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Last edited: 10 January 2026
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Events[]
Featured international events[]
- See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in Cyprus
News[]
Savvas Hadjixenophontos discusses the Fornelia Mini, Photo credit: Fornelia
- NEW: November 2025: Fornelia wins “Sustainable Innovative Technology 2025” award by AKTI - Based in Cyprus, Fornelia is redefining sustainable cooking with its high-efficiency solar ovens, powered by advanced parabolic concentrators. They received the award, which was presented during the Seed Funding Awards 2025, on 20 November 2025 at the Strovolos Cultural Centre in Nicosia. The event was organized within the framework of the Zero Waste HoReCa project, which is implemented by AKTI Project and Research Centre with the support of The Coca-Cola Foundation, and aims to promote sustainable practices across Cyprus’s tourism industry.
New evacuated tube by Fornelia Ltd., The Fornelia Mini Photo credit: Fornelia Ltd.
- April 2019: Cyprus inventor and entrepreneur explains his solar cooker business - Savvas Hadjixenophontos, founder of Fornelia Ltd., built his first solar oven in 1983. He has continued to develop versions of various solar cookers, but is now focused on an evacuated tube style, which offers very efficient solar thermal cooking capabilities.
Paphos visitors ask about solar cooking with great interest. Photo credit: Re-newcy
- May 7, 2012: Re-newcy organized a solar cooking show at the entrance of the old port of Paphos with great success.
History[]
- Main article: History of solar cooking
Archived articles
Climate and culture[]
See also
- The climate of Cyprus - Wikipedia
- Cyprus Energy Situation - Energypedia
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
Resources[]
Possible funding[]
Facebook groups[]
Reports[]
Articles in the media[]
- April 2019: Let the Sun Cook Your Meal - CyprusMail Online
Web pages[]
Contacts[]
The entities listed below are either based in Cyprus or have initiated solar cooking projects there: