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100 Suns in Alhalanga Kassala

100 Suns solar stoves constructed by the trainees being used in Alhalanga North, Kassala State of Sudan in 2021

100 Suns is a solar stove developed by Amogh Sahaje, based in New Bombay, India. The stove is claimed to have a simple design that makes it easy to construct at home with inexpensive readily available materials. It is a high-performance stove that cooks quick like a gas burner; cooking food for up to 10-15 persons at a time. It falls into the category of solar array stoves.

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100 Suns Barbeque in Zimbabwe

100 Suns used for Barbecue in Zimbabwe, Photo credit: Alex Machipisa

  • September 2023: 100 Suns is being used for Solar Barbecuing in Zimbabwe. The trials are being conducted by Alex Machipisa based in Harare with plans to establish the first solar restaurant in Zimbabwe.
  • May 2023: Manufacturing of 100 Suns solar stoves begins in Kassala and Gedarif states, despite the ongoing civil war in the country.
  • April 2023: The more than one thousand 100 Suns solar stoves constructed locally in Sudan until the Civil War broke out are proving their greater utility now. In this tough situation, when basic services are unavailable, electricity, cooking gas and charcoal is difficult to find, and even venturing out of the house is a risk to life, the 100 Suns solar stoves are able to provide hot meals to its owners without needing any fuel.
    100 Suns Demonstrated to Recipients in Mayo

    The last image received of the 100 Suns solar stove being demonstrated at Mayo locality near Khartoum before the civil war broke out in Sudan.

  • March 2023: Solar stove production - Roll out of four thousand 100 Suns solar stoves begins in Sudan with support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and manufactured wholly by indigenous communities.
Stack of 100 Suns mirror panels near Khartoum Sudan

Stack of 100 Suns mirror panels constructed by locals in Mayo, near Khartoum in Sudan

  • December 2022: 100 Suns wins the National Energy Globe Award in Sudan for its initiative in the country: training refugees, IDPs and host communities in construction and operation of 100 Suns solar stoves.
    100 Suns at 2 degrees IIT GN

    100 Suns solar stove installed at 2 Degrees Cafe in IIT Gandhinagar

  • November 2022: 2 Degrees Café at IIT Gandhinagar, in Gujarat, have installed 100 Suns solar stoves to provide sun-cooked menu alternatives to customers.
  • May 2022: National Institute of Rural Development Hyderabad installs 100 Suns at their Rural Technology Park.
  • February 2022: 100 Suns solar stoves installed in the Little Rann of Kutch in India for salt farming families as a pilot project in collaboration with GIAN.
  • December 2021: Over 300 persons from refugee and host communities trained in constructing the 100 Suns solar stoves in different regions of Sudan in collaboration with UNDP Sudan. Three Manufacturing units are being established which shall be operated by the trained persons.
  • October 2020: 100 Suns Solar Stove installed for a small eatery in Ahmedabad, India.
  • March 2020: Five Solar Stoves constructed for Agro Science Center Nandurbar, India by Aadivasi youth of the Pawara tribe.
  • December 2019: 100 Suns Solar Stove presented at the Serendipity Art Festival in Goa, India, under the theme of 'Inventions as works of Art'.
  • May 2019: Development Support Center India (DSC India) installed 100 Suns at its field office at Khandbara, Maharashtra.
  • November 2018: Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP), Jamkhed, Maharashtra India installed 100 Suns solar stove at its campus.
  • October 2018: Newspaper report: A 100 Suns to the Rescue
  • September 2018: Partners in Sustainable Development, an NGO based in Ghana built its first 100 Suns solar stove. Mr. Annor Douglas, the CEO of the organization plans to deploy it in the rural parts of Ghana.
  • April 2018: Devrai Art Village, Panchgani India installs 100 Suns solar stove.
  • January 2016: First 100 Suns solar stove is constructed in a remote forest village of Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, India.

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  • November 2022:
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Preparing Sheera and Cheese Pasta with 100 Suns at 2 Degrees Cafe, IIT Gandhinagar-2

  • March 2022:
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Cooking with no Fuel- Cooking with the power of 100 Suns-2

Contact[]

100 Suns
Amogh Sahaje
Palm Beach CHS, Sector-4
Nerul (W), New Bombay
India

Email: a.sahaje@yahoo.co.in