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*'''January 2013: Improvements to the SolarCooker Eco3''' - Significant improvements have been made to the [[SolarCooker Eco3]] over the past six months. The cookpot holder will now carry up to 7 kg. (15.4 lbs.) of weight. The reflector support has been modifeid to allow it to position the reflector for nearly perpendicular sun positions. The cooker is now able to boil six liters of water with a reflecting surface of only 1.25 square meters. Evaluation of the earlier solar cooking project in [[Senegal]] has begun. Early impressions appear to reinforce the need for long-term education and the continued local presence of dedicated trainers. A new pilot project has started in another area of Senegal, near St Louis in the "Langue de Barbarie". About 250 solar cookers were to be introduced by the end of 2012 (after the rainy season). A second new solar cooking project is underway in [[Mauritania]] with the financial support of the United Nations. Read more at [[Media:Solar_Cooking_NV_Fall_2012_update..pdf|Solar Cooking NV Fall 2012 update]] |
*'''January 2013: Improvements to the SolarCooker Eco3''' - Significant improvements have been made to the [[SolarCooker Eco3]] over the past six months. The cookpot holder will now carry up to 7 kg. (15.4 lbs.) of weight. The reflector support has been modifeid to allow it to position the reflector for nearly perpendicular sun positions. The cooker is now able to boil six liters of water with a reflecting surface of only 1.25 square meters. Evaluation of the earlier solar cooking project in [[Senegal]] has begun. Early impressions appear to reinforce the need for long-term education and the continued local presence of dedicated trainers. A new pilot project has started in another area of Senegal, near St Louis in the "Langue de Barbarie". About 250 solar cookers were to be introduced by the end of 2012 (after the rainy season). A second new solar cooking project is underway in [[Mauritania]] with the financial support of the United Nations. Read more at [[Media:Solar_Cooking_NV_Fall_2012_update..pdf|Solar Cooking NV Fall 2012 update]] |
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Revision as of 21:02, 24 January 2013
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is an Arab Maghreb country in West Africa.
Events
News and recent developments
- January 2013: Improvements to the SolarCooker Eco3 - Significant improvements have been made to the SolarCooker Eco3 over the past six months. The cookpot holder will now carry up to 7 kg. (15.4 lbs.) of weight. The reflector support has been modifeid to allow it to position the reflector for nearly perpendicular sun positions. The cooker is now able to boil six liters of water with a reflecting surface of only 1.25 square meters. Evaluation of the earlier solar cooking project in Senegal has begun. Early impressions appear to reinforce the need for long-term education and the continued local presence of dedicated trainers. A new pilot project has started in another area of Senegal, near St Louis in the "Langue de Barbarie". About 250 solar cookers were to be introduced by the end of 2012 (after the rainy season). A second new solar cooking project is underway in Mauritania with the financial support of the United Nations. Read more at Solar Cooking NV Fall 2012 update
See also
- Solar Cooking NV
Contacts
The entities listed below are either based in Mauritania, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association