Last edited: 12 January 2021
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Food is prepared with parabolic solar cookers at the Sun Bridge restaurant.
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Events[]
Featured international events[]
- 11-22 November 2024 (Baku, Azerbaijan): COP29 - The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29, will be the 29th United Nations Climate Change conference to be held at Baku Stadium. More information...
- NEW: Solar Cookers International members, Alan Bigelow, Ph.D., Keith Wingeard, and Dr. Stephane Villatte will be representing the solar cooking sector at COP29. They will be providing press conferences, participating in scheduled events, and sharing an exhibition space with the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) from 18-21 November. Various solar cookers will be on display, with information available about the Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) testing protocol for solar cookers. More information on times and places of events...
- 12-14 March 2025 (Bridgetown, Barbados): Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum - Building on Prime Minister Mottley’s Bridgetown Initiative for the reform of development finance, the Forum will address the challenge of how we can mobilize sufficient finance on the right terms to meet global goals, especially for the most underserved communities, countries and regions – such as Small Island Developing States. The event wil be co-hosted by Sustainable Energy for All and the Government of Barbados, led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. Project site visits will take place Friday, 14 March. More information...
Requests for proposal[]
- The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 15th December 2024 - Advances in Solar Thermal Food Processing (CONSOLFOOD2025) is being planned for the 5th, 6th and 7th of May, 2025 in Marseille, France. The gathering expects to attract, once again, top experts from all over the world to present and discuss topics related to advances in solar food processing and solar cooking. An exhibition of solar cookers will be available for viewing during the conference at the nearby the solar restaurant Le Présage. The solar restaurant, along with the demonstration cookers, will produce a solar lunch. The whole conference program will be delivered in hybrid format, so those who register, but are not present at Marseille, will be able to participate online. Your abstracts should be sent via email to Celestino Ruivo at cruivo@ualg.pt in .doc, .docx, or pdf format. You should limit your abstract to 400 words, and follow these guidelines. All abstracts will be reviewed and assessed by members of the scientific committee. The organizing committee will inform each author whether their submitted abstract has been accepted. The committee encourages all authors to write an optional full length paper for inclusion in our conference proceedings. Successful authors should pre-record their presentations, using Powerpoint, or similar software. They will be invited to submit either a) a short presentation, of about 7 minutes duration, or b) a longer presentation, of about 25 minutes to cruivo@ualg.pt by 30th March 2025. The expected conference fee is 200 euros before 1st April 2025. Interested people facing financial difficulties should contact the organizing committee.
- See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in Poland
News[]
- March 2020: Paweł Pluciński conducted very interesting tests of a parabolic solar cooker in the town Bukowina Tatrzańska in Poland. They showed excellent operation of the solar cooker even in Polish climatic conditions outside the summer period. Paweł Pluciński promotes solar cooking using his channel YouTube. Apart from solar cooking, Paweł also deals with the construction of small wind turbines.
- July-September 2017 we built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland:
- New solar cooker: EuroSolarCooker Margot
- New solar cooker: EuroSolarCooker André
- New solar dryer: TunnelaSec Solar Dryer
- New heat-retention cooker: KotoThermosCooker Scout
- July-September 2016: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland:
- New solar cooker: UltraLightCooker Scout
- New solar cooker: UltraLightCooker Traveller
- New solar dryer: SimplaSec Plus Solar Dryer
- New heat-retention cooker: KotoThermosCooker
- July-September 2015: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland:
- New solar cooker: EuroSolarCooker Star
- New solar pot: EuroSolarPot Star
- New solar dryer: ParaSec Solar Dryer
- New solar dryer: KotoSec Solar Dryer
- July-September 2014: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland:
- new solar cooker: UltraLightCooker Cone Plus
- new solar dryer: Mini solar dryer SimplaSec
- new solar air collector: Solar air collector with profiled absorber
- new solar air collector: Solar air collector with tubular absorber
- July 2014: Vine Bridge Restaurant, the first restaurant that serves meals prepared in the parabolic solar cookers in Poznan to Poland, see Restauracja solarna Vine Bridge - (English version).
