Changes: Fraser Symington

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Fraser Symington is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of solar cookers and solar ovens.

Under Symington Solar Ltd. in Almonte, Ontario, Canada, Mr. Symington's early vision for solar solutions to developing world economies has resulted in solar concentrating arrays like the the Apollo, the Helios and the Phaeton are all products whose hallmarks are:

Simple designs, freely available
Materials available worldwide
Require no complex mathematics or modeling
Require no uncommon tooling or fabrication skills
Simple enough for a child to operate
Non-polluting
Low capital cost; nearly nil operating cost
Require only easily-acquired skills
Yield annual energy values up to 100% of initial capital cost
Major impacts as regards health. e.g. drinking water sterilization, reduction of smoke inhalation, improved nutrition (preservation of seasonal produce, etc.)
The Phaeton and Helios designs reduce womens' hours of work, save fuel costs, and expand earning opportunities
In regions such as Africa, India and Haiti, reduce deforestation, desertification and loss of soil fibre

The simplified story runs as follows: Fraser's son, Tracy Symington, saw a boy in India driving a grain mill with an ox. He thought to himself, “This boy is harnessing the power of an ox.” He then looked at the sun, and wondered, “Why can’t this boy harness the power of the sun?”

Fraser then proceeded to develop the technologies he called Symington Solar Arrays and which have since become known as Fuego Solar, Solar Fire and/or Feu Solaire. Their activities can be found at www.solarfire.org a website run by the Solar Fire Project .

Mr. Symington and his grandson Lorin Symington, under the banner of ASTRA, the Agency for Solar Technology Research and Application, are looking for opportunities to get arrays into the hands of people that need them.

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 '''Fraser Symington''' is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of solar cookers and solar ovens.
-Under [[Symington Solar Ltd.]] in Almonte, Ontario, [[Canada]], Mr. Symington's early vision for solar solutions to developing world economies is well known.
+Under [[Symington Solar Ltd.]] in Almonte, Ontario, [[Canada]], Mr. Symington's early vision for solar solutions to developing world economies has resulted in solar concentrating arrays like the the [[Apollo]], the [[Helios]] and the [[Phaeton ]] are all products whose hallmarks are:
+* Simple designs, freely available
-The Vesta, the Apollo and the Helios are all products whose hallmarks are:
+* Materials available worldwide
+* Require no complex mathematics or modeling
-* Simple Design, given for free
+* Require no uncommon tooling or fabrication skills
-* Made of locally available materials
-* Easy enough for a child to operate
+* Simple enough for a child to operate
-* Hands-on training
 * Non-polluting
 * Low capital cost; nearly nil operating cost
 * Require only easily-acquired skills
 * Yield annual energy values up to 100% of initial capital cost
-* Have major significance as regards health. e.g. drinking water sterilization, reduction of smoke inhalation, improved nutrition (preservation of seasonal produce, etc.)
+* Major impacts as regards health. e.g. drinking water sterilization, reduction of smoke inhalation, improved nutrition (preservation of seasonal produce, etc.)
-* The [[Vesta]] and [[Helios]] designs reduce womens' hours of work, save fuel costs, and expand earning opportunities
+* The Phaeton and [[Helios]] designs reduce womens' hours of work, save fuel costs, and expand earning opportunities
-* In regions such as Africa, India and Haiti, reduce deforestation, desertification and loss of soil fibre
+* In regions such as Africa, India and Haiti, reduce deforestation, [[desertification]] and loss of soil fibre
-* Industrial applications of the Apollo design yield productive employment, in exurban as well as suburban localities
+The simplified story runs as follows: Fraser's son, [[Tracy Symington]], saw a boy in India driving a grain mill with an ox. He thought to himself, “This boy is harnessing the power of an ox.” He then looked at the sun, and wondered, “Why can’t this boy harness the power of the sun?”
+Fraser then proceeded to develop the technologies he called Symington Solar Arrays and which have since become known as Fuego Solar, Solar Fire and/or Feu Solaire. Their activities can be found at [http://www.solarfire.org www.solarfire.org] a website run by the [[Solar Fire Project]] .
-At this time his grandson, [[Lorin Symington]], carries forward this vision with  [http://www.solarfireproject.com the Solar Fire Project] and is currently starting a mission in [[Mali]], Africa.
+Mr. Symington and his grandson [[Lorin Symington]], under the banner of ASTRA, the Agency for Solar Technology Research and Application, are looking for opportunities to get arrays into the hands of people that need them.
-Last address is given as:
-Symington Solar Ltd.,<br>
-P.O. Box 1120<br>
-Almonte, Ontario K0A 1A0<br>
-[[Canada]]
+==See also==
-[[Category:Who's who in the solar cooking movement|Symington]]
+*[[Solar Fire Project]]
-[[Category:Canada]][[Category:Mali]]
+*[[Lorin Symington]]
+*[[Tracy Symington]]
+*[[Eerik Wissenz]]
+[[Category:Individuals|Symington]]
+[[Category:Canada|Symington]]
+[[Category:Mali|Symington]]