Juan José Oña
From Solar Cooking
Juan José Oña is an Investigator of the Energy Program of the Centro Uruguayo de Tecnologías Apropiadas. He is currently in charge of the Appropriated Technologies Laboratories, spaces that act as community incubators of sustainable projects. The investigation methods and the local interacting that constitutes the base for these laboratories, proposes as the axis of the action the protagonist participation of the younger people.
[edit] News and recent developments
- August 2006: Juan José Oña reports that Uruguay observed its Solar Week with the Second National Conference on Solar Energy in Montevideo in March. The Uruguayan Center of Appropriate Technologies (CEUTA) formed a network of solar promoters at last year's conference and has held workshops nationwide during the past year. These actions have invigorated the solar cooking movement in Uruguay, which was reflected in this year's conference. The events featured solar cookers, water heaters, and solar food dryers designed and built by inventors from across the country. People who had attended earlier workshops were invited to a special workshop to deepen their skills. The workshop featured solar cooking promoters Pedro Serrano of Chile and Alfredo Estevez of Argentina. Brazil also sent representatives to the conference, where promoters shared their experiences with solar technology and training, and discussed future plans. The conference also included a panel discussion on solar energy and public policy. An exhibition in the city center exposed thousands of people to many homemade, low-cost solar devices, and media coverage of the conference was good. The conference was sponsored by CEUTA and a host of governmental and non-governmental agencies.
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Calle Paes 2224
C.P. 12100 Montevideo
Uruguay
