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	The '''Double-Angled-Twelve-Sided cooker''' (DATS) was invented by [[Teong Tan]] of [[Malaysia]].		The '''Double-Angled-Twelve-Sided cooker''' (DATS) was invented by [[Teong Tan]] of [[Malaysia]].

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	*[http://solarcooking.org/plans/DATS.htm English]		*[http://solarcooking.org/plans/DATS.htm English]
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	*[http://solarcooking.org/espanol/DATS_span.htm Spanish]		*[http://solarcooking.org/espanol/DATS_span.htm Spanish]
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		+	[[File:DATS_stand.jpg\|thumb\|none\|350px\|A support stand also designed by [[Teong Tan]]]]

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	*[http://solarcooking.org/plans/DATS.htm Construction plans for the DATS cooker]		*[http://solarcooking.org/plans/DATS.htm Construction plans for the DATS cooker]

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Solar Cookers International East Africa Office

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	* '''October 2009:''' [http://allafrica.com/stories/200910141045.html Kenya: Entrepreneurs Cashing in on Green Campaign] - ''Business Daily (Nairobi)''		* '''October 2009:''' [http://allafrica.com/stories/200910141045.html Kenya: Entrepreneurs Cashing in on Green Campaign] - ''Business Daily (Nairobi)''

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	*'''October 2009:''' A training of trainers took place in Musoma, [[Tanzania]] for the [[Global Resource Alliance]]. Thirty Tanzanians graduated as solar cooking trainers. The training was provided by Solar Cookers International and [[Solar Cooking Kenya]]. Participants learned to prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, [[pasteurize water]] and how to build and use their own solar cookers and [[fireless cooker]]s.		*'''October 2009:''' A training of trainers took place in Musoma, [[Tanzania]] for the [[Global Resource Alliance]]. Thirty Tanzanians graduated as solar cooking trainers. The training was provided by Solar Cookers International and [[Solar Cooking Kenya]]. Participants learned to prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, [[pasteurize water]] and how to build and use their own solar cookers and [[fireless cooker]]s.

Global Resource Alliance

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	==News and recent developments==		==News and recent developments==
-	*'''October 2009:''' A training of trainers took place in Musoma, [[Tanzania]] for the [[Global Resource Alliance]]. Thirty Tanzanians graduated as solar cooking trainers. The training was provided by Solar Cookers International and [[Solar Cooking Kenya]]. Participants learned to prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, [[pasteurize water]] and how to build and use their own solar cookers and [[fireless cooker]]s.	+
		+	[[File:Global_Resource_Alliance_Summer_2009.jpg\|thumb\|Training in Musoma]]
		+	*'''October 2009:''' A training of trainers took place in Musoma, [[Tanzania]] for the [[Global Resource Alliance]]. Thirty Tanzanians graduated as solar cooking trainers. The training was provided by [[SCIEAO\|Solar Cookers International]] and [[Solar Cooking Kenya]]. Participants learned to prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, [[pasteurize water]] and how to build and use their own solar cookers and [[fireless cooker]]s.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	The workshop was lead by [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office]]. [[John Amayo]] was the main teacher. It went really well. There are now small groups in several villages that want to begin building solar ovens and selling them. The sale price is about ten dollars each and the stoves can save end users over $15 per month on charcoal – not to mention preventing deforestation, eliminating deadly indoor smoke and providing nutritious meals with very little attention required. The workshop included delicious solar cooked meals.		The workshop was lead by [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office]]. [[John Amayo]] was the main teacher. It went really well. There are now small groups in several villages that want to begin building solar ovens and selling them. The sale price is about ten dollars each and the stoves can save end users over $15 per month on charcoal – not to mention preventing deforestation, eliminating deadly indoor smoke and providing nutritious meals with very little attention required. The workshop included delicious solar cooked meals.
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		+	==News and recent developments==
		+	*'''October 2009:''' A training of trainers took place in Musoma, [[Tanzania]] for the [[Global Resource Alliance]]. Thirty Tanzanians graduated as solar cooking trainers. The training was provided by Solar Cookers International and [[Solar Cooking Kenya]]. Participants learned to prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, [[pasteurize water]] and how to build and use their own solar cookers and [[fireless cooker]]s.

	==See also==		==See also==

Solar Cookers International East Africa Office

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News and recent developments:

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	==News and recent developments==		==News and recent developments==

-	* '''October 2009:'' [http://allafrica.com/stories/200910141045.html Kenya: Entrepreneurs Cashing in on Green Campaign] - ''Business Daily (Nairobi)''	+	* '''October 2009:''' [http://allafrica.com/stories/200910141045.html Kenya: Entrepreneurs Cashing in on Green Campaign] - ''Business Daily (Nairobi)''
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		+	*'''October 2009:''' A training of trainers took place in Musoma, [[Tanzania]] for the [[Global Resource Alliance]]. Thirty Tanzanians graduated as solar cooking trainers. The training was provided by Solar Cookers International and [[Solar Cooking Kenya]]. Participants learned to prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, [[pasteurize water]] and how to build and use their own solar cookers and [[fireless cooker]]s.

	* '''Spring 2009:''' [http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs042/1102157694765/archive/1102655985092.html Hamomi Children's Centre Starts Cooking Solar] - ''[[Lift Up Africa]]''		* '''Spring 2009:''' [http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs042/1102157694765/archive/1102655985092.html Hamomi Children's Centre Starts Cooking Solar] - ''[[Lift Up Africa]]''
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	*'''February 2009:''' The photo on the right shows a community group in the Siaya District of western Kenya that just had a demo by the [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office]]. The demo was given in a local market place with local authority figures present and these wonderful "guardians" of nearly 350 orphans. [http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=54532633534&h=JZuen&u=FcTnx More information...]		*'''February 2009:''' The photo on the right shows a community group in the Siaya District of western Kenya that just had a demo by the [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office]]. The demo was given in a local market place with local authority figures present and these wonderful "guardians" of nearly 350 orphans. [http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=54532633534&h=JZuen&u=FcTnx More information...]

