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'''See also:''' [[Solar Cookers International Network (Home)#Solar_cooking_around_the_world|Current news]]
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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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{{HeadlineExt|United-nations-UN-flag-picrure.png|http://www.solarcookers.org/our-work/advocacy|United Nations accepts Solar Cookers International's statement for the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women}}
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{{HeadlineExt|Sci_logo.png|https://youtu.be/R6Tsx6bOIG4|Did you miss the webinar on how to create and edit SCI Wiki pages? The recording is available on the SCI YouTube channel}}
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{{HeadlineExt|Kuwait1.jpg|http://www.wamda.com/memakersge/2016/01/a-cost-effective-and-environmentally-friendly-way-to-cook-your-food-straight-out-of-kuwait-|Team E-Innovation wins second place in Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge for their solar box cooker design}}
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{{HeadlineExt|Keshav_Srushti_5.jpg|http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Students-amazed-after-culinary-date-with-the-Sun/articleshow/50557661.cms|A record setting 5,760 students participated in a solar cooking event on January 12, 2016 in Aurangabad, India as part of Maha SuryaKumbh 2016 organized by Keshav Srushti}}
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{{HeadlineExt|Keshav_Srushti_sun_image,_1-13-16.png|http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/A-culinary-date-with-the-sun-on-Sankranti/articleshow/50539045.cms|On January 24th, after this year's Maha SuryaKumbh, Keshav Sruhti will be opening an educational solar energy park in Uttan, India}}
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{{HeadlineExt|Portugal conference 2016.JPG|http://www.consolfood.org|{{Event}}January 22-23, 2016: (Faro, Portugal) CONSOLFOOD 2016 Conference: Advances in Solar Food Processing and Solar Cooking}}
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{{HeadlineExt|Huffington-post-logo.png|http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/air-pollution-cooking-stoves_5689fdb4e4b06fa68882b733|One Earth Designs featured in Huffington Post: "How Do You Fight The World's 'Largest Environmental Health Problem'? Harness The Sun."}}
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{{HeadlineExt|CESweblogo.jpg|http://cesweb.org/Events-Programs/Innovation.aspx|GoSun presented with the Innovation Award for Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies at CES 2016}}
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{{HeadlineExt|Globalalliancelogo.png|https://cleancookstoves.org/binary-data/DOCUMENT/file/000/000/455-1.pdf|Funding opportunity from the U.S. EPA and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves for innovations in the areas of integrated cooking, heating, and electric power generation.}}
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*'''Featured presentation''' from the [[SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014]]:<br />
  
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{{Section|March 2016}}
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::[[File:Bradley Reciprocal Optical Test for Measuring Solar Cooker Performance|thumb|none|300 px]]
  
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*'''Conference papers:''' All of the presentations and posters have uploaded to: [[CONSOLFOOD 2016]]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/2016/03/30/new-solar-cooker-design-could-have-big-implications New solar cooker design could have big implications] - ''thedailyobserver.ca''
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*'''Full text of book:''' [[Media:Solar_Cookers_in_the_Third_World_-_GIZ_1990.pdf|Solar Cookers in the Third World]] - ''[[GIZ]] (1990)''
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*'''Guinea News:''' Diallo Abdoulaye Sadio reports that the [[Association Des Volontaires Guineens Pour l' Environnement]] has been promoting solar thermal cooking for twenty-two years in [[Guinea]] and other other areas of West Africa. He feels by training young people with sustainable employment opportunities is helping to fight against the appeal of terrorist organizations. He is hoping to attract the attention of an NGO willing to help with their efforts.
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*'''Wiki article''': [[Bernhard Müller]] has written an excellent explanation of how [[:Category:Fuel-efficient wood stoves|fuel-effcient]] gasifier stoves work and are constructed. See: [[Gasifier]]s
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*'''Senegal News:''' Senegal receives an integrated cooking facility with help from [[Sun and Ice]]. [[Stephan Zech]] reports that the company has sponsored a facility in [[Senegal]] that is promoting solar cooking, heat retention cooking, and fuel-efficeint stove use. [https://www.facebook.com/Sun-and-Ice-Solarkocher-182264431865854/ More information...]
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*'''Audio:''' [http://www.sunpod.de/2016/03/187-sunpod-interview-julie-greene-solar-cookers-international SCI executive director Julie Greene is interviewed on the Sunpod podcast]
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:A Strategy to Eliminate Water-borne Disease in Lower Nyakach Kenya - Metcalf and Chienjo .pdf|A Strategy to Eliminate Water-borne Disease in Lower Nyakach Kenya]] - ''[[Robert Metcalf]] and [[Dinah Chienjo]]''
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:Nutritive Value of Foods Cooked in Solar Box Cooker - Rajammal P. Devadas.pdf|Nutritive Value of Foods Cooked in Solar Box Cooker]] - ''Rajammal P. Devadas''
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*'''Video:''' [[:File:GoSun Solar Stove Gets Cooking|GoSun Solar Stove Gets Cooking]]
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*'''Newsletter:''' [[Media:FINAL_Spring_EnergyEd_News-wLinks.pdf|SMUD Energy Education News, Spring 2016]]
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:An_Investigation_of_Skirts_-_Andreatta_and_Wohlgemuth_(January_2010)_.pdf|An Investigation of Skirts]] - ''[[Dale Andreatta]] and Alex Wohlgemuth''
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*'''India News:''' BENGALURU: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited applications and proposals from educational institutions to convert to green campuses...Solar cooking systems must be utilised for hostels/hospitals etc. All houses, hostels and kitchens must have solar water heaters. [http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Centre-Invites-Applications-for-Green-Campuses/2016/03/12/article3322935.ece Read more...]
   