- July-September 2013: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland:
- new solar cooker UltraLightCooker Cone
- new solar dryer: Mini solar dryer PetitaSec
- June 2013: The Sun Bridge solar restaurant opens for business on June, 11th on a bridge in Poznan, run by the Vine Bridge restaurant.
- July-August 2012: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland:
- new solar cooker fr:UltraLightCooker Mouchot
- new solar dryer: Mini round solar dryer RondaSec
- July-August 2011: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland our new solar cooker fr:UltraLightCooker Bamboo.
- June 2011: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy in France our new solar dryer: Portable solar dryer PortaSec.
- July-August 2010: Solar Cooking Concept continued solar cooking in Czestochowa in Poland by using our solar cookers UltraLightCooker and fr:Modular EuroSolarCooker.
- July-August 2009: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland our new solar cooker fr:Modular EuroSolarCooker. We also tested our fr:EuroSolarPot.
- July-August 2008: Solar Cooking Concept built and tested in Czestochowa in Poland our new solar cooker UltraLightCooker.
- 2008: Andrew Kotowski is the driving force behind the French Solar Cooking Archive Wiki.
- 2007: Andrew Kotowski moved to the distribution of information through our websites and wiki. Our current activity is known as Solar Cooking Concept.
- 2002: Andrew Kotowski founded de a Virtual Laboratory of Solar Domestic Applications and we distributed by e-mail "newsletter" monthly. This entry presented our own work and the work of our "solar" friends have Allart Ligtenberg, Nguyen Tan Bich, Martin Almada, Roger Bernard and fr:Dominic Michaelis among others. Our newsletter was sent to Subscribers in Countries around the World : about 1,000 copies. To see all our innovations: Innovations Andrew Kotowski
History[]
- Main article: History of solar cooking
Archived articles
Climate and culture[]
See also
- The climate of Poland - Wikipedia
- Poland Energy Situation - Energypedia
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
Articles in Polish on the Global Network of Solar Cooking Wiki (Réseau Mondial de Cuisson Solaire)[]
- Gotowanie solarne w Polsce
- Grill solarny skrzynkowy
- Kuchenka solarna cylindryczno-paraboliczna
- Piekarnik solarny paraboliczny
- Solar Cooking Concept - Poland
- Garnek solarny EuroSolarPot
- Kuchenki, piekarniki i grille solarne
- Grill solarny panelowy
Resources[]
Possible funding[]
Facebook groups[]
Reports[]
Articles in the media[]
- Restauracja solarna Vine Bridge - Epoznan.pl (English version)
Wikis[]
Blogs[]
- Wystarczy troche slonca ... - (English version)
- Jak zrobic kartonowy piecyk solarny - (English version)
- Solari - kuchenka turystyczna zasilana sloncem
- Kuchanka sloneczna - gotowanie i pieczenie za pomoca energii slonecznej - (English version)
- Piekarnik i kuchenka zasilana sloncem - (English version)
- Zapiekanka z kuchenki solarnej - (English version)
- Zbuduj sam tani solarny grill (z video) - (English version)
- Ekologiczny grill solarny (sloneczny) - (English version)
Web pages[]
- Solari - Portable Solar Cooker - (English version)
- Gotowanie na sloncu - (English version)
- Kuchenka opalana sloncem - (English version)
- Emergency Solar Cooker - (English version)
- Grill solarny Cookup 200 - (English version)
- Gotuj za darmo ! Kuchenka, ktora nie potrzebuje pradu ani gazu
- Hit nowosc - Grill solarny
- Solar Cooking Concept - version PL, EN and FR
- Your first solar cooker - version PL, EN and FR
Audio and video[]
Contacts[]
The entities listed below are either based in Poland, or have initiated solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates[]
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association