*{{Event}} '''Regional Solar Cookers International Conference coming in July''' - Registration is open to attend [[Solar Cookers International|SCI’s]] Regional Convention (North America) event on July 19, 2015 in Sacramento, {{State|California}} – focusing on Regional trends for the solar cooking sector. Be sure to register early. SCI Network Associates and other partners worldwide are invited. Unsolicited requests for travel funding will not be accepted. [http://www.solarcookers.org/events/north-america/#sthash.Va22Jl6R.dpuf More information...] [http://www.solarcookers.org/contact/ Contact SCI] directly about submitting an abstract or session idea for the Regional Conference. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 5th, 2015.
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*'''World Health Organization passes resolution on air pollution:''' The WHO passed a resolution to combat global air pollution. According to the press release, "every year 4.3 million deaths occur from exposure to [[indoor air pollution]] and 3.7 million deaths are attributable to outdoor air pollution." The resolution calls for a strong focus on clean cooking technologies among other solutions such as improved monitoring of air pollution conditions and illnesses related to indoor and outdoor air pollution. [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/wha-26-may-2015/en/ Read more...]
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*'''Solar Cookers International announces two open positions: Development Director (now closed) and ''[http://www.solarcookers.org/about/career-and-internship-opportunities/director-communications/ Director of Communications]''
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[[File:CASEP_solar_box_oven_user_in_Guatamala,_5-21-15.png|thumb|300px|Women in [[Guatemala]] cook with a solar oven that they built themselves through a [[CASEP]] project. - ''Tom Cogill'']]
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*'''Long time solar cooking advocate, CASEP, is recognized by ''Nature'' magazine''' - William Lankford, founder and president of [[CASEP]], and Laura Brown, program coordinator, explain that after many years of coordinating solar cooking projects they have learned to focus their programs more on women's needs rather than the cooking technology. [http://www.nature.com/news/sustainability-clean-cooking-empowers-women-1.17562 Read more...]
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[[File:SunFocus_hybrid_cooker_2,_1-29-14.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[SunFocus Solar Oven]]]]
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*'''Hybrid solar cooker includes electrical back-up option''' - Since 2010, David Chalker, founder of the [[Sun BD Corporation]], has been working on a version of a [[solar box cooker]] that includes an electrical heating element, rated at 465 watts / 120v. The [[SunFocus]] has a built-in thermostat which will turn off the electrical heating element once the cooker has reached 150°C (300°F). The cookers are made in Waterloo, {{state|New York}}, [[USA]].
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[[File:Andres3.png|300px|thumb| [[José Andrés]] photo courtesy of ''[[World Central Kitchen]]'']]
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[[File:MiniSun12H_rechargable_lamp,_1-24-14.jpg|thumb|300px|The [http://www.minisun12h.org MiniSun12H] lamp recharges in sunlight.]]
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*'''Chef José Andrés discusses the importance of solar and efficient cooking''' - In an interview with MUNCHIES, [[José Andrés|Chef José Andrés]] describes when he first got excited about solar cooking, how solar and efficient cooking technology can help those in developing countries, and what he is doing to promote these technologies around the world. [http://munchies.vice.com/articles/jose-andres-wants-the-world-to-cook-with-sunlight-and-biofuel Read more...]
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*'''Solar cooking works with solar lighting to help families save money''' - [[Stephen Pearson]], founder of [[SUN-LIFE]], has been helping residents of [[Ghana]] for many years save on cooking fuel expense by learning to use the [[CooKit]] solar cooker. His new goal is to help these families further reduce their kerosene usage by offering a low cost portable lamp to replace their fuel-burning lanterns. The new [http://www.minisun12h.org MiniSun12H] lamp has an integrated photovoltaic panel to recharge the lamp during the day. The projected retail price for the lamp is $5 USD. His reasoning is; if a family can save on cooking fuel using the CooKit, then they will have enough money to be able to buy the new lamp. Using both approaches, the families should be able to save $50-100 USD on kerosene expense annually. Money is saved, and [[indoor air pollution]] is reduced. You can help him with this project by supporting his efforts at [http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/goodbye-dangerous-kerosene-hello-safe-solar-minisun12h Indiegogo] fund raising. You can learn more about the new lamp in this short [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7-vhlAefeU video].
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*'''Featured presentation''' from the [[SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014]]:<br />
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[[File:The Solar Cooking Solution-0|right|300 px|Solar cooking is a solution for nearly 3 billion people worldwide who cook over open fires. Some cannot afford to purchase food and fuel, or to make their water safe to drink. ]]
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*'''The Solar Cooking Solution:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] has produced a new video called The Solar Cooking Solution which explores how solar cooking can help minimize deforestation, improve the health of those who cook indoors with traditional cook stoves, and reduce reliance on non-renewable fuels, specifically in developing countries.{{clr}}
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*'''Nepal Earthquake''' In response to many inquiries regarding the recent tragic earthquake in [[Nepal]], SCI has published [http://www.solarcookers.org/what/disaster-preparedness/ Solar Cookers International’s Work for Disaster Preparedness].
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*'''Featured presentation''' from the [[SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014]]:<br />
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*'''International aid organization seeks solar cookers for bakery in Burundi''' - The global relief organization [http://www.regions20.org R20-Regions of Climate Action] has organized a solar bakery project in Rutegama, [[Burundi]]. Currently the bakery, in operation since 2006, has relied on wood-fired ovens, with the wood needing to be gathered by the women working at the bakery. They are soliciting proposals from tenders interested in providing three institutional solar ovens required to convert the bakery to solar. The ovens must be limited to three meters (a little under 10 ft.) in height, and if carried, weighing no more than 10 kg (22 lbs.). <b>Update: new deadline of offers to be submitted by Friday 28th February 2014</b>. Interested parties will find more information here: [[Media:Invitation-to-Tender_Solar_Ovens.pdf|Invitation to Tender For Solar Bakery Project, Burundi]]. The scale of the project may be rather small, but the funding and implementation is coming from world leaders in the field of economic and environmental relief.
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::[[File:Bradley Reciprocal Optical Test for Measuring Solar Cooker Performance|thumb|none|300 px]]
[[File:Chile_box_cookers_2,_Guai_Bao,_1-14-14.jpg|thumb|300px|Recently constructed [[solar box cooker]]s in Ovalle, [[Chile]].]]
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*'''Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil announces the sad passing of its founder, Robert Chiron''' - {{GoogleLinkAuto|http://www.boliviainti-sudsoleil.org/spip.php?article801|Read more}} about professor Chiron's significant contribution to the spread of [[integrated cooking]].
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*'''New solar cookers ready for distribution in Chile''' - Guai Bao, traveling in [[Chile]], sent along this photo of newly constructed [[solar box cooker]]s at a manufacturing facility in Ovalle. The cookers are well thought out. They are sturdy with insulated inner walls, and an internal high-back reflector to catch the sun. The front wall is low and slightly tipped forward to avoid blocking any sunlight. The external side reflectors appear to be able swing closed and protect the glass surface. They look ready to start cooking sitting on the small tables, which provides a convenient work height for users. The cooker construction is being supervised by [[Ruddy Viscarra]]. See more [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152103262019407&type=1 assembly photos] on [https://www.facebook.com/groups/scwnet facebook].
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*'''Featured presentation''' from the [[SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014]]:<br />
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[[File:Suryakumbh_2014.png|thumb|300px|3,484 children from 80+ schools participated in the world's largest solar cooking class in Mumbai. [http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-3484-kids-take-part-in-largest-solar-cooking-session-set-guinness-record-1945468 Read more...]]]
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*'''India raises the bar for the world's largest solar cooking class''' - "As many as 3,484 children from over 80 schools participated in the largest solar cooking initiative Suryakumbha on January 4th, which has qualified as an entry to the Guinness Book of World Records. The emergence of renewable sources of energy as an answer to the imminent exhaustion of conventional energy sources pushed a Bhayander NGO, Keshav Srushti, to start with the most influential members of society, children." The class was held in Mumbai, [[India]]. [http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-3484-kids-take-part-in-largest-solar-cooking-session-set-guinness-record-1945468 Read more...]
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*'''You can now see all new content as it is added to the site by visiting this page:''' [[New content]]
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[[File:Chennai school 1.JPG|thumb|right|225px|Solar energy concentrator at Ramakrishna Mission’s Students’ Home]]
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*'''Investment brings large-scale solar cooking to Chennai school for orphans and underprivileged boys''' - Starting in 2013, a partnership between the UNDP, [[India]]'s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and the Global Environment Facility, led to a project to install an [[ARUN®100]] solar concentrator at the Ramakrishna Mission’s Students’ Home. The system provides enough energy to cook 3,000 meals per day and reduces LPG consumption by half, which leads to a savings of US$8,000 per year. [http://www.in.undp.org/content/india/en/home/ourwork/environmentandenergy/successstories/the-sun-in-the-kitchen/# Read more...]
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[[File:Solar_cooking_workshop_3,_C.V._Raman_College,_3-30-15.png|thumb|400px|"Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in {{State|Odisha}}, [[India]] March 2015 - ''C.V. Raman College'']]
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*'''Women's Day event in India promotes solar cooking''' - Sanjib Rout, Chairman of the [[C.V. Raman College of Engineering]] organized a workshop on "Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in {{State|Odisha}}, [[India]] to raise awareness of the potential of solar cooking for commercial applications.
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*'''Show your solar cooker design to the United Nations Development Program''' - The UN is now assessing what viable small and institutional-sized solar cookers are available in the marketplace for widespread distribution in emergency situations. Proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2015. [https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/33124 Read more...]
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[[File:Refugee_drawing1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[http://1-louise-meyer.artistwebsites.com/index.html Solar cooker drawings by refugees]]]
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*'''Solar cooker drawings by refugee users now available online''' - [http://1-louise-meyer.artistwebsites.com/index.html View drawings...]
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*'''Show your solar cooker to the Global Alliance''' - The [[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]] maintains a catalog of approved stoves, including ten solar cookers and one [[heat-retention cooking]] device. See the [http://catalog.cleancookstoves.org/#/stoves catalog] You can apply to have your solar cooker added. [http://catalog.cleancookstoves.org/content/stoves/new Read more...]
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*'''New solar cooking organization in India''' - On January 23, 2015 [[Solar Cookers India]] was formed. [[Janak McGilligan|Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan]] has graciously offered her services as the Honorary Executive Director of this new organization, which will work in close partnership with [[Solar Cookers International]].
