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==March 2015==
  
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*Added page: [[African Impact]]
 
*'''March 2015:''' [http://www.moneylife.in/article/will-mini-micro-solar-remain-a-toy-for-the-middle-class-and-rich-in-india/40795.html Will mini-micro solar remain a toy for the middle-class and rich in India?] - ''Moneylife''
  
*'''March 2015:''' [http://www.moneylife.in/article/will-mini-micro-solar-remain-a-toy-for-the-middle-class-and-rich-in-india/40795.html Will mini-micro solar remain a toy for the middle-class and rich in India?] - ''Moneylife''
 
*Added article: [[Ben 3 Firewood Stove]]
  
*Added article: [[Ben 3 Firewood Stove]]

Revision as of 23:28, 20 March 2015

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News can be seen at the News log. Other new content added to the site can be seen below:

March 2015

  • February 2015:
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Solar Basket 10 sq mt Part 1

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Solar Basket 10 sq mt- Part 2

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  • March 21, 2015: (Faro) Professor Celestino Ruivo has announced there will be a solar cooking gathering at the School of Engineering, University of Algarve, Campus da Penha from 9:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Various types of solar cookers will be explained, with advice given how each may be used in commercial applications More information...
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  • Apply for the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards Solar Cookers International has a unique opportunity to nominate projects from SCInet members for the 2015 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards. The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards seek to recognize and encourage world-class research and artistic creation, awarding contributions of lasting impact for their originality, theoretical significance, and ability to push back the frontiers of the known world. For consideration for nomination, please email Solar Cookers International with the Subject Line “BBVA Awards” for nomination instructions. Final applications must be received no later than May 1, 2015. All materials must be in English. Read more...

February 2015

  • February 2015: Added this comprehensive guide to several more locations throughout the site. Construction of Solar Cookers and Driers - Christelle Souriau & David Amelin (This is an excellent overview of solar cooking basics and simple solar cooker and dryer construction methods.)
  • February 2015: New Solar cooling sub-section in Non-cooking uses: Solar cooling in this case usually relates to using the sun to create the necessary heat for evaporation. The resulting phase change of water from a liquid to a vapor absorbs the heat from the remaining water, and the surrounding materials will become cooler relative to the air temperature. With an ample water supply, this technique can be useful for keeping foods refrigerated without electricity. See: Pot-in-pot cooler
  • February 25-26, 2015: Join a EPA hosted Interagency Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research meeting on clean cookstove cooking - At this meeting, EPA STAR grant investigators will discuss field measurements and modeling of the impacts of cleaner cooking, heating, lighting, and fuels on air quality, health and climate. EPA scientists, speakers from federal agencies, and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves will report on the relationship of research, policy and practice in the field, participation by the private sector, and opportunities to improve air quality and the lives of people worldwide. Seven hours of presentations each day. Cookstove Research Meeting Agenda Free online registration
Solar dryer schematic, Mother Earth News, 2-18-15

Updraft solar dryer design schematic. - Mother Earth News

  • February 2015:Updraft solar dryer designs are the most frequently seen in cabinet form. With this design, the hot air flows upward through a solar heat collection trough and enters the bottom of a cabinet underneath the food. The dry air rises through the trays and around the food, exiting through a vent at the top or near the top of the shadowed side. (See the Bibliography -- Valdez) The theoretical basis for this design is that hot air rises and therefore when heated, the air flows naturally upward through the trays of food. See: plans for the Mother Earth News dryer.
  • Monday, February 23, 2015 (16:00GMT, 11am EST): ISES Webinar - Solar Resource Data Applications for Utility Planning and Operations - Two well-known private companies who have developed satellite-based solar resource techniques, and software packages to apply these data for deployment and operational strategies, will present some of their recent products. Marcel Suri from GeoModel Solar, based in Bratislava, Slovakia, will describe how their long-term SolarGIS satellite-derived data products can be adapted and Tom Hoff from Clean Power Research, based in Kirkland, Washington, USA, will describe how their SolarAnywhere satellite-derived data product is incorporated into tools that evaluate the growing variable resource occurring from "behind the meter". More information and registration...
  • February 2015: Added article on the TinyTech Plants latest Community Solar Cooker 10 SQ MT.
  • February 2015: Video of television news report of the solar cooking workshop Suryakumbha. Keshav_Srushti#Audio_and_video
  • February 2015: Reflector augmented solar cookers with PV pergola shade for open air kitchens
  • February 2015: Added page for SunSaluter, a solar tracking and water filtration system.
  • February 2015: Bon Appétit Monsieur Soleil - On the edge of the Sahel, firewood is becoming scarce and expensive. The desert is moving closer. To counter this deforestation and the poverty it causes, a network of NGOs, craftsmen-welders and women's associations have for the past ten years been developing an alternative to firewood: parabolic solar cookers.
  • February 2015: Added external website link and logo for SunFire Solutions.
  • February 2015 new members: SCInet welcomes new members Pat Browne, a solar cooking promoter in California USA, and ATP GreenTech Pvt Ltd, a solar cooker manufacturer and sustainable living promoter in Delhi, India along with CEO Charanjit Khurana.

January 2015

  • January 2015: Writing in National Geographic, José Andrés discusses his New Year's Resolutions which include the goal to "cook cleaner"! Read article...
Lightoven III training with Boy Scouts in Pakistan

The Lightoven III, designed by Hartmut Ehmler is explained at a training event for Pakistani Boy Scouts. - Hartmut Ehmler

  • January 2015: Pakistani Boy Scouts are introduced to solar cooking - Hartmut Ehmler photographed this Boy Scout training event of his Lightoven III solar panel cooker. It is a lightweight portable design, suitable to take into the field for camping.
Solar Cooking in the Sahel map, 1-19-15

Solar Cooking in the Sahel - NOWCAST

  • January 2015: Scholarly paper documents the available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa - Authors, Beth Newton, Sophie Cowie, Derk Rijks, Jamie Banks, Helen Brindley, and John h. Marsham have published a well-documented analysis of the potential sunshine available for solar cooking in the Sahel region, particularly in northern Chad where a number of Sudanese refugee camps are located. TchadSolaire has been training both refugees and the indigenous population to solar cook in the region since 2005. Even along river population centers where clouds tend to form, solar cooking is possible for over 330 days a year. Read more: Solar Cooking in the Sahel - NOWCAST
Sun and Ice school cookers in Mali, 1-19-15

Mid-day meal being prepared at a Mali school - Sun and Ice

  • January 2015: Only the cooking food is out in the sun at this Mali school - Stephan Zech, with Sun and Ice, posted this photo of a mid-day meal being prepared at a school in Mali.
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