Changes: Fraser Symington

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Last edited: 29 April 2015

Fraser Symington from Almonte, Ontario, Canada, was a pioneer in the design and manufacture of solar cookers and solar ovens.

25 years of experimentation, Mr. Symington's early vision of solar solutions for developing world economies has resulted in solar concentrating arrays like the the Vesta, the Apollo, and the Helios. Hallmarks of his designs are:

Simple designs
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.)
Use reduces women's' hours of work, saves fuel costs, and expands 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 which consist of bent mirrors on simple steel frames.

Fraser's designs and vision inspired many people, including his grandson, Lorin Symington who is now working for Solar Fire Concentration Ltd. of Tampere, Finland.

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+'''Fraser Symington from '''Almonte, Ontario, [[Canada]], was 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.
+years of experimentation, Mr. Symington's early vision of solar solutions for developing world economies has resulted in solar concentrating arrays like the the Vesta, the [[Apollo]], and the [[Helios]]. Hallmarks of his designs are:
+* Simple designs
-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
+* Use reduces women's' hours of work, saves fuel costs, and expands earning opportunities
 * 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
-His 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?”
+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 which consist of bent mirrors on simple steel frames.
+Fraser's designs and vision inspired many people, including his grandson, [[User:Lorin.Symington|Lorin Symington]] who is now working for Solar Fire Concentration Ltd. of Tampere, Finland.
-At this time his technologies are being promoted by a number of dedicated people who collectively call themselves the [[Solar Fire Project]]. [http://solarfireproject.blogspot.com Lorin Symington], Fraser's grandson, is in Mali, working with [http://www.tiletasuma.org Tile Tasuma] (Solar Fire in Bambara). Eerik Wissenz and Eva Cantavenera, along with a lot of others on the Solar Fire Project in France under the banner [http://www.feusolaire.org Feu Solaire].
 ==See also==
+*[[User:Lorin.Symington|Lorin Symington]]
-*[[Solar Fire Project]]
-*[[Lorin Symington]]
-*[[Tracy Symington]]
-[[Category:Who's who in the solar cooking movement|Symington]]
 [[Category:Canada|Symington]]
 [[Category:Mali|Symington]]
+[[Category:Archived page]]
+[[Category:Deceased solar cooking promoters|Simington]]