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Solar cooking around the world
Top News
March 2024
Solar Cookers International recognized in Solar Today for article on the value of solar cooking |
After the October 2023 earthquake, they are rebuilding in Herat, Afghanistan with transitional housing, community-cooked meals, and solar cookers from the UNDP |
The opening date for the Le Présage solar restaurant in Marseilles, France is 11 June 2024 |
Little Stars e.V. provides parabolic solar cookers, briquette presses, and heat-retention baskets to ten families in Nepal |
International Women's Day appreciation from a founder of Lytefire |
The African Solar Caravan introduces a hybrid solar oven with charcoal back-up, designed for community kitchens and small organizations serving meals |
Online (EVENT) United Nations NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum addresses solar's potential to empower women while alleviating climate change, 12 March 2024 |
Online (EVENT) United Nations NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum addresses solar cooking's potential to empower women while alleviating climate change, 14 March 2024 |
February 2024
Solar Cookers International manuscript "Testing solar cookers for cooking efficiency" published by the scientific organization ELSEVIER |
The Donne Orphanage in Hinche, Haiti receives additional solar cookers donated by Tom Hallquist |
13-14 April 2024: Solar cooking workshops in Sorède, France at the site of the historical solar furnace |
January 2024
Eliesheriff Joseph organizes a solar cooking demonstration and meal for 565 people in Haiti |
Sharon Clausson demonstrates the assembly of the Copenhagen solar cooker as part of the Global Makers series |
Stan Wells, the prolific solar tracking inventor, demonstrates his latest dual axis tracker for the SUNplicity parabolic cooker |
Foundation for Sustainable Technologies student training at Everest English School, Bhaktapur, India |
Events
Featured international events
- 4-6 June 2024 (Bridgetown, Barbados): Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum - The event will be co-hosted by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the government of Barbados. It is a platform for government, business and finance leaders, entrepreneurs, and youth and community representatives from around the world to come together to broker new partnerships, spur new investment, and address challenges at the nexus of energy, climate, and development. More information...
Online events
Requests for proposal
- Decentralized Renewable Energy Solutions utilizing Solar and Bio-Energy - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments of ScienceDirect, is requesting guest-author submissions. The special issue, VSI: DRES is devoted to publishing research articles reporting the innovative designs and design interventions in solar thermal and bio-energy for decentralized energy systems (DES). It includes i) new and novel designs of prototype or commercial devices and technologies, their development, modeling and simulations and experimental validation; ii) innovations for processes, techniques, utilization, and applications; iii) novel use of materials for improving efficiency, performance, techno-economic feasibility, and sustainability and iv) research findings addressing the socio-economic, health and safety impacts, and life cycle assessments leading to proposing novel devices for DES. The Deadline for submission is 31 July 2024. More submittal information...
All country events
Barbados
- 4-6 June 2024 (Bridgetown, Barbados): Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum - The event will be co-hosted by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the government of Barbados. It is a platform for government, business and finance leaders, entrepreneurs, and youth and community representatives from around the world to come together to broker new partnerships, spur new investment, and address challenges at the nexus of energy, climate, and development. More information...
France
- NEW: 13-14 April 2024 (Sorède, France): Solar cooking gathering at Sorède - An upcoming event for solar cooks in southern France, a few miles from the French and Spanish border, at the site of the historically famous Sorède solar furnace (Mas del Ca) built in 1900. On Saturday, there will be a workshop for solar cooks, led by Celestino Ruivo. Participants will be introduced to different types of solar cookers, and shown how to construct their own funnel cooker. The cost is EUR 15 , or EUR 25 if you want materials to be provided for you to make your own reflector. If the weather is good, there will be a solar cooked lunch. On Sunday, there will be two lectures about solar cooking, and a large display of solar cookers. See the posters for more information - Saturday, Sunday
USA
Arizona
- NEW: Saturday, 27 April 2024 (Tucson, Arizona): 39th Annual Solar Potluck at Catalina State Park - Citizens for Solar will hold their annual solar potluck once again at Catalina State Park, 11570 N Oracle Rd. The event begins at noon and runs to sunset. Solar cooked food will be provided all day, along with solar displays and exhibitors. The solar potluck dinner at 5:00 pm – Come out and cook with us*, or bring a dish or beverage to share, as well as your own plate and utensils. Entrance into the solar potluck is free, but there is $7/car entrance fee to Catalina State Park. The potluck will be held at the Gila Monster group area, park in the Flycatcher area. *If you plan to cook with us, please let us know you're coming. For more information, contact us at solarguildaz@gmail.com
Awards and grants
- NEW: Climate Adaptation Challenge Fund: The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity will run competitive challenges or calls for proposals aimed at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that show the potential to create work opportunities for young women and men, young people living with disabilities or refugee youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Fund will run these challenges across three sectors to establish a robust portfolio of innovative SMEs as they create work opportunities in SSA. The Climate Adaptation Fund will launch in 2025 and be open for nine months. Details of the challenge will be provided at a later stage. More information...