Nepal

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Reports:

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	*'''December 2007:''' Conference paper: [[Media:Ligtenberg-WRERCEconferencePaperFinalPDFreduced_2007.pdf\|Integrated Strategies to Solar Cooking/Water Pasteurization, that Include Other Sustainable Technologies that Advance MDG's in Nepal]]		*'''December 2007:''' Conference paper: [[Media:Ligtenberg-WRERCEconferencePaperFinalPDFreduced_2007.pdf\|Integrated Strategies to Solar Cooking/Water Pasteurization, that Include Other Sustainable Technologies that Advance MDG's in Nepal]]
	*'''March 2007:''' [http://www.gorpproductions.com/projects.html Report on site visit to FoST by Sandra Wijnveldt and family]		*'''March 2007:''' [http://www.gorpproductions.com/projects.html Report on site visit to FoST by Sandra Wijnveldt and family]
-	*'''March 2005:''' [http://solarcooking.org/Onderzoek_zonneovenproject_2005.pdf Towards sustainable relief-assistance - Applicability of the sunny solution (pdf)] - ''[[Vajra Foundation]]''	+	*'''March 2005:''' [[Media:Utrech_U_Eval_(Olthof)_March_2005.pdf‎\|Towards sustainable relief-assistance - Applicability of the sunny solution]]- ''[[Vajra Foundation Nepal]]''
	*'''2003:''' [[Media:Energy Hunters of Nepal.pdf\|Energy Hunters of Nepal]] (Or how two Rotary projects (COG 2152 and NOG 468) are providing a village in Nepal with a new energy source)		*'''2003:''' [[Media:Energy Hunters of Nepal.pdf\|Energy Hunters of Nepal]] (Or how two Rotary projects (COG 2152 and NOG 468) are providing a village in Nepal with a new energy source)

Towards sustainable relief-assistance

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	This report is submitted by: Ralph Lindeboom and René Goverde ([mailto:R.e.f.lindeboom@students.uu.nl R.e.f.lindeboom@students.uu.nl], [mailto:Renegoverde@gmail.com Renegoverde@gmail.com])		This report is submitted by: Ralph Lindeboom and René Goverde ([mailto:R.e.f.lindeboom@students.uu.nl R.e.f.lindeboom@students.uu.nl], [mailto:Renegoverde@gmail.com Renegoverde@gmail.com])

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	solar cooking technology is focussed on sustaining the environment.		solar cooking technology is focussed on sustaining the environment.
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This report is submitted by: Ralph Lindeboom and René Goverde ([mailto:R.e.f.lindeboom@students.uu.nl R.e.f.lindeboom@students.uu.nl], [mailto:Renegoverde@gmail.com Renegoverde@gmail.com])

Assigned by [[Vajra Foundation Nepal]] under the supervision of Dr. M. Hekkert and Dr. W.G.J.H.M. van Sark as a part of their study on the topics of Energy & Materials, Science & Policy at Utrecht University in March 2005.

==Executive summary==

Since the early nineties the international community has, by means of the UNHCR, been
providing basic relief assistance to Bhutanese refugees accommodated in Nepal. Apart from
huts, food, drugs and education, these refugees are also being provided of kerosene to cook
on, in order to prevent deforestation as a result of the chopping of firewood. Supplying
kerosene to the refugees nowadays is much less a feasible solution than it has been in the past
as the availability of kerosene has been unreliable and its price has risen enormously over the
last five years (in 1999 13 NRs/l, in 2005 34 NRs/l). Since 1998 has Dutch/Nepali foundation
Vajra been providing parabolic solar cookers to refugee groups in one of the seven refugee
camps. This project is very popular under the refugees, which raises the question whether the
UNHCR would not better give the refugees some less kerosene and more solar cookers.

To find the answer to that question, has the usage of the currently used (SK-14) solar cooker
been compared to two alternatives, in which all cooking is done on respectively firewood and
kerosene. For the SK-14 it has been assumed that in the time it can not be used due to whether
conditions, kerosene would be used as a back-up.

The alternatives have been compared on the topics of primary energy usage, CO2 emission,
deforestation, costs and users’ attitude. When doing so, the whole lifecycle of the alternatives
and accompanying devices has been examined. In table 1, the outcomes of these sub analyses
are being presented. Values are expressed per meal to make comparison possible.

The SK-14 can reduce about half the environmental impact (in primary energy use and CO2
emission compared to the kerosene stove. In fact, most of the energy use of the solar cooker
can be attributed to the back-up need: the usage of kerosene when the solar cooker cannot be
used due to bad weather conditions.

Cooking on a solar cooker turns out to be financially attractive as well: costs per meal have
been estimated to be 4.4 €ct, while cooking on kerosene costs 7.6 €ct. For the firewood
scenario, no costs for the UNHCR have been assumed: the refugees would cut or buy for
themselves. If these costs would not be neglected, costs for the firewood alternative will be
5.3 €ct per meal. The payback time of investing in a solar cooker has in the current situation
been estimated at 1.3 years, compared to the current situation of kerosene provision.

A Multi Criteria Analysis based on weighted summation has shown that given the 5 criteria
considered and the data from the table, the solar cooker can be considered the best alternative
of the three. Only when the most unlikely of six weight sets is being picked, the solar cooker
finishes second best. So, it can be concluded that supplying the refugees of a SK-14 with some kerosene as back-up is a more than reasonable alternative to the current ways of aid
relief.

