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Events
See also Calendar of events
News and Recent Developments
- 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 Considerations
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.
See also Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables.
Documents
Reports
- 2004: Solar Cooking Practical Applications - Queensland Sustainable Energy
Articles in the media
- 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
Audio and video
| April 2007: Video showing the Solar Oven Workshop with many different models created by students for Engineers Without Borders - Australia |
Contacts
The entities listed below are either based in Australia, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association