- Roddenberry Catalyst Fund: Applications accepted anytime (EN) - The Catalyst Fund is geared towards small and/or early-stage ideas and projects that need a capital infusion to launch or prove viability. Catalyst awardees are typically piloting a program, venturing into new territory, on the cusp of launching, or pivoting in a new direction. The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world addressing pressing global challenges. You can have 25 years of experience or be just starting out. You can be working alone, with a team, as part of a non-profit organization, a social enterprise, or a for-profit corporation. See the following link for more information: https://roddenberryfoundation.org/our-work/catalyst-fund/#faq
- LUSH Charity Pot Grants: Applications accepted anytime (EN/FR/ES) - Charity Pot grants support small, grassroots organizations in North America and around the world that are working on the root cause of issues and creating long-term sustainable change. [They] support organizations working in areas of animal protection, environmental justice, and human rights....Applications are submitted via an online granting system asking about your organization’s purpose, main activities, governance structure and annual revenue. Additionally, a description of the project that you’re seeking funding for is requested along with an itemized budget, timeline and how the project’s success will be measured. Our support ranges from a few thousand dollars to a maximum of $15,000 per project. Applications available in English, French, and Spanish. See the following link for more information: https://www.lushusa.com/stories/article_funding-and-application-guidelines.html
- GEF Small Grants Programme: Applications accepted anytime (EN) - SGP grants are made directly to community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in recognition of the key role they play as a resource and constituency for environment and development concerns. The maximum grant amount per project is US$50,000, but averages around US$25,000. In this way, SGP complements the large and medium-sized GEF project funding by providing a window for the direct participation of NGOs, local communities, and other grassroots organizations. How to apply..., and find your national coordinator
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New content
March 2024
- Design: Experimental Analysis of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector for Novel Solar Cooking System
- Promotion: Solar Cookers International recognized in Solar Today for article on the value of solar cooking
- Afghanistan: After the October 2023 earthquake, they are rebuilding in Herat with with transitional housing, community-cooked meals, and solar cookers from the UNDP
- France: The opening date for the Le Présage solar restaurant in Marseilles, France is 11 June 2024
- Nepal: Little Stars e.V. provides parabolic solar cookers, briquette presses, and heat-retention baskets to 10 families in Nepal
- India: The men cooked and served a solar lunch for the women to celebrate International Women Day March 8, 2024 at the Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development
- Parabolic cooking: Baking and preserving with the parabolic solar cooker - Imma Seifert
- International Women's Day: A message of appreciation from a founder of Lytefire
- Kenya: Farmers with a Vision continue a successful production run of Funnel solar panel cookers
- South Africa: The African Solar Caravan introduces a hybrid solar oven with charcoal back-up, designed for community kitchens and small organizations serving meals
- Solar Potluck: (EVENT) Saturday, 27 April 2024: 39th Annual Solar Potluck at Catalina State Park in Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Design: Mark Shook describes the features of the new Villager Sun Oven to Luther Kreuger
- Online: (EVENT) United Nations NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum addresses the potential for solar power to empower women, while alleviating climate change, 12 March 2024, Session One
- India: Over 70% of rural households use firewood for cooking in Nagaland - The Morung Express
February 2024
- Mexico: Cocineros Solares invited Bank de Alimentos Querétaros members to join them for a solar cooked meal to celebrate the bank's food donation program
- Research: Solar Cookers International Performance Evaluation Process published by the scientific organization ELSEVIER
- Online: (EVENT) United Nations NGO Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum addresses solar cooking's potential to empower women while alleviating climate change, 14 March 2024, Session Two
- Kenya: COMPE is a new organization promoting sustainable cooking and farming techniques to community members in Kisumu
- Haiti: The Donne Orphanage receives additional solar panel cookers donated by Tom Hallquist
- Italy: Matteo Muccioli conducts a solar cooker construction workshop at the Flaminio Balestra
- Research: Experimental characterization of a foldable solar cooker with a trapezoidal cooking chamber and adjustable reflectors - Tariku Negash Demissie a, Sebastiano Tomassetti a, Claudia Paciarotti a, Matteo Muccioli b, Giovanni Di Nicola a c, Celestino Rodrigues Ruivo d e - ScienceDirect
- United Kingdom: Luther Krueger video interviews Dave Oxford and friends about their solar cooking experiences
- (EVENT) France: 13-14 April 2024: Solar cooking gathering in Sorède, at the site of the historical solar furnace. Workshop on Saturday led by Celestino Ruivo
- Kenya: Preparing mandazi in a parabolic solar cooker at the Asulma Centre in Nairobi
January 2024
- Kenya: Haines solar cookers to be constructed and distributed at the Kakuma Refugee Camp
- Education: Ivan Yaholnitsky assembles an evacuated tube box oven as part of the Global Makers series
- Haiti: Eliesheriff Joseph organizes a solar cooking demonstration and meal for 565 people in Hinche
- Education: Sharon Clausson demonstrates the assembly of the Copenhagen solar cooker as part of the Global Makers series
- India: Successful Launch of ‘Suryotsava: Nutan Aarambh’ Pilot Project Marks a Milestone in Clean & Sustainable Cooking in India - Solarquarter
- CONSOLFOOD webinars: A number of past CONSOLFOOD webinars are now available
- France: NeoLoco Solar Bakery, adapting a business to solar energy, 9th Webinar CONSOLFOOD - Arnaud Crétot
- Scheffler community kitchen: A video has resurfaced profiling the Scheffler array solar cooking system installed at the Shirdi temple in India
- Book: Cooking with Cardboard, by Jed Wubben, describes ways to inexpensively create a solar cooker with recycled materials
- Wall oven: Luther Krueger interviews the 'Frugal Green Girl' about her experiences installing a simple window solar cooker
- Solar tracking: Stan Wells demonstrates his latest dual axis parabolic solar cooker tracker
- Solar cooking history: The poor woman’s energy: Low-modernist solar technologies and international development in India and Mexico, 1878–1966 - Elizabeth Chatterjee
- Solar cooking advocate: Luther Krueger interviews Michael Bonke, the oral solar cooking historian, at CONSOLFOOD2023 in Spain, July 2023
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