'''Screening for possible improvements'''

No project is perfect, and there are always ways to improve a project and to increase its
benefits. Having that knowledge, we have screened the Vajra project for possible
improvements.

First it has been examined whether two alternate solar cooking devices might suit the project
better than the currently used SK-14: the F1400 parabolic cooker and a standard-type solar
kitchen. The F1400 is a new type of solar cooker, that turns out to have similar environmental
benefits as the SK-14. In terms of costs (break-even at 3.3 years instead of 1.8 years for the
SK-14) and performance it is however no good option. An adjusted F1400 design could make
up these differences, especialy when production would be possible in Nepal or India. A big
drawback of installing a solar kitchen in the camp is the resulting inflexibility. A solar kitchen
is very hard to transfer, and as a result, there is a much bigger risk of not being able to breakeven
if the refugees would repatriate before the pay back period of 4.3 years. A solar kitchen
furthermore is not likely to be a success, as in a questionnaire the refugees valued the ability
to cook for themselves very high.

The currently used cooker, although comparatively already a good cooker, can also be
improved. It now uses relatively much iron in the frame: environmental impact could be
further reduced by decreasing this amount. Switching to stainless or galvanized steel can only
decrease the environmental pressure and costs if much less material is used. The reflector
plates are relatively expensive, both in terms of costs and environmental impact. Switching to
aluminium laminate might be a good option, as this material already proved to cause less
environmental pressure. Again it would be very beneficial if opportunities for production in
the Nepali, Indian or even the Chinese industry could be found.

For the production both gains could be obtained by implementing quality control mechanisms
for the cookers and rewarding the workshop employees when working more efficiently. To
decrease the defect in the cookers due to transport, using packaging material seems an easy
solution, but possibly equal benefits can be acquired by transporting only a set amount of
cookers per shipment, as this takes away the main source of the problem.
Providing the refugees with environmentally sound technology obviously helps saving the
environment, but creating environmental awareness amongst them could even prove to be a
more sustainable solution. Starting to stimulate standard cooking fuel saving measures like
using the hay box for finishing off the rice cooking, using less water and soaking lentils could
already decrease cooking time significantly. Because the refugees are already organized (in
monthly meeting users groups), such awareness can be trained very easy when in the monthly
meetings not only the solar cooker would be discussed, but general environmental issues as
well.

Attention for project management is needed every once in a while. Strengthening the
institutional realities by creating a solar cooking archive, building evaluation mechanisms and
addressing more and different human resources to the project will in the long run pay off in
sustaining project benefits. The focus should be on sustaining the projects benefits, just as the
solar cooking technology is focussed on sustaining the environment.

KACCBO

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Martin Odima

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[[File:Kaccobo_July_2009.jpg|right|400px]][[KACCBO]] thanks Solar Cookers International for the work it did for our CBO by training our community about the advantages of solar cookers in the summer of 2009. We are now continuing with local trainings and people are really learning new technologies. This is our programme how we are going round training the commuties around: Maeni village, Kamusinde village, Namboani village, Kikwechi village, Kamasielo, Mukulima, and Mutoto village. We are going round doing demonstration and teaching them how the solar cookers works.

==Contact==
Martin Odima

[mailto:kaccobo@yahoo.com kaccobo@yahoo.com]

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== Thanks for fixing all of those red links. ==

Can you email me your email address? I'm at [mailto:webmaster@solarcooking.org webmaster@solarcooking.org] [[User:Tom Sponheim|Tom Sponheim]] 20:21, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

Chile

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		+	* http://hornosolar.blogspot.com
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	===Articles in the media===		===Articles in the media===
	*'''October, 2009''': {{GoogleLinkFromSpanish\|http://pymes.lanacion.cl/prontus_pymes/site/artic/20091022/pags/20091022173424.html\|Nine Years Cooking with Pure Sunlight\|La Nacion}} More information about the [[Villaseca Solar Restaurant]]...		*'''October, 2009''': {{GoogleLinkFromSpanish\|http://pymes.lanacion.cl/prontus_pymes/site/artic/20091022/pags/20091022173424.html\|Nine Years Cooking with Pure Sunlight\|La Nacion}} More information about the [[Villaseca Solar Restaurant]]...

Bereket Solar

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Chile

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	The experiments in Chile appear to have substantial support from government		The experiments in Chile appear to have substantial support from government
-	and other organizational sources. In addition, as long ago as 1992, the [[German\|Germany]] group, [[Solar Institut Julisch]], had demonstrated the use of parabolic cookers with retained heat capacity, an experiment later repeated in [[India]], [[Egypt]] and elsewhere. Chileans have thus been exposed to a range of types of cookers, in the search for designs powerful enough for their climate.	+	and other organizational sources. In addition, as long ago as 1992, the [[Germany \| German]] group, [[Solar Institut Julisch]], had demonstrated the use of parabolic cookers with retained heat capacity, an experiment later repeated in [[India]], [[Egypt]] and elsewhere. Chileans have thus been exposed to a range of types of cookers, in the search for designs powerful enough for their climate.

	''[Information for this section was taken originally from [[Media:sam.pdf\|State of the Art of Solar Cooking]] by Dr. [[Barbara Knudson]]]''		''[Information for this section was taken originally from [[Media:sam.pdf\|State of the Art of Solar Cooking]] by Dr. [[Barbara Knudson]]]''

Villaseca

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See [[Villaseca Solar Restaurant]].

