people with the environments they inhabit.

LA recently received a gorgeous green roof and urban garden designed by SCI-arc professor and architect Alexis Rochas

Rather than serving simply to block the sun’s rays, these hi-tech blinds feature sun-soaking solar panels that store energy during the day and illuminate your interiors at night.

Located in Mutxamel, Spain, this gorgeous green home designed by Eneseis Arquitectura is half buried into the ground in part to take advantage of passive solar design techniques.

Graft Labs' proposal for Bird Island is a zero-energy home that sways with the breeze thanks to its bamboo and high-tech fabric construction.

The Waterpod is a futuristic floating eco-habitat that makes extensive use of renewable energy and recycled materials.

Aptera recently rolled out the first pre-production model of their hotly anticipated 2e electric vehicle, putting them well on the way to an October 2009 release.

Jorge Graca Costa's DT House is a perfect example of how smart, energy-efficient design principles can be applied practically,and beautifully.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro's plans to renovate New York's Governor's Island into an incredible eco park interlaced with waterways, aquariums, and paths for complimentary bikes.

Behold the Converj, Cadillac's sleek new foray into the electric vehicle market.

Designed by a team at Keio University in Japan, the 8-wheeled fully electric Eliica may be short on subtlety, but it has a range of 200 miles and can hit speeds of up to 230mph!