*'''SCInet member wins national award''' - [[Janak McGilligan|Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan]] won the prestigious national Padmashri award for distinguished achievement in social service on January 26, 2015. The Padma Awards is one of the highest civilian awards given in [[India]]. As former Director and Founder of the [[Barli Development Institute for Rural Women]], she pioneered [[parabolic solar cooker|solar parabolic cooking]] for [[institutional solar cooking]].
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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. All materials must be in English. [http://www.fbbva.es/TLFU/tlfu/ing/microsites/premios/fronteras/presentacion/index.jsp Read more...]
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*{{Event}}'''International Solar Energy Society webinar on Solar Food Processing for Income Generation''' - On March 11, the [[International Solar Energy Society]] (ISES) will be hosting a webinar on how [[solar food processing]] can be used for [[income generation]]. "Expert speakers will show examples of how solar food processing can be a profitable business venture. The panelist speakers will present case studies where individuals and companies use solar cooking techniques to earn their living and have made a successful and professional business." Presenters include:
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** [[Wolfgang Scheffler|Dr. Wolfgang Scheffler]] of [[Simply Solar]]
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::The webinar will be held from 3:00pm - 4:30pm GMT (7:00am - 8:30am PST/10:00am - 11:30pm EST). [http://www.ises.org/index.php?id=269 More info and registration...]
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*'''Apply for the SEED Award''' - The SEED Awards recognize "the most promising, innovative and locally-led start-up social and environmental enterprises in countries with developing and emerging economies. The independent SEED International Jury of experts selects enterprises which have the potential to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability while contributing to a greener economy." Apply by March 31, 2015. [http://www.seed.uno/awards/about.html Read more...]
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*'''SCInet welcomes new members this month:'''
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**[[Pat Browne]], a solar cooking promoter in {{state|California}}, [[USA]]
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**[[ATP GreenTech Pvt Ltd]], a leading supplier of solar cookers and sustainable living promoter in {{state|Delhi}}, [[India]] along with their CEO [[Charanjit Khurana]]
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**The [[SELCO Foundation]], a sustainable lifestyle foundation in [[India]]
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**[[Atul Sagade]] a solar cooking promoter in {{state|Maharashtra}}, [[India]]
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**[[Garden of God Naturestead]], promoting solar cooking in Lagos, [[Nigeria]]
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**[[Sun Frost]], makers of the [[Sun Frost Cooker-Sterilizer]]
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**[[Friends of Solar Cooking Arizona, USA]], organized by [[Berta Nelson]]
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*'''Missed the SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014?''' - [[SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014#On-demand video presentations|Watch all of the presentation videos on demand...]]''' '''
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*'''Celebrity chef José Andrés wants to cook cleaner this year''' - Writing in National Geographic, [[José Andrés]] discusses his New Year's Resolutions which include the goal to "cook cleaner"! [http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/28/jose-andres-my-new-years-resolutions/ Read article...]
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*'''Available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa documented''' - 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: [[Media:Solar_Cooking_in_the_Sahel,_NowCast,_1-19-15.pdf|Solar Cooking in the Sahel]] - ''NOWCAST''
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*[[File:Keshav Srushti 1.png|thumb|right|350px|Thousands of students gather in Mumbai, India for a record-breaking solar cooking event.]]'''15,000 students in Mumbai solar cook and set world-record''' - In an event organized by [[Keshav Srushti]], 15,000 students from 80 schools in Mumbai, [[India]] set a new world record for the largest-ever solar cooking gathering. Each student was given a solar cooker and taught how to assemble and use it as part of a national campaign to spread awareness of the importance of solar technology. C Vidyasagar Rao, governor of {{State|Maharashtra}} and Ashish Shelar, minister of state, Power, Coal & New Renewable Energy, attended the record-setting gathering. Read more at: [http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-north-west/news/over-15000-students-create-new-world-record-solar-cooking-50453 Over 15,000 students create a new world-record in solar cooking]
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[[File:R20-bakery-March-2014.jpg|175px|thumb|[http://regions20.org/about/news/121-invitation-to-tender-for-solar-ovens-under-the-framework-of-our-solar-bakery-project-in-burundi Regions 20] inagurates the new [[solar bakery]] project in Burundi.]]
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*'''The solar bakery project in Burundi is up and running!''' - Each solar oven for the new [[bakery]] in Gitega, [[Burundi]], is capable of baking hundreds of loaves of bread each day. The ovens will allow the users to save over 150 tons of [[firewood]] each year, which results in the reduction of around 277 tons of [[Greenhouse effect|greenhouse gas emissions]] annually. The project creates a new economic opportunity for the local bakers, now in a smoke-free setting. Read more at: [http://regions20.org/about/news/154-r20-and-local-partner-cirid-host-inauguration-ceremony-of-solar-bakery-project-in-gitega-burundi R20 and local partner, CIRID, host inauguration ceremony of solar bakery project in Gitega, Burundi]
[[File:Davao_City_Jail_solar_hot_water,_5-27-15.png|thumb|300px|Inmates at the Davao City Jail use solar preheated water for cooking. ''photo credit: Karlos Manlupig'']]
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*'''Solar heated water saves firewood in the Philippines''' - Inmates at the Davao City Jail in the [[Philippines]], have begun to use solar preheated water for cooking. Not directly solar cooking, but none the less, a type of [[integrated cooking]] that is saving [[fuelwood|firewood]]. By preheating the water, cooking time is reduced 20 - 30 minutes. The system was provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross. A guard said the facility used to have a truckload of firewood delivered three times a week. Now, it needs only a single delivery every two weeks. [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/693157/davao-jail-goes-solar-for-cooking Read more...]
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[[File:Soroptimist_international2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sai, one of the recipients of a solar cooker as part of "See Solar, Cook Solar", proudly poses with her pot of cooked cassava, a root crop native to Fiji.]]
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* '''New solar cooking for Fiji''' - [[Soroptimist International]] completed the first solar cooking installation in Fiji as part of their "See Solar, Cook Solar" program. The goal of the program is to provide a cleaner and more environmentally friendly cooking solution for women in rural and island locations. [http://www.soroptimistinternational.org/blog/post/820-see-solar-cook-solar----fiji Read more...]
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*'''Solar cooking in [[Pakistan]]''' - [http://tribune.com.pk/story/889097/innovate-this-fry-a-sunny-side-up-with-the-power-of-the-sun/ Fry a sunny-side up with the power of the sun] - ''The Express Tribune''
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[[File:Solrmatic1.png|200px|thumb|right|The Solrmatic with the company's [http://makerfaire.com/ 2015 MakerFaire] Editor's Choice award.]]
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*[[Solrmatic]] was awarded with Editor's Choice at the [http://makerfaire.com/ 2015 MakerFaire].
*'''Six liters of water brought to a boil with only 350 g of wood''' - [[Dieter Seifert]] writes: Today I have made tests with the [[Ben 2 and 3 Ben Firewood Stoves]]. It is almost unbelievable, but the efficiency is always higher than 40% and if one does not heat up too fast (i.e., the power under 1.5 kW is), the result is almost no smoke and approximately 350 g thin wooden sticks can bring 6 liters of water to a boil in 25 minutes. Of course cooking is much more convenient with a large parabolic solar cooker (We have used the [[AlSol 1.4]] for many years.). The Ben ovens are so easy to prepare (2 sheets provided with holes and bending, drilling a ring and three legs and turn, turn 4 bars hairpin-shaped and assemble everything) that the cost in [[firewood]] crisis regions would be well below $10 USD. The combination of [[heat-retention cooking]] and {{Cat|Fuel-efficient wood stoves}} with the solar cooker is ideal. The solar cooker can do much more than just cooking. It is a peace-creating technology that is so urgently needed.
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*[http://www.timesofoman.com/News/50827/Article-Omani-students-build-solar-cooker-that-feeds-100-people Omani students build solar cooker that feeds 100 people] - ''Times of Oman''
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*'''Two solar cooker models now for sale in Niger''' - The social enterprise [[Sahara Sahel Foods]] (SSF) offers two models of solar cookers for sale: the [[Dierkx box cooker]] and the [[BlazingTube]]. SSF is based in Zinder, [[Niger]].
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*'''A Development and Information Center, '''DevICe,''' has been established in Tatum, Kumbo, north of Bamenda in [[Cameroon]].''' After two weeks of training, the staff continues to test different types of solar ovens, provide information about [[water hygiene]], and help with simple [[water quality analysis]]. They will also look into solar cooking. The center is run by voluntary work with a small budget. However, they are able to use a professional pyranometer from Kipp & Zonen. The [http://www.ingenjorerutangranser.se/projekt/solrenat-vatten-wadis-water-disinfection-i-samverkan-med-le%C3%A9iyen-systems-i-kamerun project] is run in partnership with [[Engineers Without Borders - Sweden]], and sponsorship by Inpsecta, a technical consulting company in [[Sweden]].
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*'''AFRES moves forward with solar cooking initiative''' - According to [[Joseph Odey]], Chairman of the [[Association for the Reduction of Carbon Emission]], the initiative is being sponsored at present by the Global Environmental Facility Small Grant Programme, GEF-SGP under the support of UNDP to provide alternative energy source for use in place of [[firewood]] in New Bussa community of Niger State. Under the first phase of the project, 50 youths were trained in building solar cookers. Some members of the communities who took part in a demonstration on how the solar cooker works in Tungan Ibrahim, Salamatu Maigari and Salamatu Sale, said using the solar cooker was faster and better than using firewood. [http://allafrica.com/stories/201504081452.html Read more...] - ''allAfrica''
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[[File:Tajikistan 1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Sadarbek Tohirbekov with the solar cooker provided by Little Earth. Photo by Little Earth.]]
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*'''Solar cookers for Tajikistan''' - [mailto:little.earth.tajikistan@gmail.com Little Earth], a Tajik environmental [[NGO]], provided a solar cooker to the village of Roshorv (located at an altitude of more than 3000m) in the Bartang Valley of Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. Sadarbek Tohirbekov, a teacher of Russian language at the local school, took delivery of the [[Parabolic solar reflectors|parabolic cooker]] though the each resident of the village has access to it. Tohirbekov said, "to prepare a lunch or dinner [without a solar cooker], we use about half a kilo of bush kindling and then a couple of kilos of firewood and three kilos of dried manure or coal. For example, just to boil five to seven liters of water requires about three to five kilos of bush. A solar kitchen can greatly reduce the consumption of firewood and other fuels, even if you use it only once a day." [http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/03/26/renewable-solar-tajikistan-pamirs/ Read more...]