China

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Costa Rica

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-	*'''November 2006:''' [[Solar Energy Internationa]]l’s next "[[Renewable Energy for the Developing World]]" workshop will be held 22-27 January, 2007, at Rancho Mastatal environmental learning and sustainable living center. The center is located in the last virgin rainforest of Costa Rica’s Puriscal County. The property shares a significant border with the splendid La Cangreja national park, in Sabana Grande. Much of the six-day workshop will be hands on: participants will help a women’s cooperative build and use solar ovens, design and install a solar-electric system, and build a methane biodigester, amongst other things. The workshop will also include overviews of social and cultural issues related to working in the developing world.	+	*'''November 2006:''' [[Solar Energy International]]’s next "[[Renewable Energy for the Developing World]]" workshop will be held 22-27 January, 2007, at Rancho Mastatal environmental learning and sustainable living center. The center is located in the last virgin rainforest of Costa Rica’s Puriscal County. The property shares a significant border with the splendid La Cangreja national park, in Sabana Grande. Much of the six-day workshop will be hands on: participants will help a women’s cooperative build and use solar ovens, design and install a solar-electric system, and build a methane biodigester, amongst other things. The workshop will also include overviews of social and cultural issues related to working in the developing world.

	*'''March 2006:''' [[Sol Verde]]—a cooperative formed with the support of [[Sol de Vida]] and the [[Central American Solar Energy Project]]—coordinates promotion activities of 15 community groups, presents the annual “Fiesta del Sol” event, and operates a small solar restaurant with “delicious home cooking.” [[Sol Verde]] is headquartered in the [[Casa del Sol]] (Guanacaste province), which houses a permanent demonstration facility for solar applications with emphasis on solar cookers. '''''Contact:''''' ''[[Juan Arriaga Mora]]''		*'''March 2006:''' [[Sol Verde]]—a cooperative formed with the support of [[Sol de Vida]] and the [[Central American Solar Energy Project]]—coordinates promotion activities of 15 community groups, presents the annual “Fiesta del Sol” event, and operates a small solar restaurant with “delicious home cooking.” [[Sol Verde]] is headquartered in the [[Casa del Sol]] (Guanacaste province), which houses a permanent demonstration facility for solar applications with emphasis on solar cookers. '''''Contact:''''' ''[[Juan Arriaga Mora]]''

Ethiopia

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	Ethiopia has much to show in terms of work with solar cookers. Two activities		Ethiopia has much to show in terms of work with solar cookers. Two activities
-	stand out, and will be discussed initially. The first is a long lasting, though now ended, program in a refugee camp located near the border with [[Somalia]] and [[Dhibouti]], in a place known as the [[Aisha refugee camp]].	+	stand out, and will be discussed initially. The first is a long lasting, though now ended, program in a refugee camp located near the border with [[Somalia]] and [[Djibouti]], in a place known as the [[Aisha refugee camp]].

	The solar cooking work in Aisha was initiated at the request of the United Nations		The solar cooking work in Aisha was initiated at the request of the United Nations

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-	*'''March 2008:''' For nearly a decade, [[Solar Oven Partners]] (SOP) has been providing Haitians with needed relief from wood-fueled cooking in the form of solar ovens. Volunteers in Brookings, South Dakota (USA) use donated or discounted raw materials to build numerous solar oven components, which are then boxed up and shipped to Haiti for final assembly. The wooden, box-style solar ovens cost about $60 to make with volunteer labor, and are based on one of [[Richard Wareham]]’s [[Sunstove]]® designs. Each solar oven is packaged with three black cooking pots, a [[Water Pasteurization Indicator]] (WAPI), and a recipe booklet. Haitians pay a modest fee for the ovens, which they receive upon completion of a training course. [[Image:Solar_Oven_Partners_March_2008_2.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Five South Dakota State University football players volunteered to load the sea container with 1000 unassembled solar box cookers destined for Haiti.]]Last July, a team of SOP volunteers visited Haiti for the 22nd time. They assembled 74 solar cookers and trained 80 families how to cook and [[Water pasteurization\|pasteurize water]] with solar energy. Throughout the year, Haitians [[Montas and Raymonde Joseph]] conduct additional SOP trainings and sell solar ovens. They historically relied on the volunteer teams to come to Haiti and assemble cookers, which was not always sufficient to meet demand. In response, SOP has contracted with a young Haitian woman named [[Italis Jeanne Milcar]] to assure that enough ovens are available for the trainings. In just a few short months, Milcar had already assembled nearly 350 cookers and 100 WAPIs! Two years ago, SOP converted a 12.2-meter sea container for use as a storage facility for solar cookers in Haiti. They recently purchased a second container, and after 10 months of hard work, were able to fill it to capacity with components for an additional 1000 cookers, soon to be shipped to Haiti.	+	*'''March 2008:''' For nearly a decade, [[Solar Oven Partners]] (SOP) has been providing Haitians with needed relief from wood-fueled cooking in the form of solar ovens. Volunteers in Brookings, South Dakota (USA) use donated or discounted raw materials to build numerous solar oven components, which are then boxed up and shipped to Haiti for final assembly. The wooden, box-style solar ovens cost about $60 to make with volunteer labor, and are based on one of [[Richard Wareham]]’s [[SunStove]]® designs. Each solar oven is packaged with three black cooking pots, a [[Water Pasteurization Indicator]] (WAPI), and a recipe booklet. Haitians pay a modest fee for the ovens, which they receive upon completion of a training course. [[Image:Solar_Oven_Partners_March_2008_2.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Five South Dakota State University football players volunteered to load the sea container with 1000 unassembled solar box cookers destined for Haiti.]]Last July, a team of SOP volunteers visited Haiti for the 22nd time. They assembled 74 solar cookers and trained 80 families how to cook and [[Water pasteurization\|pasteurize water]] with solar energy. Throughout the year, Haitians [[Montas and Raymonde Joseph]] conduct additional SOP trainings and sell solar ovens. They historically relied on the volunteer teams to come to Haiti and assemble cookers, which was not always sufficient to meet demand. In response, SOP has contracted with a young Haitian woman named [[Italis Jeanne Milcar]] to assure that enough ovens are available for the trainings. In just a few short months, Milcar had already assembled nearly 350 cookers and 100 WAPIs! Two years ago, SOP converted a 12.2-meter sea container for use as a storage facility for solar cookers in Haiti. They recently purchased a second container, and after 10 months of hard work, were able to fill it to capacity with components for an additional 1000 cookers, soon to be shipped to Haiti.