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*'''Handbook:''' [[Media:UN_Habitat_Water_Booklet_V2.pdf|A Practical Method for Rapid Assessment of the Bacterial Quality of Water]] - ''United Nations Human Settlements Programme''
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[[File:Robert_Chiron_with_baked_bread.jpg|233px|thumb|[[Robert Chiron]]]]
  
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:Sudan_2006_muna_rizi.pdf|Cooking in a semi-rural area in Sudan, A case study in al-Sororab]] - ''Muna Rizig and Ben Croxford
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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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*'''Audio:''' [http://www.solargourmet.de/?p=4509 Janak McGilligan is interviewed on the Sunpod podcast]
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*'''Video:''' [[:File:ソーラークッカー・エコ学習会：みかさこども園|Solar Cookers Eco-learning Board: Mikasa Childrens Garden - Japan]]
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*'''Conference RFP:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] is organizing the next solar cooking conference to take place at the Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, Vadodara, {{State|Gujarat}}, [[India]] 16-22 January, 2017 (tentative). Topics to be addressed include: solar cooking, [[solar food processing]], energy policy, and solar thermal industrial applications. Conference participants may submit an abstract and/or nominate a conference theme or speaker. Travel funding applicants must submit a Travel Funding Application accompanied by an abstract to [mailto:events@solarcookers.org events@solarcookers.org] before April 29, 2016. [http://www.solarcookers.org/our-work/events/conference-2017 More information...]
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:University_of_Illinois_Stored_Solar_Thermal_Update_February_2016.pdf|Portable Stored Solar Thermal Energy for Household Use]] - ''University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Sun Buckets, Inc.''
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*'''Newsletter:''' [[Media:Kathy_Dahl-Bredine_-_Nwslt.Jan.-Feb_2016.pdf|Kathy and Phil Bredine's January-February 2016 Newsletter]]
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:Poster-2-Wolfgang-Striewe-Friedemar-Schreiber-Kurt-Schüle_Faro_2016.pdf|Extension of Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables by Solar Thermal Drying with High Solar Fraction in Temperate Climates]] - ''Sonnenobst''
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:(GIZ)_vinette_solar_cooking_conditions_required,_2-23-16.pdf|GIZ ten conditions for successful solar cooking adoption]] - ''Dorthea Otremba (GIZ)''
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*'''Annual Report:''' [[Media:Bethel_Business_and_Community_Development_Centre_Annual-Review-2015.pdf|Bethel Business and Community Development Center Annual Report for 2015]]
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*'''Construction plans:''' [[T-188 Parabolic Trough Baking Device]]
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:Handbook-on-solar-drying_-_Planters_Energy_Network.pdf|Handbook on Solar Drying]] - ''[[Planters Energy Network]]''
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*'''Event:''' April 14-16, 2016: (Piracicaba-SP, [[Brazil]]) There will be a free sustainability event at the Marquis House covering municipal and corporate sustainability, social technologies, and sustainable buildings. [https://www.facebook.com/events/1135638286448865/ More information...]
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*'''Book:''' [http://www.energysaversthatwork.com Energy Savers that Work]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://www.thewhig.com/2016/02/18/solar-ovens-help-fuel-future Solar ovens help fuel future] - ''The Whig''
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:Solar_oven_partners_newsletter_02-16.pdf|Solar Oven Partners February 2016 newsletter]]
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*'''Conference presentation:''' [[Media:Solar-cooking-in-south-Brazil Presentation Faro 2016.pdf|Solar cooking in south Brazil: dissemination and barriers]] - ''Elmo Dutra''
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2016/02/16/bringing-the-heat/ Bringing the heat] - ''Lethbridge Herald''