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[[File:Solar_cooking_workshop_3,_C.V._Raman_College,_3-30-15.png|thumb|400px|"Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in {{State|Odisha}}, [[India]] March 2015 - ''C.V. Raman College'']]
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*'''Solar cookers for Women's Day in India''' - To recognize Women's Day on March 8th, Sanjib Rout, Chairman of the [[C.V. Raman College of Engineering]] organized a workshop on "Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in {{State|Odisha}}, [[India]]. Its purpose was to create awareness among housewives, hoteliers and commercial organizations to adopt solar cooking as an alternative method for cooking.
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*'''[[Solvatten]] reports that their water heating system is currently being used 180,000 people in over 60 countries.'''
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::[[File:Solar Cooker|thumb|right|400px|The Staatliche Realschule students in Bad Tölz, [[Germany]] demonstrate the simple assembly of a [[parabolic solar cooker]].]]
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*'''German group produces parabolic assembly video''' - The [http://www.respectfortheearth.com/who-we-are/ Comenius Multilateral Project 2012-2014] is a collective effort between seven secondary schools located across Europe, with the objective to show respect for the earth, and to change people's perception of how alternative energy can now be easily incorporated into our daily lives. The Staatliche Realschule in Bad Tölz, [[Germany]], has put together a video showing the assembly of a [[parabolic solar cooker]] using simple tools.
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[[File:Hot_Pot_featured_at_the_GACC_launch_of_EE_handbook,_3-16-15.jpg|thumb|300px| The [[HotPot]] solar cooker featured at the [[GACC]] launch of their "Empowered Entrepreneur Handbook" event. - ''Julie Greene'']]
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*'''HotPot featured at GACC event''' - [[Julie Greene]], Executive Director of [[Solar Cookers International]], while attending the [[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]] launch party for their new "Empowered Entrepreneur Handbook", noticed the [[HotPot]] solar cooker being featured in a prominent location. Another step forward for solar cooking.
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*[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''
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*'''Water Boiling Test Results''' [[Bernhard Müller]]'s Water Boiling Test was conducted in February 2015 in Nairobi, [[Kenya]] comparing several types of [[solar panel cooker]]s. One liter of water was used in each cooker. All the cookers showed they were capable of pasteurizing water and cooking food. [[Media:Water_Boiling_Test_(Muller),_3-5-15.pdf|Water Boiling Test results - ''Bernhard Müller'']]
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*'''New CooKits being made more durable in Kenya''' - [[Friends of the Old]] (FOTO) staff members bind the edges of new CooKits to make them more durable in Katito, Lower Nyakach, [[Kenya]]
*'''Innovative cooking and sheet metal solar cookers''' - [[Solar Clutch]], under the supervision of [[Steve Harrigan]], explored new ways to adapt local materials to create effective and inexpensive [[solar panel cookers]]. Local cooks in [[Mauritania]] have developed ways to mimic frying fish with their solar cookers. Several variations of [[CooKit]] style cookers were created from locally available and durable water resident cardboard and sheet metal. The material for each of these versions cost less than $5USD. Mauritania has also instituted a ban on local plastic bag production due to the trash waste created. The group then experimented with Sterlite brand food containers for the green house enclosure with great success. The box material is clear polypropylene, food grade and is the same material as the autoclave bag material. [http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/2/27/Mauritania_Solar_Clutch_Evaluation_2015.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20150226053406 Read more...]
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*'''Through September 17, 2014: Nominations sought for Karl W. Böer Solar Energy Medal''' - The University of Delaware invites nominations for the medal, which also carries a cash award of $60,000. Applications are due September 17, 2014. The medal will be awarded to an individual who has made significant pioneering contributions in solar energy, wind energy, or other forms of renewable energy as an alternate source of energy through research, development, or economic enterprise. For more information, visit: http://www.energy.udel.edu/boer.html
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*'''Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil''' - [[Media:Newsletter_février_2015.pdf|Newsletter, February 2015]]
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[[File:Faustine_Odaba,_in_Uganda,_2-11-15.png|thumb|100px|[[Faustine Odaba]] (Mama Solar) explains the use of a [[CooKit]] solar cooker.]]
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*'''"Mama Solar" continues her work''' - [[Faustine Odaba]], founder of [[NAREWAMA]], gives a presentation on cooking with the [[CooKit]] in Kyamulibwa, [[Uganda]] on February 11, 2015.
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:[[File:12TH FEB DD NEWS METRO SCAN MUMBAI.|thumb|none|500 px|News story four minutes into the video showing the thousands of students solar cooking at the Suryakumbha event]]
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*'''New SCInet members:''' SCInet welcomes new members [[Pat Browne]], a solar cooking promoter in {{state|California}} [[USA]], and [[ATP GreenTech Pvt Ltd]], a solar cooker manufacturer and sustainable living promoter in {{state|Delhi}}, [[India]] along with their CEO [[Charanjit Khurana]]. Also, the [[SELCO Foundation]], a sustainable lifestyle foundation in [[India]] and [[Atul Sagade]] a solar cooking promoter in {{state|Maharashtra}}, [[India]].
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*'''India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is inviting comments on its Draft Solar Policy''' - Sunday, March 1, 2015 will be the deadline for comments. The ten-page document, available [http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/modelsolarpolicy-2015.pdf here], outlines some of the government department’s thinking. “The Nodal Agency shall take necessary action to proliferate its application in feasible sectors including residential (solar water heaters, solar cookers, indoor air heating etc.), commercial & industrial sector (solar cooling, solar air dryers, large scale solar water heaters, large scale solar cooking utilizing solar concentrator technology, process heating etc.).” [http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/mnre-invites-solar-policy-comments_100018091/#axzz3RXpyxFQi Read more...]
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[[File:UNCHR_supplied_Blazing_Tube_solar_cooker_in_Burkina_Faso,_2-9-15.png|thumb|300px|A refugee in [[Burkina Faso]] uses a [[Blazing Tube Solar Appliance|Blazing Tube]] solar cooker supplied by UNCHR. - ''UNCHR'']]
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*'''Solar cooking in Burkina Faso''' - A refugee woman in [[Burkina Faso]] cooks rice with a [[Blazing Tube Solar Appliance|Blazing Tube]] solar cooker. The stove is assembled in the [[USA]] and costs around $100USD. Oliver Lompo, UNHCR Environment Officer in Burkina Faso explained the impact the stove has had. “Beforehand, refugee women had to walk several hours a day to collect firewood. Since we have a lot of sunshine, the stove allows them to cook without spending any more time on firewood collection. And, more importantly, it does not produce any smoke - people love it.” - ''UNCHR''
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*[http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/dec/09/we-want-the-black-hole-of-sunlight-solar-power-breaks-new-frontiers 'We want the black hole of sunlight': solar power breaks new frontiers] - ''The Guardian''
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{{Section|January 2015}}
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*[[Julie Greene]], Executive Director of [[Solar Cookers International]], was the Keynote Speaker at the Networking Workshop for Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy hosted by PRINCE in Dhule, [[India]].
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*'''José Andrés resolves to cook cleaner''' - Writing in National Geographic, [[José Andrés]] discusses his New Year's Resolutions which include the goal to "cook cleaner"! [http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/28/jose-andres-my-new-years-resolutions/ Read article...]
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[[File:TintTech_large_basket_being_fitted_to_foundation,_1-28-15.jpg|thumb|300px|TinyTech Plants large basket [[parabolic solar cooker]] being erected on its foundation. - ''Veljibhai Desai'']]
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*'''Tinytech Plants is developing large solar baskets''' - Up to 12 meters in diameter, they are designed to cook for 1500-2000 people in one hour according to [[TinyTech Plants]] CEO [[Veljibhai Desai]]. At this time, it is one of the largest [[parabolic solar cooker|parabolic solar concentrators]] being developed in [[India]]. Presently, the concentrator has been erected on its foundation.
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*'''Uzbekistan explores the potential of renewables''' - [[Uzbekistan]], still rich with gas and oil, has begun to adopt solar power, now being viewed as an underutilized resource. Micro solar projects providing electricity for lighting, heating, pumping water and solar cooking are now beginning to percolate into the countryside. Read more: [http://www.silkroadreporters.com/2015/01/27/uzbekistan-looks-solar-power/ Uzbekistan Looks to Solar Power] - ''Silk Road Reporters''
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*'''Assessing the lasting impacts of HotPot projects''' - [[Solar Household Energy]] is revitalizing relationships with previous partner the [[Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature]] (Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, or FMCN) to assess long-term project outcomes. FMCN has distributed over 25,000 HotPots in [[Mexico]]. Quantifying the lasting impacts of these projects will prove [[HotPot]] long-term adoption and durability, demonstrating that the HotPot is a viable clean cooking solution. Read more: [http://campaigns.serverhost.net/index.php?action=message&l=773&c=19938&m=18692&s=181badfd23dafdc19b1e089aa04d1cb7 Assessing lasting impacts of HotPot projects in Mexico] - ''[[SHE]]''
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*'''More HotPot solar cookers for the Gaga refugee camp in Chad''' - The [[Lutheran World Foundation]], now in charge of environmental activities in [[Gaga refugee camp]], wishes to partner with [[Solar Household Energy]] to expand the [[HotPot]] project with 2,500 more HotPots--enough to cover 80% of households. Based on the success of the earlier HotPot project in Gaga refugee camp, SHE is also exploring options to introduce solar cookers in [[Burkina Faso]] refugee camps.
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*'''Solar Household Energy plans''' - [http://campaigns.serverhost.net/index.php?action=message&l=773&c=19938&m=18692&s=181badfd23dafdc19b1e089aa04d1cb7 Read 2014 SHE project summaries, with plans for 2015.] - ''[[SHE]]''
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*'''Experienced solar cooking promoter uses her skills in her hometown''' - [[Irene Perbal]] has explained how she used her experience promoting solar cooking in [[Sudan]] and [[Brazil]] to help out back in her home state of {{State|California}}, [[USA]]. She has been encouraging the use of solar cooking at local food banks. She began doing talks and seminars to train locals on how to build and use the cookers, including the underserved frequenting the food banks. Often her presentation includes sharing a lunch of solar cooked lasagne. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/in-the-gold-country/thinking-globally-and-acting-locally_b_6535010.html Thinking Globally and Acting Locally] - ''Huffington Post''
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[[File:Ashikaga1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Attendees at the Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention.]]
