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[[File:First_day_of_operation-_Solar_taco_stand_in_Oaxaca,_Mex.jpg|thumb|First day of operation for the solar taco stand]] |
[[File:First_day_of_operation-_Solar_taco_stand_in_Oaxaca,_Mex.jpg|thumb|First day of operation for the solar taco stand]] |
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| − | It has been a 15 year family tradition for Alfredo García Martínez to sell beef tacos at the corner of Gardenia and the naval military school in |
+ | It has been a 15 year family tradition for Alfredo García Martínez to sell beef tacos at the corner of Gardenia and the naval military school in Oaxaca, Mexico. But these days, his set-up is a bit different from the competition’s: his is the first in the country that cooks using solar energy. The roof mounted solar cooker is a type of [[cylindro-parabolic solar cookers | cylindro-parabolic solar cooker]] that can produce temperatures in excess of 212 degrees F. The taco stand was designed by [[Michael Gotz]]. The cost of the stand was estimated to be $8000. Three Swiss organizations sponsored the project: [[GloboSol]], SolarSpar, and Service Industrial Foundation of the City of Geneva. |
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| − | City officials are interested in the solar taco stand because it poses less of a risk than a conventional cooking stand. Typical cooking stands carry pressurized containers of gas to provide the cooking energy. |
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| − | The taco stand was designed by [[Michael Gotz]] with an estimated cost of $8000. Three Swiss organizations sponsored the project: [[GloboSol]], SolarSpar, and Service Industrial Foundation of the City of Geneva. |
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==News and recent developments== |
==News and recent developments== |
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| − | *'''February 2010:''' {{GoogleLinkFromSpanish|http://www.diariodespertar.com.mx/zona-m/28634-Tacos-barbacoa-con-energa-solar.html|Tacos with solar energy|Diario Despertar de Oaxaca}} |
+ | *'''February 2010:''' {{GoogleLinkFromSpanish|http://www.diariodespertar.com.mx/zona-m/28634-Tacos-barbacoa-con-energa-solar.html|Tacos with solar energy|Diario Despertar de Oaxaca}} |
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[[Category:Mexico]] |
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[[Category:Oaxaca]] |
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[[Category:Parabolic solar cooker designs]] |
[[Category:Parabolic solar cooker designs]] |
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[[Category:Solar cooker designs]] |
[[Category:Solar cooker designs]] |
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