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:Liking_Energy_Co_catalog_2016.pdf|Liking Energy Company Catalog 2016]]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://indian-voice.in/2016/01/a-culinary-date-with-the-sun-on-sankranti/ A culinary date with the sun on Sankranti] - ''Indian Voice''
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*'''Event:''' February 22, 24 2016 (Online): Advancing Cookstove Research and Design: As part of the U.S. Government support for the [[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]], the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) awarded $10 million in grants for research aimed at addressing technical barriers to the development of low emission, high efficiency cookstoves through activities in areas such as combustion, heat transfer and materials development. Join the free webinar for a two-part series on Monday, February 22 and Wednesday, February 24 at 10:00am EST (14:00 – 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)),for an update on the U.S. DOE projects. There is no charge for the webinar but registration is required. [https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5021125829407735810 Register Part One, 2/22] [https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4461075288148953602 Register Part Two, 2/24] More information at: [mailto:moderator@cookstovesandindoorair.org moderator@cookstovesandindoorair.org ]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/solarama-la-start-up-qui-veut-convertir-le-maroc-aux-cuiseurs-solaires.N358565 Solarama : la start-up qui veut convertir le Maroc aux cuiseurs solaires] - ''L'usine Nouvelle''
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*'''Video:''' [[:File:Scheffler-Spiegel|Wolfgang Scheffler erläutert auf der Konferenz "Solarenergie für Afrika 2010" in Düsseldorf die Funktionsweise des von ihm erfundenen solaren "Scheffler-Spiegels".]]
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*'''Annual Report:''' [[Media:Annual_Report_SCI_2015.pdf|Solar Cookers International releases its Annual Report for 2015]]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://theboatgalley.com/thermos-nissan-thermal-cooker/ Thermos Nissan Thermal Cooker] - ''The Boat Galley''
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*'''Video:''' [[:File:Modified CooKit Solar Cooker|Teong Tan CooKit variation]]
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*'''Document:''' [[Media:Firewood_Consumption_and_CO2_Saving_-_Dieter_Seifert_2015b.pdf|Spreadsheet showing efficiency comparisons of the Ben 2 and Ben 3 Firewood Stoves against other stoves]] (See also: [[Ben 2 and Ben 3 Firewood Stoves]])
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*'''Event:''' Sunday, February 17, 2016 (Kalwa, Thane, India): Enviro Vigil (Paryavaran Dakshata Manch) will conduct a one day cooking workshop with solar cookers. 10:30am-12:30pm at Ankur Theme park, TMC's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital campus. Participants will have the opportunity for hands-on training with several types of solar cookers. [http://www.iamin.in/en/thane/news/workshop-will-teach-you-howto-cook-solar-cooker-thane-84115 More information...]
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*'''Request for proposals:''' The [[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves]] (GACC) is accepting proposals for the design and implementation of behavior change communication (BCC) interventions to accelerate market growth and drive adoption of clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels in households. All Alliance partners are eligible to apply, however implementation is limited to the following Alliance focus countries: [[Bangladesh]], [[Ghana]], [[Guatemala]], [[Kenya]], [[Nigeria]], and [[Uganda]]. Deadlines: February 16, 2016 (Letters of Intent), March 15, 2016 (Final Applications) [[Media:RFP_for_Clean_Cooking_BCC_Fund_-_Global_Alliance_-_for_release_Feb_1_2016.pdf|Request for Proposals – Clean Cooking Behavior Change Communication Fund]]
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*'''New manufacturer:''' [[Togo Tilé]] (Mali)
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*'''Newsletter:''' [[Media:Solar Cooking the Netherlands - KoZon newsletter Newsletter 2015.pdf|Solar Cooking the Netherlands - KoZon (December 2015)]]
   
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{{Section|January 2016}}
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*'''Featured presentation''' from the [[SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014]]:<br />
  