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*'''The first solar cooking convention in Japan''' - The Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention was held on November 22nd and 23rd, 2014 at the [[Ashikaga Institute of Technology]]. The convention was led by [[Yuichi Nakajo|Professor Yuichi Nakajo]] with the goal of creating a network for manufacturers, distributors, traders, researchers, and others with a strong interest in solar cooking to collaborate. The event was attended by roughly 100 invited participants. Professor Nakajo is planning to hold a larger convention next year which will will be open to anyone interested in solar cooking.
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*'''Effort is being made to continue using solar power in Kyrgyzstan ''' - [[Kyrgyzstan]]’s BIOM ecological movement has provided the Bishkek Center for Rehabilitation of Homeless Children with alternative energy equipment as the state-run social facilities remain underfinanced in the country. In 2010, BIOM provided the Center with solar water heaters, solar ovens, and lighting equipment. According to Natalia Bogatova, coordinator of SPARE (School Project for Application of Resources and Energy), BIOM concluded a contract for installation and maintenance of the above equipment for three years, but its specialists continue providing technical maintenance of the solar equipment after the contract expired. [http://www.timesca.com/news/14904-solar-energy-for-kyrgyzstan-s-social-facilities Solar energy for Kyrgyzstan’s social facilities] - ''The Times Of Central Asia''
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* [[Media:GACC_post-summit-report_.pdf|GACC has released their November 2104 Post-Summit Report]]
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* [[Media:GACC_2014_meeting_summary,_Pat_McArdle,_1-21-15.pdf|Patricia McArdle responds to the GACC Post-Summit Report from the November 2014 conference.]]
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[[File:Lightoven_III_training_with_Boy_Scouts_in_Pakistan.png|thumb|300px|The Boy Scout training, designed by [[Lightoven III]] is explained at a training event for Pakistani Boy Scouts. - suitable to take camping. - ''Hartmut Ehmler'']]
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*'''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.
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*'''Available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa documented''' - 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]]. This is 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: [[Media:Solar_Cooking_in_the_Sahel,_NowCast,_1-19-15.pdf|Solar Cooking in the Sahel]] - ''NOWCAST''
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[[File:Sun_and_Ice_school_cookers_in_Mali,_1-19-15.png|thumb|300px|Mid-day meal being prepared at a Mali school - ''[[Sun and Ice]]'']]
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*'''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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[[File:Mumbai1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A student shows the dish he prepared in his solar cooker.]]
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*'''15,000 students in Mumbai solar cook and set world-record''' - 15,000 students from 80 schools in Mumbai, [[India]] set a new world-record for the largest ever solar cooking gathering. Each student was given a solar cooker and taught how to use it as part of a national campaign to spread awareness of the importance of solar technology. C Vidyasagar Rao, governor of Maharashtra and Ashish Shelar, minister of state, Power, Coal & New Renewable Energy, attended the record-setting gathering. Read more at: [http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-north-west/news/over-15000-students-create-new-world-record-solar-cooking-50453 Over 15,000 students create a new world-record in solar cooking]
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*[http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/children-to-learn-about-clean-solar-cookers-on-festival-day-1.1441341 Children to learn about clean solar cookers on festival day] - ''gulfnews.com''
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*[http://www.moneylife.in/article/healthy-food-via-solar-cooker/40135.html Healthy food via solar cooker] - ''Moneylife''
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*'''Annual Maha SuryaKumba reaches for a lofty goal''' - The Bhayander based NGO, [[Keshav Srushti]], is committed to spreading awareness of solar cooking. Under the banner of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaKOTz7hDGU Maha SuryaKumba], they will be gathering students from 500 schools across Mumbai in Bhayander,[[India]], and then will be taking the festival to remote tribal villages. Hoping this year reach the magic number of 100,000 solar-powered prepared meals! Keshav Srushti has been accredited by the Guinness Book of World Records for having conducted the largest solar oven cooking class in January 2014 with 3,639 participants from 62 schools. The new goal of reaching so many students from remote areas will require financial support beyond the means of Keshav Srushti. Please contact [[Keshav Srushti]] If you can help, it will be appreciated. The NGO has announced there will now be an annual Maha SuryaKumba held on January 15th. [http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-ngo-to-hold-maha-suryakumbh-with-25000-students-2009258 More information...]
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*''' The solar bakery project in Burundi is up and running!''' - R20's East Africa Program Manager, Jini Sebakunzi, was at the inauguration ceremony for the new bakery in Gitega, [[Burundi]] this past November. The solar oven being used is the [[Villager Sun Oven]], manufactured by US-based company [[Sun Ovens International]]. Each oven is capable of baking hundreds of loaves of bread each day. Environmentally speaking, the oven allows the users to save over 150 tons of firewood each year, which results in the reduction of around 277 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. In addition, by replacing the firewood with solar energy, the ovens will protect the bakers from inhaling harmful smoke. The twelve women trained to operate the new solar oven are motivated to see the the new enterprise become integrated with the community, and also to be able benefit economically for their efforts. Read more: [http://regions20.org/about/news/154-r20-and-local-partner-cirid-host-inauguration-ceremony-of-solar-bakery-project-in-gitega-burundi R20 and local partner, CIRID, host inauguration ceremony of solar bakery project in Gitega, Burundi]
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::[[File:Boulangerie Solaire JTA 11.12.14|thumb|none|400 px|R20's East Africa Program Manager, Jini Sebakunzi, was at the inauguration ceremony for the new bakery enterprise in November, 2014. - ''Journal Télévisé Afrique (BURUNDI)'']]
*'''Added video:''' [http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/article29224534.html SCI is featured on local Sacramento, California TV news] demonstrating how solar cookers allow a household to cook during the current heat wave without heating up the kitchen.
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*'''Added [[States of India]]''' to better identify locations, and provide state designation in [[Calendar of events]] postings.
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*'''Added article in the media:''' [http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-north-west/news/over-15000-students-create-new-world-record-solar-cooking-50453 15,000 students in Mumbai solar cook and set world-record]
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*'''Added article in the media:''' [http://regions20.org/about/news/154-r20-and-local-partner-cirid-host-inauguration-ceremony-of-solar-bakery-project-in-gitega-burundi The solar bakery project in Burundi is up and running]
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*'''Added newsletter:''' [[Media:SMUD_Energy_News,_Summer_2015.pdf,_7-29-15.pdf|SMUD Energy Education News, Summer 2015]]
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*'''Added article in media:''' [http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/15/life-is-beautiful/ Solar Power Can Provide Hot Meals for the Masses] - ''National Geographic''
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*'''Added article in the media:''' [http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article29231068.html Solar cookers sizzle in Sacramento heat] - ''The Sacramento Bee''
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*'''Added article in media:''' [http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0911/Lafayette-Man-Wins-2015-National-Energy-Globe-Award.html Lafayette Man Wins 2015 National Energy Globe Award] - ''Lamorinda Weekly''
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*'''Added article:''' [[Nichols Tracking Solar Cooker]].
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*'''Added video:''' [[:File:National Geographic Channel India 's Megakitchens 28 June 2015 21min 57sec 11 30am-1|National Geographic Channel India 's Megakitchen at Shirdi]]
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*'''Added video:''' [http://www.timesheraldonline.com/general-news/20150723/solar-academy-under-way-at-cal-maritime Solar academy under way at Cal Maritime] - ''Times-Herald NEWS''
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*{{Event}} Saturday, August 1, 2015: (Chico, California) [http://www.csuchico.edu/gateway/explore/Educational%20Activities.shtml A hands-on solar cooking workshop]
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*'''Added article in the media:''' [http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/07/25/comment/solar-cookers/ Solar Cookers] - ''Pakistan Today''
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*{{Event}} Saturday, August 1, 2015: (Ringwood, Illinois) [http://www.nwherald.com/2015/06/30/mccd-offering-solar-cooking-class-in-ringwood-cary-playtime-insect-programs/as6k53f/ Solar cooking workshop]
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*{{Event}}July 24, 2015: (Coimbra, Portugal) [[Past_events#Portugal|See past events]]
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*'''Added video:''' [[:File:Scheffler mirror demonstrations.wmv|Wolfgang Scheffler explains the workings of two of his automatic tracking parabolic cooking systems, and the design of his solar food dryer.]]
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*'''Added video:''' [[:File:Mit der Sonne brutzeln Energiewende am eigenen Herd Unser Land BR|Sonnenstrahlen erzeugen Energie. Dass dieses Prinzip auch beim Kochen einfach und effektiv funktioniert, dürfte dagegen eher unbekannt sein. Möglich macht's der sogenannte Solarkocher.]]
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*'''Added article in the media:''' [http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/solar-power/solar-cooking-zm0z15aszdel.aspx Everyday Solar Cooking] - ''Mother Earth News''
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*{{Event}} Sunday, August 9, 2015: (Mexicali) [https://www.facebook.com/events/407197859479723/ Refugio de Amor will be presenting a solar cooking workshop on building a solar cooker from recycled items]
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*'''Added article:''' [http://www.revelstokereview.com/lifestyles/311825611.html Laura Stovel is going off the grid this summer] - ''Revelstoke Review''
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*'''Information added:''' A dark colored covered bread pan size has been found from a Hong Kong vendor. [http://www.banggood.com/Rectangle-Nonstick-Toast-Box-Kitchen-Pastry-Bread-Baking-Pan-Bakeware-p-928305.html Banggood] and [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rectangle-Nonstick-Box-Loaf-Tin-Kitchen-Pastry-Bread-Cake-Baking-Pan-Bakeware-XD-/141693457579?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20fd9694ab Ebay].
