Oman

Last edited: 6 August 2019

A group of students at the Caledonian College of Engineering have made a solar-powered cooker that can make enough biryani in just one hour to feed 100 people. At a student hostel that feeds 70 to 100 people three or four meals a day, the use of the solar cooker would save $20,000 USD over the course of 15 years.

Events

• 17-23 December 2021: Solar Cooking Awareness Week (Southern Hemisphere) - A loosely organized bid to acknowledge the fun and benefits of solar cooking. Show someone how to solar cook and share a meal.

• NEW: 24-26 January 2022: Fourth International Conference: Advances in Solar Thermal Food Processing - CONSOLFOOD Chairman, Celestino Ruivo, has announced an extended call for abstracts for the upcoming conference in January 2022, which is now planned to be an online event. Advances in solar cooking as well as solar food processing will be considered for inclusion. The event schedule and submission requirements are in CONSOLFOOD 2022 conference information.

See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in Oman

History

Main article: History of solar cooking

Archived articles

Climate and culture

See also

• Wikipedia article on the climate of Oman
• Oman Energy Situation - Energypedia
• Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables

Resources

Possible funders

• Find a Kiva microfinance partner in Oman.
• Raising funds through grants and donations

Construction plans in Arabic

• CooKit
  
• CooKit variation (made from smaller pieces of cardboard)
• Minimum Box Cooker
  
• Solar Water Pasteurizer
  

Articles in the media

• April 2015: Omani students build solar cooker that feeds 100 people - Times of Oman

Contacts

The entities listed below are either based in Oman, or have established solar cooking projects there:

SCI Associates

Main article: Solar Cookers International Association