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Six years ago the Solar Oven team partnered with [http://www.grupofenix.org/ Grupo Fenix], an organization from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeneria in Nicaragua that works in rural areas to increase awareness of sustainable lifestyles and research renewable energy, and [http://www.mujeressolares.org/english Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa], a collective of women using solar technologies to offset te use of woody fuels in their homes. In a region suffering from deforestation, Solar Ovens eliminate the need for women to spend hours of their day gathering resources and reduce the health risks from fires. dealing specifically with a small community in Sabana Grande, the Solar Oven Team works to increase Solar Oven usage by creating a sustainable solution that is culturally acceptable and desirable. |
Six years ago the Solar Oven team partnered with [http://www.grupofenix.org/ Grupo Fenix], an organization from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeneria in Nicaragua that works in rural areas to increase awareness of sustainable lifestyles and research renewable energy, and [http://www.mujeressolares.org/english Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa], a collective of women using solar technologies to offset te use of woody fuels in their homes. In a region suffering from deforestation, Solar Ovens eliminate the need for women to spend hours of their day gathering resources and reduce the health risks from fires. dealing specifically with a small community in Sabana Grande, the Solar Oven Team works to increase Solar Oven usage by creating a sustainable solution that is culturally acceptable and desirable. |
Revision as of 21:33, 3 May 2011
Six years ago the Solar Oven team partnered with Grupo Fenix, an organization from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeneria in Nicaragua that works in rural areas to increase awareness of sustainable lifestyles and research renewable energy, and Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa, a collective of women using solar technologies to offset te use of woody fuels in their homes. In a region suffering from deforestation, Solar Ovens eliminate the need for women to spend hours of their day gathering resources and reduce the health risks from fires. dealing specifically with a small community in Sabana Grande, the Solar Oven Team works to increase Solar Oven usage by creating a sustainable solution that is culturally acceptable and desirable.
Amenecer's current goals
Test several alternative insulation materials for use in the solar cookers for utility and durability:
- wood shavings from planing wood
- rice hulls
- fiberglass
Develop a better mechanism for supporting the lid/reflector:
- the present wooden support rod is awkward to use and difficult to align
Design a more elegant cooker:
- The long sheet metal pieces used for the outside surface of the cooker are prepared and fitted by hand and screwed to the wooden frame of the cooker
- The paint on the outside of the cooker could be more uniform in application
- An regular tool, such as a cooker, should be well and elegantly designed
For more information please visit our solar cooker project wiki.
News and recent developments
- March 2011: The student team visited Sabana Grande during spring break to build a new large cooker with a new metal stand for use in the soon to be completed Solar Restaurant being built by Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa at their Centro Solar.
External links
Contact
Tim Bond, Staff Advisor
Email: tkb2@cornell.edu