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*'''Updated article:''' [[Dieter Seifert]] has provided new, detailed instructions for building the [[Ben 2 and 3]] fuel-efficient woodstove
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*'''Added report:''' [[Media:Review_of_Thermal_Storage.pdf|Review on thermal energy storage with phase change materials and applications, October 2007]] - ''Science Direct''
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*'''Added video:''' [[:File:Solar cooking and handicraft 2002 Zanzibar|Early solar cooking video taken in Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania]]
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{{Section|June 2015}}
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*'''{{Event}}July 17-18, 2015: (Faro)''' [[Celestino Ruivo]] at the School of Engineering, University of Algarve, Campus da Penha, Faro, [[Portugal]] will hold an open meeting of the Solar Kitchen from 9:30 a.m. - to the closing at 1 p.m. each day. He will comment on there weaknesses and strengths of various types of solar cookers and their possible applications in restaurants and canteens. The idea is to bring together many enthusiasts of solar cooking, and provide a moment of conviviality after the meeting of solar cooking with a shared lunch. [mailto:cruivo@ualg.pt Contact Prof. Ruivo] for more information.
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*{{Event}}'''July 27-30, 2015: (Kampala)''' The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the [[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]] would like to invite you to participate in a Safe Access to Fuel & Energy (SAFE) Humanitarian Workshop on July 27-30, to be held at the Metropole Hotel in Kampala, [[Uganda]]. The objective of this workshop is to provide technical training for humanitarian staff on energy technology selection, fuel selection and processing, forestry management, monitoring and evaluation of energy programs, and more. [http://www.safefuelandenergy.org/news-events/event.cfm?e=16 More information] if you wish to participate. Hopefully the schedule will include solar cooking options.
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*{{Event}}'''Saturday, July 11, 2015: (Barstow, CA)''' The Desert Discovery Center located at 831 Barstow Road will host a solar cooker workshop from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $8 per person. [http://www.desertdispatch.com/article/20150622/NEWS/150629983 More information...]
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*[http://time.com/3914213/silicon-valley-tech-food/ How Silicon Valley Is Addressing the World’s Food Crisis] - ''TIME''
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*{{Event}}'''Tuesday, June 23, 2015:''' The [[International Solar Energy Society]] is holding a free webinar on solar thermal technology with a focus on new business models and commercial-scale projects. Speakers will include Tobias Schwind, Managing Director of the Fresnel collector manufacturer Industrial Solar, David Hoedeman, Director of Solar Sales of Nextility, Nicholas Wagner, Analyst at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Christian Holter, Managing Director of the Austrian solar thermal turnkey system supplier SOLID. [http://www.ises.org/index.php?id=283 More information...]
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*'''June 2015:''' [http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/bloomfield-fifth-graders-create-solar-ovens-1.1357965 Bloomfield fifth-graders create solar ovens] - ''NorthJersey.com''
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* [http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0616-ryking-interview-symington.html How solar thermal curbs pollution and improves health, interview with Lorin Symington] - ''Mongabay.com''
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*{{Event}}'''July 13-17, 2015: (San Bernardino)''' Elementary school students who take part in a math and science summer camp in July at California State University San Bernardino will get a chance to build a solar oven and a wind engine as they learn about green energy, mechanical engineering and other fields. [http://www.pe.com/articles/camp-770152-summer-learn.html More information...]
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::[[File:Bunker Roy Learning from a barefoot movement|thumb|none|335px|In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.]]
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*'''May 2015:''' [[Media:Goodman, Joel H--Thru-Wall Kitchen Trailer with Unglazed Nonimaging Reflectors Studies abstract May 30-2015.pdf |Through wall kitchen trailer with unglazed non-imaging reflectors]] - ''[[Joel Goodman]]''
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*'''May 2015:''' [[Media:Goodman,_Joel_H--Thru-Wall_Kitchen_Trailer_with_Unglazed_Nonimaging_Reflectors_Studies_abstract_May_30-2015.pdf|Through the wall with unglazed non-imaging reflectors]] - ''[[Joel Goodman]]''
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*'''May 2015: '''[[Media:HOUSE_Thru-wall_unglazed_solar_cooker_studies_May_20-2015.pdf|House Thru-wall unglazed solar cooker]] - ''[[Joel Goodman]]''
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*{{Event}}'''Saturday, June 13, 20, 27, 2015: (Boynton Beach, Florida)''' A monthlong series of seminars will show how to make a solar cooker, how to build a solar fan, how to make a solar battery charger and how to purify water using solar energy. Attendees will use recycled materials, such as old batteries, glass and plywood, to create solar cookers, fans, battery chargers and water purifiers. The seminars, held at HackLab, at 3491 High Ridge Road, will continue each Saturday through June 27. Hosting them are HackLab and Living Art Meta Programs, another nonprofit focused on sustainability. [http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-boynton-beach-hurricane-workshops-20150605-story.html More information...]
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*{{Event}}'''Saturday, June 6, 2015: (Bisbee, Arizona)''' The Bisbee Farmers’ Market will host the 13th annual Solar Cook-off and Expo at the market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Vista Park Plaza in Warren, next to the Historic Warren Ballpark. Bring your own oven and participate or purchase one at the market and enjoy the many benefits of going solar. There will also be a workshop on building and using a solar dehydrator, along with plenty of recipes and all types of sustainable info. [http://svherald.com/content/community/2015/06/02/396546 More information...]
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*Added recent information on [[TinyTech Plants]]' [http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/TinyTech_Plants#Large_Parabolic_Solar_Baskets Large Parabolic Solar Baskets].
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*{{Event}}'''Tuesday, June 9, 2015: (Washington D.C.)''' Join [[José Andrés]] for an all proceeds benefit for the [[World Central Kitchen]] at his Barmini restaurant at 5 p.m. You will Dine N Drink with José and an intimate party at this signature cocktail bar. Following the reception, ambassador ticket holders will have access to all VIP areas, food, drinks, and the after-party at Carnegie Library. [http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=06ac91679649ec3adc1c73cc3&id=eea81dfed9&e=3cc83cec88 More information and tickets]
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*{{Event}}'''Friday, June 5, 2015:''' is '''World Environment Day'''. The UNEP theme is "Seven Billion Dreams, One Planet.Consume with Care." Kitchen waste is still at alarming levels. More needs to be done to promote composting unused food items.
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*{{Event}}'''Monday, June 15, 2015: (Manila)''' The Asian Development Bank, ENERGIA, and the [[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]] invite you to a deep dive session on Unlocking Energy Access Impact, Investment, Scale and Sustainability through Gender-Sensitive Approaches. It will take place at Asian Development Bank Headquarters, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City from 2 p.m.- 6p.m. Addressing gender issues is central to achieving energy access goals; gender-informed approaches are imperative for scaling adoption of energy services and technologies. [http://cleancookstoves.org/events/161.html More information and registration...]
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*{{Event}}'''Dimanche 07 juin, 2015: (Rouen)''' Un déjeuner solaire en Normandie! Dans le cadre d’Alternatiba, participez au déjeuner solaire qui aura lieu sur le Quai Rive Droite. Vous pourrez aussi assister aux démonstrations de cuisson solaire et écologique. Consultez le programme! Prix libre. Renseignements et inscription au déjeuner (obligatoire): [mailto:repas.solaire@gmail.com repas.solaire@gmail.com]
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*{{Event}}'''Mercredi 10 juin, 2015: (Angers):''' Les goûters du DD : les solaires ! Retrouvez nous à la Maison de l’Environnement de 14h à 17h, et participez à un atelier de cuisson écologique avec marmite norvégienne, cuiseur à bois économe et four solaire, pour confectionner un goûter pris ensuite en commun. Vos papilles apprécieront.
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*{{Event}}'''Dimanche 21 juin, 2015: (Rouen)''' Pour ceux qui l’aurait raté, nouveau déjeuner solaire à Rouen! Renseignements [[Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil]]: [mailto:relais76@boliviainti.org relais76@boliviainti.org]
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*{{Event}}'''Saturday, June 20, 2015: (Faro)''' [[Celestino Ruivo]] at the School of Engineering, University of Algarve, Campus da Penha will hold an open meeting of the Solar Kitchen from 9:30a.m. - to the closing at 1 p.m. He will comment on there weaknesses and strengths of various types of solar cookers and their possible applications in restaurants and canteens. The idea is to bring together many enthusiasts of solar cooking, and provide a moment of conviviality after the meeting of solar cooking with a shared lunch. [[Media:ECOSOL_20_Junho_2015.pdf|More information and registration...]]
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*{{Event}}'''Sunday, July 19, 2015: (Sacramento)''' Registration is open to attend [[Solar Cookers International|SCI’s]] Regional Convention (North America) event – focusing on Regional trends for the solar cooking sector. Be sure to register early. SCI Network Associates and other partners worldwide are invited. Unsolicited requests for travel funding will not be accepted. [http://www.solarcookers.org/events/north-america/#sthash.Va22Jl6R.dpuf More information...]
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*Also: SCI is still seeking conference abstracts and proposed sessions that highlight innovation, and scalable project and production models. Submissions should be consistent with the SCI’s focus on global promotion of solar cooking and sustainable development. '''Deadline: Friday, June 5th, 2015'''. Submissions should be no longer than 150 words. The abstracts and proposed sessions should be related to an organization’s current or recent work in the solar thermal cooking sector with a focus on lessons learned. Joint submissions from multiple organizations proposing sessions are allowed and welcomed. Preference will be given to submissions from SCI partner organizations. [http://www.solarcookers.org/contact/ Contact SCI]
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*{{Event}}'''May 2015:''' [http://www.tulsaworld.com/communities/glenpool/glenpool-students-celebrate-end-of-school-with-solar-cook-off/article_9f45dda5-a52d-521a-8731-d60407423b8f.html Glenpool students celebrate end of school with solar cook-off] - ''Glenpool World.com''
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*[https://www.yahoo.com/food/how-a-solar-grill-could-change-the-world-118788843176.html How a Solar Grill Could Change the World] - ''Yahoo Food''
*[[Media:Ben_2_and_Ben_3_Production_-_May_2015.pdf|Detailed photos]] showing the production process for the [[Ben 3 Firewood Stove|Ben 2 and 3 Firewood Stoves]]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Solar-Renewable-Energy-in-Costa-Rica/759543047498081 Solar Renewable Energy in Costa Rica]
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*[http://cleancookstoves.org/about/news/04-23-2015-emerging-from-the-darkness-new-process-aims-to-tackle-black-carbon.html Emerging From The Darkness: New Process Aims To Tackle Black Carbon] - ''[[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]]''
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*[[Media:How_to_overcome_firewood_crisis-Dieter_Seifert-April_2015.pdf|How to overcome the firewood crisis]] - ''[[Dieter Seifert]]''
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*[http://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/india-prince-offers-solar-cooking-workshops-new-entrepreneurs India: PRINCE Offers Solar Cooking Workshops for New Entrepreneurs] - ''Global Solar Thermal Energy Council''
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*'''February 2015:''' {{GoogleLinkFromSpanish|http://ecoinventos.com/intikallana-tostador-solar-de-cafe-desarrollado-en-peru/|Intikallana. Tostador solar de café desarrollado en Perú|EcoInventos}}
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*'''Saturday, April 18, 2015: (Kalamath Falls)''' A free program, “How to Build and Use a Solar Oven,” will be led by Brittany Johansen at 10:30 a.m. in the Klamath County Library, located at 126 S. 3rd St. She will explain the science behind passive solar heating and how to use and build a solar oven.
