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November 2017

Louise Meyer 2008
Louise Meyer, co-founder of Solar Household Energy, to receive award from Leaders in Energy
Great British Solar Bake Off 2017 demonstration, 11-7-17 copy
Stewart MacLachlan chronicles the activities of the Great British Solar Bake Off 2017, part of this year's Green Gathering, held in Chepstow, United Kingdom
How many solar cookers 2016
See solar cooker distribution numbers worldwide, and add your project to the interactive map
October 2017

Roger Haines meets with the Alliance for African Assistance to discuss solar cooker distribution., photo - Roger Haines copy
Dedicated solar cooking proponent, Roger Haines, visits India, Kenya, and Uganda
Kakuma May 2017
Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya setting the pace in use of renewable energy
Mamelodi, S.A. solar bakery ,10-11-17 copy
A community-scaled solar box oven to serve as a bakery for the SOS Children's Village in Mamelodi, South Africa
Sun Buckets logo, 1-4-17
Sun Buckets is seeking organizations as early adopters
ISO logo, 10-9-17 copy
The ISO process for clean cookstoves will have its concluding session in Katmandu, Nepal 30 October - 3 November 2017
Greenpeace logo, 10-5-17 copy
Greenpeace Launches Solar Energy Education Project in Morocco
September 2017

Solar Household Energy logo1
Solar Household Energy has partnered with Lorena Harp to provide solar cookers to earthquake victims in Mexico, as well as launch a new solar cooker social enterprise in the country
Alan Bigelow at UN, 8-25-17
Alan Bigelow, PhD, Solar Cookers International's Science Director and lead United Nations Representative, addresses a global audience at the UN
SCI & Kozon logo, 8-8-17
Webinar now available on demand: How to Promote Integrated Solar Cooking as a Social Business: Two Examples of Success from Africa
August 2017

ISES Webinar logo, 8-17-17
The International Solar Energy Society joined with Solar Cookers International to host a webinar devoted to the initial progress being made in solar cooker performance evaluation (PEP). Listen online.
SCI annual report 2017
Solar Cookers International has published its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017
July 2017

Anera in Gaza July 2017
In Gaza, 160 families are using sunlight for cooking, reducing their dependency on fuel and electricity
June 2017

ISES logo
The International Solar Energy Society joins the Solar Cookers International Association
Faustine Odaba in Kenya refugee camps 2, 2016
Moving Energy Initiative request for proposals, by 2 July 2017, from organizations interested in participating in creating a viable market opportunity for deployment at scale of non-wood based cooking solutions in Kenyan refugee camps
PEP cropped 2017
Solar Cookers International launches pilot solar cooker testing centers in California and New York
Solar Connect Assoc. store, 6-5-17
The Solar Connect Association has created a thriving solar cooker business in Uganda
Solar Cooking Kozon 05-17
Togo Tilé establishing self-supporting solar cooker business in Mali
May 2017

Haiti call for new 2017
Haiti: Responses to SCI's call for data
SCI logo (yellow), 4-5-17
Employment Opportunities: Public Relations Officer - Solar Cookers International, Sacramento, California USA
Kakuma 2017
Vivek Kabra brings SuryaKumbh to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to teach 500 families to solar cook
April 2017

Reuters logo
Kenya learns to cook with solar power – even when the sun doesn’t shine - Reuters
ASES logo
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has become an Organization Associate of the Solar Cookers International Association
March 2017

SCI Association logo, 8-10-16
Solar Cookers International Association now offers three levels for Organization Associates
King George Hospital Scheffler array, 3-14-17
King George Medical Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India, turns to solar cooking to feed 4,000 patients
Vivek Kabra photo, 3-8-17
This IIT-Bombay graduate has helped 119,500 children cook using solar energy, and he isn’t done yet
February 2017

Mumbai students record 2017
7,438 Mumbai pupils solar cook setting a new Guinness World Record
January 2017

ASES-2017 logo
Submit papers by 15 February for the Solar Thermal Cooking Track at the ASES Conference, 9-11 October 2017 in Colorado
McGilligan scientist visit post-conf, 1-25-17
Scientists visit McGilligan Centre to discuss issues delaying use of solar cooking technology
Madam Secretary 2017
Tea Leoni learns about solar cooking on recent episode of CBS's Madam Secretary
The Guardian
The Guardian reports on a parabolic solar cooker being developed in South Africa, the Water&Solar100, which can automatically track the sun
Times of India
Vadodara, Gujarat to host international conference on solar cookers

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