	*'''April 2007:''' The [[Kyoto Twist Solar Cooking Society]] (KTSCS) continues its efforts to raise funds for solar cooking projects that reduce poverty in sun-rich, fuel-poor countries while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (The “twist” part of the name comes from the idea that those living in wealthier nations can change, or twist, their priorities and lifestyles to better share limited resources with those most in need.) KTSCS works with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that have solar cooker experience and a proven track record in countries where solar cookers are an appropriate technology. NGOs can request an application packet for consideration of funding. Project structure, recipient family selection parameters, training procedures, and follow-up services must be described in detail. To track the effectiveness of the projects, and to provide accountability to its donors, KTSCS will track the success of recipient families, their financial savings due to solar cooker use, and their greenhouse gas emission reductions. KTSCS funded its first pilot project in November 2005. The group that received funding -- [[Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team]] (AMURT) -- has worked in [[Haiti]] for over 15 years and has experience conducting solar cooker projects. “The Spirit of the Kyoto [Protocol] is international cooperation on what is now being called the biggest challenge mankind has ever faced ¬ massive and rapid climate change,” states the KTSCS Web site. “At an average cost of ten dollars per tonne, donating to KTSCS is an effective way to help make a difference. Cooking fires in the world today consume an estimated one billion cubic meters of wood or biomass annually, which produces an estimated one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. Those are easy figures to remember and very significant in the mitigation of global warming.”		*'''April 2007:''' The [[Kyoto Twist Solar Cooking Society]] (KTSCS) continues its efforts to raise funds for solar cooking projects that reduce poverty in sun-rich, fuel-poor countries while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (The “twist” part of the name comes from the idea that those living in wealthier nations can change, or twist, their priorities and lifestyles to better share limited resources with those most in need.) KTSCS works with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that have solar cooker experience and a proven track record in countries where solar cookers are an appropriate technology. NGOs can request an application packet for consideration of funding. Project structure, recipient family selection parameters, training procedures, and follow-up services must be described in detail. To track the effectiveness of the projects, and to provide accountability to its donors, KTSCS will track the success of recipient families, their financial savings due to solar cooker use, and their greenhouse gas emission reductions. KTSCS funded its first pilot project in November 2005. The group that received funding -- [[Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team]] (AMURT) -- has worked in [[Haiti]] for over 15 years and has experience conducting solar cooker projects. “The Spirit of the Kyoto [Protocol] is international cooperation on what is now being called the biggest challenge mankind has ever faced ¬ massive and rapid climate change,” states the KTSCS Web site. “At an average cost of ten dollars per tonne, donating to KTSCS is an effective way to help make a difference. Cooking fires in the world today consume an estimated one billion cubic meters of wood or biomass annually, which produces an estimated one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. Those are easy figures to remember and very significant in the mitigation of global warming.”

Solar steam cooking systems

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Community solar cookers

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India

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-	*'''August 2006:''' [[Deepak Gadhia\|Deepak]] and [[Shirin Gadhia]], of [[Gadhia Solar Energy System]], were awarded the "[[Business Leadership Award 2005 for Solar Thermal]]" at the annual [[International Congress on Renewable Energy]] (ICORE) in Hyderabad last February. The award was received from the [[Solar Energy Society of India]] (SESI), a member of the [[International Solar Energy Society]] (ISES). "Like all pioneering work, initially the path had been a slow, up-hill process," said the Gadhias. "But now, due to ever increasing energy costs and environmental catastrophes like global warming, it makes mankind realize that clean, renewable, sustainable technologies are the best possible option." Upon winning the award, the Gadhias acknowledged Dr. [[Dieter Seifert]] and [[Wolfgang Scheffler]], whose solar concentrator cooking technologies are promoted by Gadhia Solar.	+	*'''August 2006:''' [[Deepak Gadhia\|Deepak]] and [[Shirin Gadhia]], of [[Gadhia Solar Energy Systems]], were awarded the "[[Business Leadership Award 2005 for Solar Thermal]]" at the annual [[International Congress on Renewable Energy]] (ICORE) in Hyderabad last February. The award was received from the [[Solar Energy Society of India]] (SESI), a member of the [[International Solar Energy Society]] (ISES). "Like all pioneering work, initially the path had been a slow, up-hill process," said the Gadhias. "But now, due to ever increasing energy costs and environmental catastrophes like global warming, it makes mankind realize that clean, renewable, sustainable technologies are the best possible option." Upon winning the award, the Gadhias acknowledged Dr. [[Dieter Seifert]] and [[Wolfgang Scheffler]], whose solar concentrator cooking technologies are promoted by Gadhia Solar.