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*'''Amazon Smile donation program''' - Consider signing up for http://smile.amazon.com, and choose [[Solar Cookers International]] as your charity of choice. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
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*[http://allafrica.com/stories/201504081452.html Nigeria: NGO Wants Solar Cooker for Nigeria] - ''allAfrica''
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*{{Event}}'''Saturday, April 11, 2015: (Sierra Vista)''' The Sierra Vista Community Market will celebrate Earth Day with an Earth Day trivia quiz, kid's activities, and a solar cooking demonstration in Veterans’ Memorial Park. [http://www.svherald.com/content/staff/2015/04/08/395331 More information...]
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*{{Event}}'''Saturday, April 11, 2015: (Tucson)''' Join [[Citizens for Solar]] for the 33rd Solar Potluck and Exhibition happening at Catalina State Park. Experience the flavors of solar-cooked food and explore solar appliances, exhibitions (ovens, fountains, coolers, lights, electrical systems), and solar arts. The event is co-sponsored by Arizona State Parks. The event runs 10:00 a.m. - Sunset. [http://www.solarguild.org/2015-solar-potluck.html More information...]
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*'''2009:''' {{GoogleLinkAuto|1=http://www.globosol.ch/gs/images/Downloads/Projektueberblick%20International%201998-2009.doc|2=Table of all international projects from 1988 to 2009}} - ''[[GloboSol]]''
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*'''1991:''' [http://books.google.com/books/about/Chancen_solarer_Kochkisten_als_angepasst.html?id=c5JKAAAAYAAJ Chancen solarer Kochkisten als angepasste Technologie in Entwicklungsländern] (Google Books allows you to search this book, which contains a great deal of information about solar cooking international prior to 1991)
*[[Media:Beyond_Firewood,_4-6-15.pdf|Beyond Firewood: Fuel Alternatives and Protection Strategies for Displaced Women and Girls]] - ''Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children''
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*{{Event}}'''Saturday, August 8, 2015: (San Diego)''' [[Jim La Joie]], designer of the [[All Season Solar Cooker]], will present a 2 p.m. free class about solar cooking at the City Farmers Nursery located at 4832 Home Ave. He will cover the different types of solar cookers available and cooking techniques. When registering for the class you are offered a reduced price on an All Season's Solar Cooker. Sign up for this option prior to the class. [http://www.eventbrite.com/e/solar-cooking-101-free-class-tickets-15833596714?aff=es2 More information...]
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*[http://www.timesofoman.com/News/50827/Article-Omani-students-build-solar-cooker-that-feeds-100-people Omani students build solar cooker that feeds 100 people] - ''Times of Oman''
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(EVENT) Regional Solar Cookers International Conference coming in July - Registration is open to attend SCI’s Regional Convention (North America) event on July 19, 2015 in Sacramento, California – focusing on Regional trends for the solar cooking sector. Be sure to register early. SCI Network Associates and other partners worldwide are invited. Unsolicited requests for travel funding will not be accepted. More information...Contact SCI directly about submitting an abstract or session idea for the Regional Conference. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 5th, 2015.
World Health Organization passes resolution on air pollution: The WHO passed a resolution to combat global air pollution. According to the press release, "every year 4.3 million deaths occur from exposure to indoor air pollution and 3.7 million deaths are attributable to outdoor air pollution." The resolution calls for a strong focus on clean cooking technologies among other solutions such as improved monitoring of air pollution conditions and illnesses related to indoor and outdoor air pollution. Read more...
Solar Cookers International announces two open positions: Development Director (now closed) and Director of Communications
Women in Guatemala cook with a solar oven that they built themselves through a CASEP project. - Tom Cogill
Long time solar cooking advocate, CASEP, is recognized by Nature magazine - William Lankford, founder and president of CASEP, and Laura Brown, program coordinator, explain that after many years of coordinating solar cooking projects they have learned to focus their programs more on women's needs rather than the cooking technology. Read more...
Chef José Andrés discusses the importance of solar and efficient cooking - In an interview with MUNCHIES, Chef José Andrés describes when he first got excited about solar cooking, how solar and efficient cooking technology can help those in developing countries, and what he is doing to promote these technologies around the world. Read more...
The Solar Cooking Solution:Solar Cookers International has produced a new video called The Solar Cooking Solution which explores how solar cooking can help minimize deforestation, improve the health of those who cook indoors with traditional cook stoves, and reduce reliance on non-renewable fuels, specifically in developing countries.
Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil announces the sad passing of its founder, Robert Chiron - Read more - (English version) about professor Chiron's significant contribution to the spread of integrated cooking.
You can now see all new content as it is added to the site by visiting this page:New content
March 2015
Solar energy concentrator at Ramakrishna Mission’s Students’ Home
Investment brings large-scale solar cooking to Chennai school for orphans and underprivileged boys - Starting in 2013, a partnership between the UNDP, India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and the Global Environment Facility, led to a project to install an ARUN®100 solar concentrator at the Ramakrishna Mission’s Students’ Home. The system provides enough energy to cook 3,000 meals per day and reduces LPG consumption by half, which leads to a savings of US$8,000 per year. Read more...
"Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in Odisha, India March 2015 - C.V. Raman College
Women's Day event in India promotes solar cooking - Sanjib Rout, Chairman of the C.V. Raman College of Engineering organized a workshop on "Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in Odisha, India to raise awareness of the potential of solar cooking for commercial applications.
Show your solar cooker design to the United Nations Development Program - The UN is now assessing what viable small and institutional-sized solar cookers are available in the marketplace for widespread distribution in emergency situations. Proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2015. Read more...
New solar cooking organization in India - On January 23, 2015 Solar Cookers India was formed. Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan has graciously offered her services as the Honorary Executive Director of this new organization, which will work in close partnership with Solar Cookers International.
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. All materials must be in English. Read more...
February 2015
(EVENT) International Solar Energy Society webinar on Solar Food Processing for Income Generation - On March 11, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) will be hosting a webinar on how solar food processing can be used for income generation. "Expert speakers will show examples of how solar food processing can be a profitable business venture. The panelist speakers will present case studies where individuals and companies use solar cooking techniques to earn their living and have made a successful and professional business." Presenters include:
The webinar will be held from 3:00pm - 4:30pm GMT (7:00am - 8:30am PST/10:00am - 11:30pm EST). More info and registration...
Apply for the SEED Award - The SEED Awards recognize "the most promising, innovative and locally-led start-up social and environmental enterprises in countries with developing and emerging economies. The independent SEED International Jury of experts selects enterprises which have the potential to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability while contributing to a greener economy." Apply by March 31, 2015. Read more...
Celebrity chef José Andrés wants to cook cleaner this year - Writing in National Geographic, José Andrés discusses his New Year's Resolutions which include the goal to "cook cleaner"! Read article...
Solar Cooking in the Sahel - NOWCAST
Available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa documented - 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
Thousands of students gather in Mumbai, India for a record-breaking solar cooking event.
15,000 students in Mumbai solar cook and set world-record - In an event organized by Keshav Srushti, 15,000 students from 80 schools in Mumbai, India set a new world record for the largest-ever solar cooking gathering. Each student was given a solar cooker and taught how to assemble and use it as part of a national campaign to spread awareness of the importance of solar technology. C Vidyasagar Rao, governor of Maharashtra and Ashish Shelar, minister of state, Power, Coal & New Renewable Energy, attended the record-setting gathering. Read more at: Over 15,000 students create a new world-record in solar cooking
Inmates at the Davao City Jail use solar preheated water for cooking. photo credit: Karlos Manlupig
Solar heated water saves firewood in the Philippines - Inmates at the Davao City Jail in the Philippines, have begun to use solar preheated water for cooking. Not directly solar cooking, but none the less, a type of integrated cooking that is saving firewood. By preheating the water, cooking time is reduced 20 - 30 minutes. The system was provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross. A guard said the facility used to have a truckload of firewood delivered three times a week. Now, it needs only a single delivery every two weeks. Read more...
Sai, one of the recipients of a solar cooker as part of "See Solar, Cook Solar", proudly poses with her pot of cooked cassava, a root crop native to Fiji.
New solar cooking for Fiji - Soroptimist International completed the first solar cooking installation in Fiji as part of their "See Solar, Cook Solar" program. The goal of the program is to provide a cleaner and more environmentally friendly cooking solution for women in rural and island locations. Read more...
Six liters of water brought to a boil with only 350 g of wood - Dieter Seifert writes: Today I have made tests with the Ben 2 and 3 Ben Firewood Stoves. It is almost unbelievable, but the efficiency is always higher than 40% and if one does not heat up too fast (i.e., the power under 1.5 kW is), the result is almost no smoke and approximately 350 g thin wooden sticks can bring 6 liters of water to a boil in 25 minutes. Of course cooking is much more convenient with a large parabolic solar cooker (We have used the AlSol 1.4 for many years.). The Ben ovens are so easy to prepare (2 sheets provided with holes and bending, drilling a ring and three legs and turn, turn 4 bars hairpin-shaped and assemble everything) that the cost in firewood crisis regions would be well below $10 USD. The combination of heat-retention cooking and Fuel-efficient wood stoves with the solar cooker is ideal. The solar cooker can do much more than just cooking. It is a peace-creating technology that is so urgently needed.
Two solar cooker models now for sale in Niger - The social enterprise Sahara Sahel Foods (SSF) offers two models of solar cookers for sale: the Dierkx box cooker and the BlazingTube. SSF is based in Zinder, Niger.
