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CONSOLFOOD 2020 publishes preliminary Conference Proceedings

The Solar Cooking Wiki receives nearly 500,000 pageviews in 2019

Solar Cookers International featured in Physics World

Photos from the CONSOLFOOD 2020 conference in Faro, Portugal now available

Jim La Joie offers 100 free collapsible solar cookers to individuals traveling to Africa

3.9+ million solar cookers...and counting

Listen On-Demand: Solar Cookers International at COP25: Building Solar Cooking Capacity Worldwide

SCI presents solar cooking to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at COP25 in Madrid

Dr. Alaa Hamadto establishes Solar Foods in Khartoum, Sudan employing 25 and selling in local supermarkets

The PRINCE-40 community solar cooker wins Indian national award

COP25 rescheduled to take place in Feria de Madrid in Madrid, Spain from 2 to 13 December 2019

Solar electric cooking starts to simmer in rural India

Events

Webinars

• NEW: 27 February 2020 (8:00-8:30 am PST, 16:00-16:30 GMT): Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Solar Cooking - Solar Cookers International

Australia

• NEW: 7-8 April 2020 (Sydney): Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition - The Smart Energy Council has a vision to vastly expand renewables in the marketplace, and various options to achieve this goal will be discussed and displayed at the Australian Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition. Australia’s premier smart energy event will be held in Sydney at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour. More information...

• NEW: 2-4 December 2020 (Melbourne): SWC50 – The Century of Solar - In 1970 solar research pioneers met at the first International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Conference in Melbourne Australia. ISES is commemorating this Conference with a special 50th Anniversary Conference and Display, called the Solar World Congress at 50 (SWC50). The Conference will be about the people: researchers, industry players, policy makers, and leaders from NGOs and non-profits who have all contributed to make renewable energy the fastest growing contributor to our global energy supply. More information...

Brazil

• 12-14 May 2020 (Tubarão, Santa Catarina): ENSUS 2020 - O ENSUS reúne professores, técnicos, alunos e comunidade que buscam pela sustentabilidade integrada aos projetos e ao desenvolvimento de novos produtos, nas áreas de Arquitetura, Engenharia e Design. More information... - (English version)

France

• NEW: Sunday 23 August 2020 (Sorède): FOURSOLAIRE 2020 - "Let's Solar Cook" A gathering of amateurs, professionals, and the merely curious, will come together near the site of the Himalaya 1900 Solar Furnace in southern France to celebrate solar cooking. Share recipes and display your solar cookers. More information... - (English version)

Germany

• NEW: 17-19 June 2020 (Munich): Intersolar Europe - Intersolar Europe is a leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners, and takes place annually at the Messe München Exhibition Center. The event’s exhi­bition and conference both focus on the areas of photovoltaics, solar thermal technologies, solar plants, as well as grid infrastructure and solutions for the integration of renewable energy. More information...

Greece

• NEW: 1-4 September 2020 (Athens): EuroSun2020 - The 13th Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry will offer a platform to discuss the latest developments with leading solar energy experts, policy makers, and industry representatives. The program will include keynote speakers in plenary sessions, specialists meetings in breakout sessions, and poster exhibitions. More information...

Kenya

• NEW: 18-20 February 2020 (Nairobi): Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo 2020

United States

Connecticut

• 4-5 April 2020 (New Haven): Global Health & Innovation Conference - At this 17th annual conference, learn from more than 200 speakers who are committed to effective, responsible programs in health, development, entrepreneurship, and education. More information...

Minnesota

• NEW: Wednesday, 26 February 2020 (Minneapolis): Cooking With Sunlight - Learn the history and benefits of solar cooking at a presentation to be held at Southwest High School, located at 3414 W 47th St, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. There will be a display of a variety of commercially available solar cookers, and attendees will be shown how easy they are to use to cook anything. Luther Krueger, presenting the program, has designed, used, and promoted solar cookers since 2004. He is known in the international solar cooking community for cooking in subzero weather and holding possibly the largest individual collection of unique cookers. More information...