	*'''August 2006:''' [[Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes]] (SAAP) is a nonprofit, charitable society committed to environmental protection and empowerment of the downtrodden through solar energy applications, particularly solar thermal technologies. Run by the Jesuits, and led by [[Fr. M.M. Mathew]], SAAP conducts research, development, fabrication and installation of a variety of solar devices, including household solar cookers, [[community solar cookers]], [[solar steam cooking systems]], and [[solar food dryers]]. They have even developed a solar [[chapatti]] cooker. Many of SAAP's devices rely on solar concentrator technologies developed by Dr. [[Dieter Seifert]] and [[Wolfgang Scheffler]], and the [[Solar Bruecke]] organization. SAAP empowers socially and economically depressed groups through employment opportunities as fabricators, as well as vocational training programs affiliated with the [[National Institute of Open Schools]]. '''''Contact:''''' ''[[Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes]]''		*'''August 2006:''' [[Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes]] (SAAP) is a nonprofit, charitable society committed to environmental protection and empowerment of the downtrodden through solar energy applications, particularly solar thermal technologies. Run by the Jesuits, and led by [[Fr. M.M. Mathew]], SAAP conducts research, development, fabrication and installation of a variety of solar devices, including household solar cookers, [[community solar cookers]], [[solar steam cooking systems]], and [[solar food dryers]]. They have even developed a solar [[chapatti]] cooker. Many of SAAP's devices rely on solar concentrator technologies developed by Dr. [[Dieter Seifert]] and [[Wolfgang Scheffler]], and the [[Solar Bruecke]] organization. SAAP empowers socially and economically depressed groups through employment opportunities as fabricators, as well as vocational training programs affiliated with the [[National Institute of Open Schools]]. '''''Contact:''''' ''[[Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes]]''

Kenya

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	Both GTZ and SCI were horrified at this well meaning, but ultimately destructive, act, which harmed the fuel-efficient stove program and effectively ended the solar cooking project. Obviously, free fuelwood was a far more attractive option. Two years later, the money for fuel was finished, and the programs promoting alternatives to fuelwood were no longer present in the camp. In the US, SCI attempted to protest, but was unsuccessful in obtaining a hearing on this emotional issue, taken up in good faith by ill informed U.S. representatives. The solar cooking program in Dadaab program of SCI was closed and has not been restarted.		Both GTZ and SCI were horrified at this well meaning, but ultimately destructive, act, which harmed the fuel-efficient stove program and effectively ended the solar cooking project. Obviously, free fuelwood was a far more attractive option. Two years later, the money for fuel was finished, and the programs promoting alternatives to fuelwood were no longer present in the camp. In the US, SCI attempted to protest, but was unsuccessful in obtaining a hearing on this emotional issue, taken up in good faith by ill informed U.S. representatives. The solar cooking program in Dadaab program of SCI was closed and has not been restarted.

-	A Swiss woman named [[Allison Curtis]], working for an NGO called the [[Solar Health and Education Project]] (SHEP), has provided a number of workshops in the	+	A Swiss woman named [[Alison Curtis]], working for an NGO called the [[Solar Health and Education Project]] (SHEP), has provided a number of workshops in the
	coastal and other regions of Kenya. The first workshop was held in the Kenya Marine		coastal and other regions of Kenya. The first workshop was held in the Kenya Marine
	National Reserve locality, a protected part of the spectacular coast of that nation. The initial group trained was made up of teachers and public health workers, in order to encourage the introduction of simple solar technologies into school curricula and thus into everyday life. Both cooking and [[water pasteurization]] techniques were demonstrated and the required skills taught to participants. A second group of new solar cooks was simply introduced to the concept and practice of solar cooking in a basic training workshop, while a third group of experienced cooks reviewed progress in their respective villages (based on earlier training and promotion).		National Reserve locality, a protected part of the spectacular coast of that nation. The initial group trained was made up of teachers and public health workers, in order to encourage the introduction of simple solar technologies into school curricula and thus into everyday life. Both cooking and [[water pasteurization]] techniques were demonstrated and the required skills taught to participants. A second group of new solar cooks was simply introduced to the concept and practice of solar cooking in a basic training workshop, while a third group of experienced cooks reviewed progress in their respective villages (based on earlier training and promotion).

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Lesotho

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-	educational facility, the [[Bethel Business and Community Development Center]],	+	educational facility, the [[Bethel Business and Community Development Centre]],
	located in Moorosi, Lethotha. The Centre, which began in 1998, provides adult education		located in Moorosi, Lethotha. The Centre, which began in 1998, provides adult education
	of many applied types, attempting to inculcate practical skills and teamwork in its young		of many applied types, attempting to inculcate practical skills and teamwork in its young

Madagascar

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	cooperatively and shared widely with smaller nations.		cooperatively and shared widely with smaller nations.

-	One program operating in Madagascar is run by the medical arm ([[SALFA]]) of the Malagasy Lutheran Church. [[SALFA]] runs 25 hospitals throughout the country. Dr. [[Stanley Quanback]] and his wife, medical missionaries in the country, initiated the project and helped to develop collaboration with another medical organization, [[Pathologists Overseas]]. Teaching materials and consultation were provided to the volunteers by California volunteer, [[Alice Hoenecke]], sociologist [[Agnes Andriamanantsoa]] , and nutritionist [[Sosanna Suzanne]], the latter two employees of [[SALFA]] and	+	One program operating in Madagascar is run by the medical arm ([[SALFA]]) of the Malagasy Lutheran Church. [[SALFA]] runs 25 hospitals throughout the country. Dr. [[Stanley Quanback]] and his wife, medical missionaries in the country, initiated the project and helped to develop collaboration with another medical organization, [[Pathologists Overseas]]. Teaching materials and consultation were provided to the volunteers by California volunteer, [[Alice Hoenecke]], sociologist [[Agnes Rasamimampianina]] , and nutritionist [[Sosanna Suzanne]], the latter two employees of [[SALFA]] and
	citizens of the country.		citizens of the country.

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Solar bakeries

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Nepal

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	Another group is also at work in Nepal, the [[Foundation for Sustainable Technologies]] (FoST). This group is a recently established NGO with the goal of widely promoting and disseminating sustainable technologies to improve the quality of life of Nepalese people. They support a wide range of solar technologies and some others such as the haybox and fuel efficient stoves. Quickly after their founding, some of the members were setting up demonstrations in various parts of the country. Their goals are ambitious and long range in nature. However, the organization is too new to-have as yet much of a track record.		Another group is also at work in Nepal, the [[Foundation for Sustainable Technologies]] (FoST). This group is a recently established NGO with the goal of widely promoting and disseminating sustainable technologies to improve the quality of life of Nepalese people. They support a wide range of solar technologies and some others such as the haybox and fuel efficient stoves. Quickly after their founding, some of the members were setting up demonstrations in various parts of the country. Their goals are ambitious and long range in nature. However, the organization is too new to-have as yet much of a track record.