A Development and Information Center, DevICe, has been established in Tatum, Kumbo, north of Bamenda in Cameroon. After two weeks of training, the staff continues to test different types of solar ovens, provide information about water hygiene, and help with simple water quality analysis. They will also look into solar cooking. The center is run by voluntary work with a small budget. However, they are able to use a professional pyranometer from Kipp & Zonen. The project is run in partnership with Engineers Without Borders - Sweden, and sponsorship by Inpsecta, a technical consulting company in Sweden.
AFRES moves forward with solar cooking initiative - According to Joseph Odey, Chairman of the Association for the Reduction of Carbon Emission, the initiative is being sponsored at present by the Global Environmental Facility Small Grant Programme, GEF-SGP under the support of UNDP to provide alternative energy source for use in place of firewood in New Bussa community of Niger State. Under the first phase of the project, 50 youths were trained in building solar cookers. Some members of the communities who took part in a demonstration on how the solar cooker works in Tungan Ibrahim, Salamatu Maigari and Salamatu Sale, said using the solar cooker was faster and better than using firewood. Read more... - allAfrica
March 2015
Sadarbek Tohirbekov with the solar cooker provided by Little Earth. Photo by Little Earth.
Solar cookers for Tajikistan - Little Earth, a Tajik environmental NGO, provided a solar cooker to the village of Roshorv (located at an altitude of more than 3000m) in the Bartang Valley of Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. Sadarbek Tohirbekov, a teacher of Russian language at the local school, took delivery of the parabolic cooker though the each resident of the village has access to it. Tohirbekov said, "to prepare a lunch or dinner [without a solar cooker], we use about half a kilo of bush kindling and then a couple of kilos of firewood and three kilos of dried manure or coal. For example, just to boil five to seven liters of water requires about three to five kilos of bush. A solar kitchen can greatly reduce the consumption of firewood and other fuels, even if you use it only once a day." Read more...
"Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in Odisha, India March 2015 - C.V. Raman College
Solar cookers for Women's Day in India - To recognize Women's Day on March 8th, Sanjib Rout, Chairman of the C.V. Raman College of Engineering organized a workshop on "Solar Cooking for a Healthy & Better Life" at the Bhubaneswar Club in Odisha, India. Its purpose was to create awareness among housewives, hoteliers and commercial organizations to adopt solar cooking as an alternative method for cooking.
Solvatten reports that their water heating system is currently being used 180,000 people in over 60 countries.
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The Staatliche Realschule students in Bad Tölz, Germany demonstrate the simple assembly of a parabolic solar cooker.
German group produces parabolic assembly video - The Comenius Multilateral Project 2012-2014 is a collective effort between seven secondary schools located across Europe, with the objective to show respect for the earth, and to change people's perception of how alternative energy can now be easily incorporated into our daily lives. The Staatliche Realschule in Bad Tölz, Germany, has put together a video showing the assembly of a parabolic solar cooker using simple tools.
The HotPot solar cooker featured at the GACC launch of their "Empowered Entrepreneur Handbook" event. - Julie Greene
HotPot featured at GACC event - Julie Greene, Executive Director of Solar Cookers International, while attending the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves launch party for their new "Empowered Entrepreneur Handbook", noticed the HotPot solar cooker being featured in a prominent location. Another step forward for solar cooking.
Friends of the Old (FOTO) staff members bind the edges of new CooKits to make them more durable in Katito, Lower Nyakach, Kenya. - C. Cross
New CooKits being made more durable in Kenya - Friends of the Old (FOTO) staff members bind the edges of new CooKits to make them more durable in Katito, Lower Nyakach, Kenya
Innovative cooking and sheet metal solar cookers - Solar Clutch, under the supervision of Steve Harrigan, explored new ways to adapt local materials to create effective and inexpensive solar panel cookers. Local cooks in Mauritania have developed ways to mimic frying fish with their solar cookers. Several variations of CooKit style cookers were created from locally available and durable water resident cardboard and sheet metal. The material for each of these versions cost less than $5USD. Mauritania has also instituted a ban on local plastic bag production due to the trash waste created. The group then experimented with Sterlite brand food containers for the green house enclosure with great success. The box material is clear polypropylene, food grade and is the same material as the autoclave bag material. Read more...
February 2015
Through September 17, 2014: Nominations sought for Karl W. Böer Solar Energy Medal - The University of Delaware invites nominations for the medal, which also carries a cash award of $60,000. Applications are due September 17, 2014. The medal will be awarded to an individual who has made significant pioneering contributions in solar energy, wind energy, or other forms of renewable energy as an alternate source of energy through research, development, or economic enterprise. For more information, visit: http://www.energy.udel.edu/boer.html
"Mama Solar" continues her work - Faustine Odaba, founder of NAREWAMA, gives a presentation on cooking with the CooKit in Kyamulibwa, Uganda on February 11, 2015.
12TH FEB DD NEWS METRO SCAN MUMBAI.
News story four minutes into the video showing the thousands of students solar cooking at the Suryakumbha event
New SCInet members: SCInet welcomes new members Pat Browne, a solar cooking promoter in CaliforniaUSA, and ATP GreenTech Pvt Ltd, a solar cooker manufacturer and sustainable living promoter in Delhi, India along with their CEO Charanjit Khurana. Also, the SELCO Foundation, a sustainable lifestyle foundation in India and Atul Sagade a solar cooking promoter in Maharashtra, India.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is inviting comments on its Draft Solar Policy - Sunday, March 1, 2015 will be the deadline for comments. The ten-page document, available here, outlines some of the government department’s thinking. “The Nodal Agency shall take necessary action to proliferate its application in feasible sectors including residential (solar water heaters, solar cookers, indoor air heating etc.), commercial & industrial sector (solar cooling, solar air dryers, large scale solar water heaters, large scale solar cooking utilizing solar concentrator technology, process heating etc.).” Read more...
Solar cooking in Burkina Faso - A refugee woman in Burkina Faso cooks rice with a Blazing Tube solar cooker. The stove is assembled in the USA and costs around $100USD. Oliver Lompo, UNHCR Environment Officer in Burkina Faso explained the impact the stove has had. “Beforehand, refugee women had to walk several hours a day to collect firewood. Since we have a lot of sunshine, the stove allows them to cook without spending any more time on firewood collection. And, more importantly, it does not produce any smoke - people love it.” - UNCHR
Julie Greene, Executive Director of Solar Cookers International, was the Keynote Speaker at the Networking Workshop for Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy hosted by PRINCE in Dhule, India.
José Andrés resolves to cook cleaner - Writing in National Geographic, José Andrés discusses his New Year's Resolutions which include the goal to "cook cleaner"! Read article...
TinyTech Plants large basket parabolic solar cooker being erected on its foundation. - Veljibhai Desai
Tinytech Plants is developing large solar baskets - Up to 12 meters in diameter, they are designed to cook for 1500-2000 people in one hour according to TinyTech Plants CEO Veljibhai Desai. At this time, it is one of the largest parabolic solar concentrators being developed in India. Presently, the concentrator has been erected on its foundation.
Uzbekistan explores the potential of renewables - Uzbekistan, still rich with gas and oil, has begun to adopt solar power, now being viewed as an underutilized resource. Micro solar projects providing electricity for lighting, heating, pumping water and solar cooking are now beginning to percolate into the countryside. Read more: Uzbekistan Looks to Solar Power - Silk Road Reporters
Assessing the lasting impacts of HotPot projects - Solar Household Energy is revitalizing relationships with previous partner the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, or FMCN) to assess long-term project outcomes. FMCN has distributed over 25,000 HotPots in Mexico. Quantifying the lasting impacts of these projects will prove HotPot long-term adoption and durability, demonstrating that the HotPot is a viable clean cooking solution. Read more: Assessing lasting impacts of HotPot projects in Mexico - SHE
More HotPot solar cookers for the Gaga refugee camp in Chad - The Lutheran World Foundation, now in charge of environmental activities in Gaga refugee camp, wishes to partner with Solar Household Energy to expand the HotPot project with 2,500 more HotPots--enough to cover 80% of households. Based on the success of the earlier HotPot project in Gaga refugee camp, SHE is also exploring options to introduce solar cookers in Burkina Faso refugee camps.
Experienced solar cooking promoter uses her skills in her hometown - Irene Perbal has explained how she used her experience promoting solar cooking in Sudan and Brazil to help out back in her home state of California, USA. She has been encouraging the use of solar cooking at local food banks. She began doing talks and seminars to train locals on how to build and use the cookers, including the underserved frequenting the food banks. Often her presentation includes sharing a lunch of solar cooked lasagne. Thinking Globally and Acting Locally - Huffington Post
Attendees at the Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention.
The first solar cooking convention in Japan - The Japan Solar Cooker Preliminary Convention was held on November 22nd and 23rd, 2014 at the Ashikaga Institute of Technology. The convention was led by Professor Yuichi Nakajo with the goal of creating a network for manufacturers, distributors, traders, researchers, and others with a strong interest in solar cooking to collaborate. The event was attended by roughly 100 invited participants. Professor Nakajo is planning to hold a larger convention next year which will will be open to anyone interested in solar cooking.
Effort is being made to continue using solar power in Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan’s BIOM ecological movement has provided the Bishkek Center for Rehabilitation of Homeless Children with alternative energy equipment as the state-run social facilities remain underfinanced in the country. In 2010, BIOM provided the Center with solar water heaters, solar ovens, and lighting equipment. According to Natalia Bogatova, coordinator of SPARE (School Project for Application of Resources and Energy), BIOM concluded a contract for installation and maintenance of the above equipment for three years, but its specialists continue providing technical maintenance of the solar equipment after the contract expired. Solar energy for Kyrgyzstan’s social facilities - The Times Of Central Asia
The Boy Scout training, designed by Lightoven III is explained at a training event for Pakistani Boy Scouts. - suitable to take camping. - Hartmut Ehmler
Pakistani Boy Scouts are introduced to solar cooking - Hartmut Ehmler photographed this Boy Scout training event of his Lightoven IIIsolar panel cooker. It is a lightweight portable design, suitable to take into the field for camping.
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Available sunshine in the Sahel region of Africa documented - 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. This is 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
Mid-day meal being prepared at a Mali school - Sun and Ice
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.
A student shows the dish he prepared in his solar cooker.
