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1 Events
2 News and Recent Developments
3 Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
4 Documents
- 4.1 Reports
- 4.2 Articles in the media
5 Audio and video
6 Australia contacts
7 See also
- 7.1 Gallery of manufacturers and vendors

EventsEdit

Saturday, February 25, 2012: (Felixstow) The Felixstow Community Group of Sustainable Communities SA will present a demonstration using the power of the sun to cook food with a home-made Solar Cooker (weather permitting) from 11 a.m. - 3p.m. at Linear Park. Learn how to use the Solar Cooker and get the free pattern available to make your own solar cooker using cardboard and aluminum foil. Pattern provided by Ashley Campbell. Felixstow is just outside of Adelaide. More Information...

News and Recent DevelopmentsEdit

August 2011, 2011. After several years of having the pleasure of testing out a whole range of solar oven designs, Sun Cooking Australia has launched their online online store of solar ovens, solar kettles solar cooking accessories, recipies and more. It's the largest range in Australia and we're always expanding and looking for ways to work with the solar cooking community. Website is www.SunCooking.com.au or you can contact [mailto: info@suncooking.com.au Heather Stevens]
September 20, 2008: Alice Springs, located in central Australia, will host its second annual Solar Oven Bakeoff on September 20, 2008, as part of the Alice Desert Festival at the Olive Pink Botanic Garden. All are welcome to join in the fun and compete for the Green Spoon Trophy. Oven design and use of local bush foods are two of the award categories. Last year’s recipes included an Australian Quandong dish and a cacciatore. Respected food writer and cook Stephanie Alexander is among the judges. Alice Springs has on average 300 sunny days per year, and recently became one of five communities participating in the government’s Solar Cities program. For more information, contact Kat Taylor.

August 23, 2008: Learn to make and cook in your own solar oven out of recycled and new materials, including bits from old solar hot water systems. http://ee4s-ca.blogspot.com/2008/07/making-solar-ovens-out-of-old-hot-water.html

Climate, Culture, and Special ConsiderationsEdit

The average Australian home produces 500 kilograms of greenhouse gases a year through cooking, says the federal environment department. That is less than lighting (750 kilograms), and heating and cooling (1.5 tonnes), but it is still a fair old weight.

DocumentsEdit

ReportsEdit

2004: Solar Cooking Practical Applications - Queensland Sustainable Energy

Articles in the mediaEdit

Earth Garden Spring 2011: Solar Cooking . A 4 page feature on solar cooking including recipies and design tips. Features the SunCook solar oven by Sun Cooking Australia
August 2011. ReNew magazine, Issue 116 one of the most respected magazine on renewable energy (published by the Australian Technology Association) reviewed the SunRocket solar kettle .
March 2011: Cruising Helmsmen - Australia's largest yachting magazine had a detailed review of the SunCook solar oven and how well suited it is to the sailing life.
Februray 2011: Warming to solar oven cooking . A great article on the SunCook solar oven in Newcastle, NSW
February 28, 2010: Green approach attracts crowds to Corinbank . ABC canberra, a video on the Corin Bank festival that features solar cooking
April 2011: Reflecting a generation's climate change vision - The Canaberra Times
October 2010: Solar cooking hottest new idea on the Central Coast - ABC Central Coast NSW
June 2008: How should I cook? - The Sydney Morning Herald
November 2007: Sunbaking your dinner for free - ABC Alice Springs
August 2007: Solar ovens have their time in the sun - ABC Perth