-	Solar cooking has also been initiated in camps serving the large population of refugees from Bhutan currently resident in Nepal. In one or more of these camps, a program funded by the [[Vajra Foundation]] mounted solar cooking programs in refugee camps. The Project was run by a man named [[Maarten Olhof]] who distributed 400 box cookers of the [[ULOG]] type (slanted top) in the camps. Working cooperatively with CRT (and Ligtenberg, also of Dutch origin), Olhof also worked in a rural area in the Katmandu Valley, near the capital city, conducting demonstrations and training. He hopes to involve more organizations, such as Rotary, in these efforts.	+	Solar cooking has also been initiated in camps serving the large population of refugees from Bhutan currently resident in Nepal. In one or more of these camps, a program funded by the [[Vajra Foundation]] mounted solar cooking programs in refugee camps. The Project was run by a man named [[Maarten Olthof]] who distributed 400 box cookers of the [[ULOG]] type (slanted top) in the camps. Working cooperatively with CRT (and Ligtenberg, also of Dutch origin), Olhof also worked in a rural area in the Katmandu Valley, near the capital city, conducting demonstrations and training. He hopes to involve more organizations, such as Rotary, in these efforts.

	Cookers of the parabolic type are also known to have been promoted in Nepal by the [[IBEU]] group, located in Germany at Julich. The device they used in Nepal is one with thermal storage capacity, accomplished with reflector plates, a steel vessel filled with pebbles, and vegetable oil as a heat transfer means. The devices are highly efficient, and retain heat for up to one day.		Cookers of the parabolic type are also known to have been promoted in Nepal by the [[IBEU]] group, located in Germany at Julich. The device they used in Nepal is one with thermal storage capacity, accomplished with reflector plates, a steel vessel filled with pebbles, and vegetable oil as a heat transfer means. The devices are highly efficient, and retain heat for up to one day.

Senegal

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		+	[[File:Senegalsolarcooking.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Cooking fish sauce for dinner in the village of Nioro du Rip]]
	*'''November 2009:''' A Peace Corps Volunteer worked in a small rural village near Nioro du Rip, training one family how to use a simple solar cooker, cooking local dishes in a new way while retaining already-existing pots and cooking materials.		*'''November 2009:''' A Peace Corps Volunteer worked in a small rural village near Nioro du Rip, training one family how to use a simple solar cooker, cooking local dishes in a new way while retaining already-existing pots and cooking materials.
-	[[File:Senegalsolarcooking.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Cooking fish sauce for dinner in a solar [[CooKit]]!]]	+
	*'''November 2009:''' The rural community of Méouane (Tivaouane), Senegal has a new [[solar bakery]] that reaches 500°C and supplies bread to a village of about 70 houses. The launching ceremony was organized by the GIE Sope Khadim village women, who simultaneously received 140 ovens for cooking at home. Present at the event, the office manager of solar cookers to the Ministry of Scientific Research, [[Abdoulaye Toure]], explained his presence by the government's willingness to assist women in starting their solar cookers. This project is funded by the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF), with technical collaboration of the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP). The mobile solar bakery reaches 500°C and can produce 70 loaves in the morning and 100 in the evening," said Abdoulaye Toure. Since 1982, he added, this project has operated. "With American cooperation, the project was updated and we've created a solar bakery," said the designer. He added: "It can be moved around because we have found to Mekhe, Pékess, Thilmakha holding weekly markets in their localities. The oven can serve these people too. [[New mobile solar bakery benefits the population of Méouane, Senegal\|More info...]]		*'''November 2009:''' The rural community of Méouane (Tivaouane), Senegal has a new [[solar bakery]] that reaches 500°C and supplies bread to a village of about 70 houses. The launching ceremony was organized by the GIE Sope Khadim village women, who simultaneously received 140 ovens for cooking at home. Present at the event, the office manager of solar cookers to the Ministry of Scientific Research, [[Abdoulaye Toure]], explained his presence by the government's willingness to assist women in starting their solar cookers. This project is funded by the GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF), with technical collaboration of the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP). The mobile solar bakery reaches 500°C and can produce 70 loaves in the morning and 100 in the evening," said Abdoulaye Toure. Since 1982, he added, this project has operated. "With American cooperation, the project was updated and we've created a solar bakery," said the designer. He added: "It can be moved around because we have found to Mekhe, Pékess, Thilmakha holding weekly markets in their localities. The oven can serve these people too. [[New mobile solar bakery benefits the population of Méouane, Senegal\|More info...]]

Scheffler reflector

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See [[Scheffler Community Kitchen]] article.

To do

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One-time tasks:

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	== One-time tasks ==		== One-time tasks ==
-	* Starting with [[Zimbabwe]] and going backwards in the alphabet in [[Countries]], go through the History of solar cooking sections looking for red links. Check to see if there are slight text variations that are causing these links to be broken.	+	* '''Started: [[User:Abigail Fay\|Abigail Fay]] 12:37, November 19, 2009''' Starting with [[Zimbabwe]] and going backwards in the alphabet in [[Countries]], go through the History of solar cooking sections looking for red links. Check to see if there are slight text variations that are causing these links to be broken.
	* '''Started: [[User:Ben Hedrick\|Ben Hedrick]] 05:47, November 9, 2009 (UTC)''' Go to each page in [[:Category:India]] and make the state hot in the "Contact" section of the page.		* '''Started: [[User:Ben Hedrick\|Ben Hedrick]] 05:47, November 9, 2009 (UTC)''' Go to each page in [[:Category:India]] and make the state hot in the "Contact" section of the page.
	* '''Started: [[User:Michael Michalowicz\|Michael Michalowicz]] 10:22, November 17, 2009 (UTC)''' Go through every page in [[:Category:NGOs]] and make sure that the country code has been indicated for each telephone number.		* '''Started: [[User:Michael Michalowicz\|Michael Michalowicz]] 10:22, November 17, 2009 (UTC)''' Go through every page in [[:Category:NGOs]] and make sure that the country code has been indicated for each telephone number.