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*'''Event:''' April 7-9, 2016: (Nairobi, Kenya) The SME Expo 2016 will take place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). Companies looking to do business in Africa will have the opportunity to be front and center with pre-screened African buyers, sales representatives, and potential business partners. [http://www.smexpo.co.ke More information and registration information...]
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*'''Video:''' [[:File:The man who cooks with the sun-0|The Palestinian man who cooks with the sun]]
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*'''New NGO:''' [[Baja Arizona]]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21688447-bold-experiment-has-improved-delhis-air-indians-want-more-particular-about-particulates?platform=hootsuite Particular about particulates] - ''The Economist''
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*'''Video:''' [[:File:Create and Update Your Own www.solarcooking.org Page|How to create and update your own wiki page]]
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*'''Article in the media:''' {{GoogleLinkAuto|http://www.ultimocero.com/articulo/cocinas-solares-clubs-lectura-y-escuela-bienestar|Cocinas solares, clubs de lectura y una Escuela de Bienestar|ÚltimoCero}}
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*''' New NGO:''' [[Imani Women's Group]]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Solar-oven-building-workshop-for-women/articleshow/50586354.cms Solar oven building workshop for women] - ''The Times of India''
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*'''Video:''' [[:File:Sunited Présentation en 3mn COP21 Paris décembre 2015|Sunited Présentation en 3mn COP21 Paris décembre 2015]]
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*''' Solar cooker design:''' [[EB800D Solar Cooker]]
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*'''Event:''' April 16-17, 2016: (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) The Global Health Innovation Conference will be taking place at Yale University. Billed as the world's leading and largest health conference, it is a crossroads for health care issues and social entrepreneurship. Solar cooking is becoming increasingly recognized as part of the solution for respiratory diseases, aside from the environmental benefits. This is another venue where that voice can be heard. [http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/ More information...]
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*'''Solar cooker design:''' [[EB Suncooker]]
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*''' Solar cooker design:''' [[Hypar Solar Cooker]]
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/09/10-of-the-coolest-gadgets-we-saw-at-ces-2016/ 10 Of The Coolest Gadgets We Saw At CES 2016] - ''TechCrunch''
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/07/the-gosun-stove-cooks-with-just-the-power-of-the-sun/ The GoSun Stove Cooks With Just The Power Of The Sun] - ''TechCrunch''
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/solar-power-solvatten-em5275/ Solar Power And Solvatten Saving Lives] - ''Energy Matters''
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://ulsterherald.com/2016/01/09/pupils-sail-to-science-final-after-creating-innovative/ Pupils set for science final after innovative creation] - ''Ulster Herald''
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*'''Handbook:''' [[Media:Its_Time_to_be_Efficient_-_NaDEET_2015.pdf|NaDEET's manual showing how to build all sorts of energy-saving devices including a solar cooker and a fuel-efficient woodstove]] (English and Afrikaans) - ''[[Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust]]''
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://news.mit.edu/2016/store-solar-heat-0107 A new way to store solar heat] - ''MIT News''
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*'''Video:''' [http://techcrunch.com/video/gosun-solar-stove-gets-cooking/519387124/ GoSun Solar Stove Gets Cooking] - ''TechCrunch''
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/05/ces-hottest-gadgets-and-trends.html The hottest trends and gadgets at this year's CES] - ''CNBC''
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*'''Article in the media:''' [http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Lesotho#Articles_in_the_media Solar cookers on their way] - ''Gulf Islands Driftwood''
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*'''Manufacturer:''' [[Liking Energy Co., Ltd]]
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*'''Manufacturer:''' [[Solar Oven Reflectors]]
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*''' Solar cooker design:''' [[Sun Dome Solar Oven and Cooker]]
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*'''Solar cooker design:''' [[Shady Spot Solar Cooker]]
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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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*'''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]].
  
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*'''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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::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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**[[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]
  
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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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[[File:Leéiyen_teaches_the_use_of_solar_box_cookers_and_the_--SODIS--_approach_to_water_pastuerization,_11-15-14.png|thumb|300px|Leéiyen teaches the use of [[solar box cooker]]s and the [[SODIS]] method of [[water pasteurization]] in [[Cameroon]], November 2014.]]
  
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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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[[File:Friend_of_the_Old_bind_CooKit_edge.JPG|thumb|175px|[[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'']]
  
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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]]
  
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[[File:Solar_Clutch_sheet_metal_cooker,_3-4-15.png|300px|thumb|[[Solar Clutch]] corrugated sheet metal [[solar panel cooker]] - ''Solar Clutch'']]
  
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*'''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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*[[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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*'''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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*[[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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::[[File:Gasifier stove and other renewable fuel technologies.m4v|thumb|none|400px|Professor [[Ajay Chandak]] demonstrates some of his renewable and sustainable designs for a gasifier stove, institutional solar parabolic cookers and biodigesters.]]
  
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*'''February 15, 2014:''' [[Media:China-cdm_solar_cooking_project_paper(2014-02)final.pdf|SOLAR COOKING IN CHINA: CDM Registered Projects]] - ''Trish Sheehan ([[Solar Household Energy]])''
  
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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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