Allart Ligtenberg

From Solar Cooking

My objective in 1992 was to start a sustainable solar cooking and water pasteurization program solving Nepal’s severe health, environmental and energy problems. Solar cooking was not practiced at the time. My successful strategy is: find “champion” organization(s), create Awareness with public/private demonstrations, Build the infrastructure and do Continuous follow-up on programs each year (ABC). I also train how to use, design and fabricate solar cookers, water pasteurizers, Solar food dryers, heat-retaining boxes; advise organizations to become successful in solar energy projects, help start new NGO’s and businesses; identify reliable workshops producing quality solar devices on-time; and teach responsible eco-tourism with trekking organizations and lodgekeepers. I designed a 400 gram solar backpack cooker for effective dissemination and a 3 kg collapsible parabolic (1 m) cooker for remote and rural households and trekking/expedition groups. New initiatives: - An integrated cooking method adds fuelwood-efficient, smokeless “Rocket stoves” to solar cookers. A further integrated approach offers complete health, energy, environment-friendly solutions with solar space heating, photo-voltaics, efficient WLED lighting, composting, toilets, and biomass briquettes. - I initiated a School of Renewable Energy teaching all RE technologies, plus carpentry, metalworking and small-business. Skilled workforces of RE entrepreneurs will disseminate RE technologies and create jobs. - I initiated 12 Rotary Matching Grant programs in 5 years, resulting in training, distribution of solar/sustainable devices, empowering women, improving quality of life for 2200 families (14000 people).

Contents 1 Recent news and developments 2 Audio and video 3 See also 4 External links 5 Contact 6 See this page on our other wikis

[edit] Recent news and developments

• November 2007: Conference paper: Integrated Strategies to Solar Cooking/Water Pasteurization, that Include Other Sustainable Technologies that Advance MDG's in Nepal
• February 2007: An audio interview with Allart Ligtenberg discussing his recent project in Mexico and his work with his Los Altos Rotary Club projects in Nepal, Indonesia, and Afghanistan

• August 2006: Los Altan witnesses Nepalese unrest, innovations - Los Altos Town Crier

• July 2006: Solutions in Nepal: Solar Cookers, Water Pasteurizers, Sustainable Devices, and Integrated Approaches with Efficient Fuelwood Stoves

• Solar Cooking Dissemination Approaches and Experiences in Nepal, Mongolia, and Peru

• December 2005: After the tsunami: Los Altos Rotary Club performs disaster relief the right way - Los Altos Town Crier

• July 2005: LA Rotary's 'World' projects go a long way - Los Altos Town Crier

• June 2005: Los Altos resident shines light on solutions for the poverty-stricken people of Nepal - Los Altos Town Crier

[edit] Audio and video

• February 2007: Audio interview with Allart Ligtenberg discussing a recent project in Mexico and his work with the Rotary Club on projects in Nepal, Indonesia, and Afghanistan

[edit] See also

• Friendly Appropriate Solar Technologies

• Integrated Strategies to Solar Cooking/Water Pasteurization, that Include Other Sustainable Technologies that Advance MDG's in Nepal - Allart Ligtenberg

[edit] External links

• Rotary District 5170

[edit] Contact

800 Loyola Dr
Los Altos, CA
USA 94024

Tel: 650-948-8294
Fax: 650-948-8294

Aligtenber@aol.com
http://fast-solar.com

[edit] See this page on our other wikis

• See this article in French: Allart Ligtenberg