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-	*'''July 2007:''' [[Tom Rick]] of the [[Yancheng Sangli Solar Energy Co. Ltd.]] announced that the company’s price for exporting high-powered, focusing solar cookers has been reduced to $65, FOB Shanghai. More information on these durable, effective cookers can be found in the November 2006 Solar Cooker Review article "Chinese company makes, exports thousands of solar cookers."	+	*'''July 2007:''' [[Tom Rick]] of the [[Yancheng Sangli Solar Energy \| Yancheng Sangli Solar Energy Co. Ltd.]] announced that the company’s price for exporting high-powered, focusing solar cookers has been reduced to $65, FOB Shanghai. More information on these durable, effective cookers can be found in the November 2006 Solar Cooker Review article "Chinese company makes, exports thousands of solar cookers."

	*'''March 2006:''' A group of six undergraduates from Tufts University traveled with their faculty advisor to Gymthang, Tibet, to investigate adaptation of solar cookers for medical waste disinfection. Under the guidance of the Health Ministry of Gyatsa county, China (Tibet), and the [[KunDe Foundation]], the students formulated plans prior to their visit as part of an interdisciplinary undergraduate design program affiliated with the Engineers Without Borders organization. Their design — a modified solar cooker — consisted of a double-walled box with a removable base, fixed dual-paned glass top, and four-sided reflector. Medical waste could be placed in a container on the removable base. By design, the cooker had to be fabricated locally from local materials. Mikmar, the village carpenter, built an internal hewn framework to which internal and external plywood walls were nailed. The corners of the box were sealed against air loss with high-quality reflective tape readily available across Asia for use with parabolic-type solar cookers. The glass was sealed in place using a mixture of animal collagen glue and epoxy. Felt, between the removable base and the walls of the box, limited hot air loss. The device was able to boil water in less than 20 minutes, and attained a maximum temperature of 120°C. In celebration, the students baked an apple pie for their hosts using yak butter and barley flour. The approach selected by the students was intended to encourage a motivated high-profile member of the community — the village doctor — to adopt use of the technology for a new application that would significantly improve current ground-dispersal methods for waste disposal. (The doctor did not have any patients during the time the students were in Tibet, but they intend to return to follow up on usage.) '''''Contact:''''' ''[[Douglas Matson]]''		*'''March 2006:''' A group of six undergraduates from Tufts University traveled with their faculty advisor to Gymthang, Tibet, to investigate adaptation of solar cookers for medical waste disinfection. Under the guidance of the Health Ministry of Gyatsa county, China (Tibet), and the [[KunDe Foundation]], the students formulated plans prior to their visit as part of an interdisciplinary undergraduate design program affiliated with the Engineers Without Borders organization. Their design — a modified solar cooker — consisted of a double-walled box with a removable base, fixed dual-paned glass top, and four-sided reflector. Medical waste could be placed in a container on the removable base. By design, the cooker had to be fabricated locally from local materials. Mikmar, the village carpenter, built an internal hewn framework to which internal and external plywood walls were nailed. The corners of the box were sealed against air loss with high-quality reflective tape readily available across Asia for use with parabolic-type solar cookers. The glass was sealed in place using a mixture of animal collagen glue and epoxy. Felt, between the removable base and the walls of the box, limited hot air loss. The device was able to boil water in less than 20 minutes, and attained a maximum temperature of 120°C. In celebration, the students baked an apple pie for their hosts using yak butter and barley flour. The approach selected by the students was intended to encourage a motivated high-profile member of the community — the village doctor — to adopt use of the technology for a new application that would significantly improve current ground-dispersal methods for waste disposal. (The doctor did not have any patients during the time the students were in Tibet, but they intend to return to follow up on usage.) '''''Contact:''''' ''[[Douglas Matson]]''
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	The world's largest solar cooker programs are found in China. One contemporary		The world's largest solar cooker programs are found in China. One contemporary
-	spokesperson for this issue in China is [[Chen Ziaofu]], Deputy Secretary General of the	+	spokesperson for this issue in China is [[Chen Xiaofu]], Deputy Secretary General of the
	China Association for Rural Energy. He writes that China has been active in designing		China Association for Rural Energy. He writes that China has been active in designing
	devices, in materials technology, in establishing technical standards for industrial		devices, in materials technology, in establishing technical standards for industrial
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	* '''March 2008:''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-03/uoc--bcp032008.php Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming] - ''Scripps Institution of Oceanography''		* '''March 2008:''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-03/uoc--bcp032008.php Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming] - ''Scripps Institution of Oceanography''

-	* '''July 2007:''' [http://www.ob.org/programs/hope_works/news/2007/hw_2007_0420_solarovens.asp Solar-powered ovens revolutionize cooking] - ''[[Operation Blessing]]''	+	* '''July 2007:''' [http://www.ob.org/programs/hope_works/news/2007/hw_2007_0420_solarovens.asp Solar-powered ovens revolutionize cooking] - ''[[Operation Blessing International \| Operation Blessing]]''

	* '''May 2007:''' [http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=48605 China's Solar-Powered City] - ''Renewable Energy Access''		* '''May 2007:''' [http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=48605 China's Solar-Powered City] - ''Renewable Energy Access''