15,000 students in Mumbai solar cook and set world-record - 15,000 students from 80 schools in Mumbai, India set a new world-record for the largest ever solar cooking gathering. Each student was given a solar cooker and taught how to use it as part of a national campaign to spread awareness of the importance of solar technology. C Vidyasagar Rao, governor of Maharashtra and Ashish Shelar, minister of state, Power, Coal & New Renewable Energy, attended the record-setting gathering. Read more at: Over 15,000 students create a new world-record in solar cooking
Annual Maha SuryaKumba reaches for a lofty goal - The Bhayander based NGO, Keshav Srushti, is committed to spreading awareness of solar cooking. Under the banner of Maha SuryaKumba, they will be gathering students from 500 schools across Mumbai in Bhayander,India, and then will be taking the festival to remote tribal villages. Hoping this year reach the magic number of 100,000 solar-powered prepared meals! Keshav Srushti has been accredited by the Guinness Book of World Records for having conducted the largest solar oven cooking class in January 2014 with 3,639 participants from 62 schools. The new goal of reaching so many students from remote areas will require financial support beyond the means of Keshav Srushti. Please contact Keshav Srushti If you can help, it will be appreciated. The NGO has announced there will now be an annual Maha SuryaKumba held on January 15th. More information...
The solar bakery project in Burundi is up and running! - R20's East Africa Program Manager, Jini Sebakunzi, was at the inauguration ceremony for the new bakery in Gitega, Burundi this past November. The solar oven being used is the Villager Sun Oven, manufactured by US-based company Sun Ovens International. Each oven is capable of baking hundreds of loaves of bread each day. Environmentally speaking, the oven allows the users to save over 150 tons of firewood each year, which results in the reduction of around 277 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. In addition, by replacing the firewood with solar energy, the ovens will protect the bakers from inhaling harmful smoke. The twelve women trained to operate the new solar oven are motivated to see the the new enterprise become integrated with the community, and also to be able benefit economically for their efforts. Read more: R20 and local partner, CIRID, host inauguration ceremony of solar bakery project in Gitega, Burundi
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R20's East Africa Program Manager, Jini Sebakunzi, was at the inauguration ceremony for the new bakery enterprise in November, 2014. - Journal Télévisé Afrique (BURUNDI)
(EVENT) July 17-18, 2015: (Faro)Celestino Ruivo at the School of Engineering, University of Algarve, Campus da Penha, Faro, Portugal will hold an open meeting of the Solar Kitchen from 9:30 a.m. - to the closing at 1 p.m. each day. He will comment on there weaknesses and strengths of various types of solar cookers and their possible applications in restaurants and canteens. The idea is to bring together many enthusiasts of solar cooking, and provide a moment of conviviality after the meeting of solar cooking with a shared lunch. Contact Prof. Ruivo for more information.
(EVENT) July 27-30, 2015: (Kampala) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves would like to invite you to participate in a Safe Access to Fuel & Energy (SAFE) Humanitarian Workshop on July 27-30, to be held at the Metropole Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. The objective of this workshop is to provide technical training for humanitarian staff on energy technology selection, fuel selection and processing, forestry management, monitoring and evaluation of energy programs, and more. More information if you wish to participate. Hopefully the schedule will include solar cooking options.
(EVENT) Saturday, July 11, 2015: (Barstow, CA) The Desert Discovery Center located at 831 Barstow Road will host a solar cooker workshop from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $8 per person. More information...
(EVENT) Tuesday, June 23, 2015: The International Solar Energy Society is holding a free webinar on solar thermal technology with a focus on new business models and commercial-scale projects. Speakers will include Tobias Schwind, Managing Director of the Fresnel collector manufacturer Industrial Solar, David Hoedeman, Director of Solar Sales of Nextility, Nicholas Wagner, Analyst at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Christian Holter, Managing Director of the Austrian solar thermal turnkey system supplier SOLID. More information...
(EVENT) July 13-17, 2015: (San Bernardino) Elementary school students who take part in a math and science summer camp in July at California State University San Bernardino will get a chance to build a solar oven and a wind engine as they learn about green energy, mechanical engineering and other fields. More information...
October 2011:
Bunker Roy Learning from a barefoot movement
In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.
(EVENT) Saturday, June 13, 20, 27, 2015: (Boynton Beach, Florida) A monthlong series of seminars will show how to make a solar cooker, how to build a solar fan, how to make a solar battery charger and how to purify water using solar energy. Attendees will use recycled materials, such as old batteries, glass and plywood, to create solar cookers, fans, battery chargers and water purifiers. The seminars, held at HackLab, at 3491 High Ridge Road, will continue each Saturday through June 27. Hosting them are HackLab and Living Art Meta Programs, another nonprofit focused on sustainability. More information...
June 2015:
Four solaire en Inde
Vidéo en Français langue expliquant le fonctionnement du système de cuisson solaire au temple principal de Shirdi, Inde, sert des milliers de personnes chaque jour un repas chaud.
May 2015
(EVENT) Saturday, June 6, 2015: (Bisbee, Arizona) The Bisbee Farmers’ Market will host the 13th annual Solar Cook-off and Expo at the market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Vista Park Plaza in Warren, next to the Historic Warren Ballpark. Bring your own oven and participate or purchase one at the market and enjoy the many benefits of going solar. There will also be a workshop on building and using a solar dehydrator, along with plenty of recipes and all types of sustainable info. More information...
(EVENT) Tuesday, June 9, 2015: (Washington D.C.) Join José Andrés for an all proceeds benefit for the World Central Kitchen at his Barmini restaurant at 5 p.m. You will Dine N Drink with José and an intimate party at this signature cocktail bar. Following the reception, ambassador ticket holders will have access to all VIP areas, food, drinks, and the after-party at Carnegie Library. More information and tickets
(EVENT) Friday, June 5, 2015: is World Environment Day. The UNEP theme is "Seven Billion Dreams, One Planet.Consume with Care." Kitchen waste is still at alarming levels. More needs to be done to promote composting unused food items.
(EVENT) Monday, June 15, 2015: (Manila) The Asian Development Bank, ENERGIA, and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves invite you to a deep dive session on Unlocking Energy Access Impact, Investment, Scale and Sustainability through Gender-Sensitive Approaches. It will take place at Asian Development Bank Headquarters, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City from 2 p.m.- 6p.m. Addressing gender issues is central to achieving energy access goals; gender-informed approaches are imperative for scaling adoption of energy services and technologies. More information and registration...
(EVENT) Dimanche 07 juin, 2015: (Rouen) Un déjeuner solaire en Normandie! Dans le cadre d’Alternatiba, participez au déjeuner solaire qui aura lieu sur le Quai Rive Droite. Vous pourrez aussi assister aux démonstrations de cuisson solaire et écologique. Consultez le programme! Prix libre. Renseignements et inscription au déjeuner (obligatoire): repas.solaire@gmail.com
(EVENT) Mercredi 10 juin, 2015: (Angers): Les goûters du DD : les solaires ! Retrouvez nous à la Maison de l’Environnement de 14h à 17h, et participez à un atelier de cuisson écologique avec marmite norvégienne, cuiseur à bois économe et four solaire, pour confectionner un goûter pris ensuite en commun. Vos papilles apprécieront.
(EVENT) Saturday, June 20, 2015: (Faro)Celestino Ruivo at the School of Engineering, University of Algarve, Campus da Penha will hold an open meeting of the Solar Kitchen from 9:30a.m. - to the closing at 1 p.m. He will comment on there weaknesses and strengths of various types of solar cookers and their possible applications in restaurants and canteens. The idea is to bring together many enthusiasts of solar cooking, and provide a moment of conviviality after the meeting of solar cooking with a shared lunch. More information and registration...
(EVENT) Sunday, July 19, 2015: (Sacramento) Registration is open to attend SCI’s Regional Convention (North America) event – focusing on Regional trends for the solar cooking sector. Be sure to register early. SCI Network Associates and other partners worldwide are invited. Unsolicited requests for travel funding will not be accepted. More information...
Also: SCI is still seeking conference abstracts and proposed sessions that highlight innovation, and scalable project and production models. Submissions should be consistent with the SCI’s focus on global promotion of solar cooking and sustainable development. Deadline: Friday, June 5th, 2015. Submissions should be no longer than 150 words. The abstracts and proposed sessions should be related to an organization’s current or recent work in the solar thermal cooking sector with a focus on lessons learned. Joint submissions from multiple organizations proposing sessions are allowed and welcomed. Preference will be given to submissions from SCI partner organizations. Contact SCI
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Professor Ajay Chandak demonstrates some of his renewable and sustainable designs for a gasifier stove, institutional solar parabolic cookers and biodigesters.
Saturday, April 18, 2015: (Kalamath Falls) A free program, “How to Build and Use a Solar Oven,” will be led by Brittany Johansen at 10:30 a.m. in the Klamath County Library, located at 126 S. 3rd St. She will explain the science behind passive solar heating and how to use and build a solar oven.
Amazon Smile donation program - Consider signing up for http://smile.amazon.com, and choose Solar Cookers International as your charity of choice. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
(EVENT) Saturday, April 11, 2015: (Sierra Vista) The Sierra Vista Community Market will celebrate Earth Day with an Earth Day trivia quiz, kid's activities, and a solar cooking demonstration in Veterans’ Memorial Park. More information...
(EVENT) Saturday, April 11, 2015: (Tucson) Join Citizens for Solar for the 33rd Solar Potluck and Exhibition happening at Catalina State Park. Experience the flavors of solar-cooked food and explore solar appliances, exhibitions (ovens, fountains, coolers, lights, electrical systems), and solar arts. The event is co-sponsored by Arizona State Parks. The event runs 10:00 a.m. - Sunset. More information...
(EVENT) Saturday, August 8, 2015: (San Diego)Jim La Joie, designer of the All Season Solar Cooker, will present a 2 p.m. free class about solar cooking at the City Farmers Nursery located at 4832 Home Ave. He will cover the different types of solar cookers available and cooking techniques. When registering for the class you are offered a reduced price on an All Season's Solar Cooker. Sign up for this option prior to the class. More information...
Tom and solar cooking expert Linda Stein show anchor Mary Nam how to cook, take a hot camping shower, provide all the electricity for your home, and brighten up a room -- all with the sun!
Links to several construction manuals used at various times by the Solar Cooker Project team - Solar Cooker Design Manuals
