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Events[]
- NEW: 12-14 July 2023 (A Coruña, Spain): CONSOLFOOD2023 - Organizers have released a first call for abstracts to participate in the Fifth International Conference, taking place in Spain in 2023 as an in-person conference. The deadline for submission is 15 December 2022. More submittal information...
- See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in France
News[]
- December 2021: Low-tech Lab is a non-profit located in Concarneau. They research and promote sustainable and affordable technologies being developed around the world.

NeoLoco solar array bakery oven in Normandy, France - Photo credit: NeoLoco
- February 2021: French artisans create solar bakery in Normandy - The NeoLoco solar bakery is the result of a long journey. Founder, Arnaud Crétot, has traveled the planet to study the various existing energy solutions, first with the association Les vagabonds de l'énergie, which he co-founded in 2009, then with Solar Fire Concentration, a Finnish social enterprise. In 2018 he decided to install a solar array concentrator oven in Normandy, France to roast local seeds and bake bread. Read more... -
- November 2018: SCI opening new doors in France and Switzerland with WHO - Solar Cookers International Science Director and primary UN representative, Dr. Alan Bigelow, presented the current work SCI at Clean Tech Week in Annecy, France. Read more...
- January 2017: The traveling solar restaurant: Professional chef, Pierre-André Aubert, presented his experiences testing a mobile solar restaurant at the 6th SCI World Conference 2017. He has also included the detailed development of the solar kitchen. Aubert is optimistic about the future of this concept based on the reaction he received from the patrons of the test restaurant. Read more about his project: Testing Phase of the First Solar Restaurant of France (Europe)
- December 2015: Gilles Gallo, the founder and president of IDCOOK participated in the COP21 climate conference in Paris:
- August 2015: Des jeunes d’un centre de loisirs sensibilisés à la cuisson solaire - (English version)
- February 2015: Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil, Newsletter, February 2015

IDCOOK show off their parabolic solar cookers in Paris, France.
- September 2014: Paris solar cooking demonstration - IDCOOK held a solar cooking demonstration on the rooftop of the BHV building in Paris, France.

In 2014, a customer in France created this beautiful rolling solar kitchen using reflectors from Sun and Ice. See more photos on the Facebook page.
- February 2014: French solar cuisine done with style - Sun and Ice shares photos of one of their reflectors incorporated into a portable solar kitchen, created by one of their customers in France. The small, trailered construction is a rolling work of art. See more photos on the Facebook page.
History[]
- Main article: History of solar cooking
Archived articles
Climate and culture[]
- July 2006: Solar Cooking in Europe - Why and How? - Michael Götz
See also
- Wikipedia article on the climate of France
- France Energy Situation - Energypedia
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
Resources[]
Possible funders[]
Facebook groups[]
Wikis[]
Blogs[]
- Atlas de la cuisine solaire
- Ateliers de construction et d'utilisation de cuiseurs solaires (Solar Inti, Argentine)
Articles in the media[]
- August 2021: Solar-baked bread? Recycled loaves? Bakers try something new in France - The Christian Science Monitor
- June 2017: Le Présage – Le 1er restaurant solaire de France est à Aubagne - (English version)
- June 2016: Un four solaire innovant assemblé par l’ESAT de Braconnac - APJH dan le Tarn (English version)
- April 2009: Jeunesse, paix et aide humanitaire pour la semaine nationale du Rotary - La Voix du Nord
- March 2009: Royal en Charentaise - L'Express
- May 2008: La cuisson solaire et écolo a son festival - Ouest-France.fr
Audio and Video[]
- June 2021:
- August 2019: Video showing recent solar cooking event in Sorède
- July 2019: Barbecue solaire : la “bonne cuisine” écolo - Alain Bivas cuisine tout dans le barbecue écolo (SUNplicity) qu'il a lui-même inventé - France 3 Rhône-Alpes
- June 2019:
- June 2015:
- November 2014:
Les barbecues solaires d'IDCOOK dans télématin (France2) - IDCOOK solar barbecue on Frenc TV
Solar barbecue works on the principle of focusing the sun's rays. With its parabolic shape, all of the sun's energy is focused on to the food being cooked. With no smoke or CO2 emissions, you'll be using free, environmentally friendly energy. (http://idcook.com)
- August 2010:
Four Solaire et Parabole Solaire
Le cuiseur solaire modèle "boîte" permet de cuisiner tous les plats excepté les fritures. Son utilisation peut être combinée avec la parabole solaire, le cuiseur à bois économe ou le cuiseur thermos, outils diffusés par l'association de solidarité internationale, Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil (www.boliviainti-sudsoleil.org).
- March 2008:
Web pages[]
- Concept de Cuisson et de Séchage Solaire
- Pascal Rastoul and Pauline Cassan's solar travel blog -
- Le Wiki des Cuissons Solaires
- Questions courantes sur les fours solaires
- La cuisson solaire (Blog) -
- Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil -
- Solar Cooking Concept - France (Site internet)
- Long list of French NGOs working with solar energy
Contacts[]
The entities listed below are either based in France, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates[]
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association