See also

• Past events
• Conferences
• Organizing solar cooking events

New content

• Social media: Solar cooking photos on Instagram
• Conference slides: A Parabolic Solar Cooking Device Developed in Lesotho - Ivan Yaholnitsky
• Taiwan news: Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo: 3rd day on e-cooking, growing solar biz, PAYGo companies & more - Devdiscourse
• Bangladesh news: Bangladeshi government appeals for more partners to help roll-out off-grid solar - PV Magazine
• Costa Rica news: Building hope and solar ovens
• Peru vendor: Newly formed, HC Solar is the exclusive representative of GoSun products in Peru
• Kenya news: A 2017 community solar concentrator from GoSol.org is still in use in Kenya baking bread daily for the Friends of Ndere
• CONSOLFOOD 2020: Prof. Pedro Serrano Rodriguez has published an open letter to the participants of CF2020, and the whole solar cooking community. English version
• Video: Household Solar Energy Bank
• Preheating news: Minimizing wood needed to cook a days worth of food with Solar Hybrid Cooking - Sun Frost
• USA NGO: Solar Education Project
• Audio interview: Sun BD Corporation director David Chalker interviewed at CONSOLFOOD 2020
• Audio interview: SCI advisory board member Pat McArdle interviewed at CONSOLFOOD 2020
• Wiki news: The Solar Cooking Wiki receives more than 500,000 pageviews in 2019
• Bolivia Facebook group: Asociación Inti Illimani
• South Africa news: Solar cooker project for Inzuzwenhle learners - Maritzburg Sun
• Solar cooking history article: Las cocinas solares de Adnan Tarcici (enero 1950) - (English version)
• Dominican Republic video: Testimony about advantages of solar cooking by Minorca from Monte Cristi
• (EVENT) 2-4 December 2020 (Melbourne, Australia): SWC50 – The Century of Solar - ISES is commemorating the first International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Conference in Melbourne with a special 50th Anniversary Conference and Display, called the Solar World Congress at 50 (SWC50)
• (EVENT) 1-4 September 2020 (Athens, Greece): EuroSun2020 - The 13th Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry, sponsored by ISES, will offer a platform to discuss the latest developments with leading solar energy experts.
• (EVENT) 17-19 June 2020 (Munich, Germany): Intersolar Europe - Intersolar Europe is a leading exhibition for the solar industry, including solar thermal, and takes place annually at the Messe München Exhibition Center.
• (EVENT) 7-8 April 2020 (Sydney, Australia): Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition -Australia’s premier smart energy event will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour
• Photovoltaic solar cooking report: Preliminary design and analysis of a proposed solar and battery electric cooking concept: costs and pricing - Leach, M., Oduro, R.
• South Africa news: Ngangifisa helps keep Diepsloot Combined School learners’ bellies full
• Germany Facebook group: Kochen mit Sonnenlicht
• USA Facebook group: Citizens for Solar
• USA Facebook group: Solar Smelters International
• Photovoltaic solar cooking news: Single Portable Induction Cooktop: What They Won’t Tell You About an Induction Burner The Equipped Cook
• Video: Stromboli being solar baked by the Bethel Business and Community Development Centre
• (EVENT) Sunday 23 August 2020 (Sorède, France): FOURSOLAIRE 2020 - "Let's Solar Cook" A gathering of amateurs, professionals, and the merely curious, will come together near the site of the Himalaya 1900 Solar Furnace in southern France to celebrate solar cooking.
• Design: Winebox Solar Rice Cooker
• Uganda news: Haines 2.0 Solar Cookers for Refugees in Uganda

• SCI news: Solar Cookers International updates Distribution of Solar Cookers Map
• SCI news: Solar Cookers International featured in Physics World article and podcast (Article..., Podcast...)
• Kenya news: Kenya learns to cook with solar power - even when the sun doesn't shine - Reuters
• Zimbabwe news: Amid crippling power cuts, Zimbabwe turns to solar energy - The Washington Post
• Report: Low-cost solar household energy - Dale Andreatta
• Report: Adding cold water to boiling water to achieve pasteurization temperatures without a thermometer - Nzoia Water and Services Co Lt
• China manufacturer: Jet-Flame
• USA NGO: Florida Renewable Energy Association
• France video: Des cuiseurs solaires pour lutter contre la précarité énergétique
• Bolivia news: Création d'un réseau de vendeuses de cuiseurs solaires en Bolivie - (English version) - Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil
• USA news: SCI supporter Darwin Curtis makes solar cooking research possible
• Photos: CONSOLFOOD 2020
• Brazil NGO: Garota Intelligentsia
• Haiti NGO: Haiti Adolescent Girls Network
• Handbook: Fabrication de cuiseurs et séchoirs solaires - Cristelle Sourian and David Amelin
• Heat-retention cooking video: Fireless Cooker Presentation - Faustine Wama
• South Africa report: The feasibility of introducing solar ovens to rural women in Maphephethe - Merridy Wilson and J Maryann Green
• Mexico news: SHE works with Lorena Harp on the solar cooker initiative in Oaxaca State - Solar Household Energy
• Manufacturer news: One Earth Designs, maker of SolSource solar cooker, shuts down after raising $500,000 from Mark Cuban - Tech StartUps
• USA news: The HotPot solar panel cooker is again for sale in the USA
• Cookbook: Recetario de Olla Solar
• Video: Prueba con frijoles en un Haines I
• Video: Cómo armar un Horno Solar Haines I
• Video: Tips and tricks for HotPot winter use
• Kenya Facebook group: Student Solar Cooking Science Projects Eldoret, Kenya
• Video: Basics of Cooking with the Sun - Sun Ovens International
• India Facebook group: Solar Cooking Campaign for Grassroots
• USA article in the media: California school tests its solar ovens
• Video: New Solar Oven Design - SunTaste Unboxing and Cooking
• Facebook group: SolarcookingIntroduction
• (EVENT) 26 February 2020 (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA): Cooking With Sunlight: Learn the history, benefits, and use of solar cooking
• Parabolic cooker purchase site: Purchase the BS-M1 model in quantity on Alibaba
• Heat-retention cooking guide: The Fireless Cooker - Faustine Wama
• UK Facebook group: Solar Cooking UK
• Mozambique report: Solar cooking in Mozambique – an investigation of end-user’s needs for the design of solar cookers - Pia Otte