Solar Inti is a French-Argentine project for the development of ecological solar ovens provided to low-income families in the northwest region of Argentina.

News and recent developments

June 2008 - June 2012:

• 1700 ecological cookers (solar cookers, biomass cook stove, thermic box) were distributed in northwestern Argentina.
• They benefit 1500 families. More than 6000 people take advantage of solar and low cost energy to cook and to heat water.
• Daily use will allow them to save 1700 tons of CO2 every year.
• Families are qualified to build and repare her own solar cooker
• Pulmonary and ocular diseases are reduced due to the lack of smoke. Back problems are reduced from not needing to carry a weekly load of firewood. Diarrea (especially affecting children) is combated with the pasteurisation of the water.

External links

• http://www.solarinti.blogspot.com

Contact

Pierre-Yves Herrouet
General Coordinator of SOLAR INTI project in Argentina

solarinti.salta@gmail.com

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