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IndianOil commences pilot test study of indoor solar cooking system in Leh, Ladakh, India

Alzubair Saiyed has conducted workshops in more than 100 Indian villages since 2016

The Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust hosts young Namibians from eight regions of the country to embrace environmental sustainability

Pete Schwartz, at Cal Poly, USA, demonstrates combining PV with phase change mediums for energy storage, allowing for cooking after dark

Fogão Solar represents solar cooking at a seminar on sustainable urban management in Porto Alegre, Brazil

The Washington Post solar cooks on its roof

Madagascar NGO ADES reports that 4.6% of households there use ADES stoves

SCI Awards the Order of Excellence to the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Bancha, the first solar-kitchen-only village in India

Mali NGO Togo Tilé reports stellar solar cooker sales for 2018

Events

International conferences

• 5-7 November, 2019 (Nairobi, Kenya): Clean Cooking Forum 2019 - The Clean Cooking Alliance and the Kenya Ministry of Energy will co-host the Clean Cooking Forum 2019, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 5-7 November. With the theme of “Investment. Innovation. Impact,” the sector’s flagship event will bring together hundreds of attendees from around the world working to build an inclusive industry that makes clean cooking accessible to the three billion people who live each day without it. More information...

• 22-24 January 2020 (Faro, Portugal): CONSOLFOOD2020 - To be held at the Institute of Engineering, Universidade do Algarve, Campus da Penha. The conference will focus on solar thermal food processing. The deadline for receipt of abstracts was 15 June 2019. More information... 

Online

• NEW: 19 September 2019 (3:00 p.m. CEST (9:00 a.m. EDT, 13:00 GMT) Webinar: Sustainable Energy for Essential Humanitarian Services - This webinar is the second of the four-part webinar series “Sustainable Energy in Humanitarian Settings”. It is organized jointly by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), energypedia UG and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The webinar series is a contribution to the Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Situations of Displacement (GPA). There is no fee. Register here

Morocco

• September 2019 (Benguerir Green City):  Solar Decathlon AFRICA - More information...

Spain

• NEW: 27-29 September 2019: BioCultura en Valencia (Feria de Valencia) - Nueva edición de esta feria de productos ecológicos y consumo responsable. Alimentación ecológica, productos para higiene y cosmética, textil, muebles, energías renovables, turismo rural, etc. Tel. 935 800 818 - http://www.biocultura.org

United States

Connecticut

• NEW: 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: 27 September, 13, 20, 27 October 2019 noon to 1 pm (Minneapolis): Solar cooking demo - Luther Krueger of the Minnesota Solar Cookers group, will be demonstrating the basics of solar cooking at the farmers market in the King Field neighborhood, located at 43rd and Nicollet Ave. S., over several days.

New Mexico

• NEW: Saturday, 28 September 2019 (Mimbres): Harvest Festival - The popular festival, held at San Lorenzo School, has introduced a solar cook-off for this year. Cooking will begin early in the day and a potluck will be served at 1p.m. More information...

New York

• 26 September 2019 (Nyack): SCI Science Director Alan Bigelow PhD to speak - The event will be held at the Nyack Library from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm. More information...

See also

• Past events
• Conferences
• Organizing solar cooking events

New content

• The Bahamas news: B4Dignity to send 1000 Global Sun Ovens to The Bahamas
• Country article: The Bahamas
• Fresnel cooker design calculator: Easy Flat-Pack Fresnel Reflector
• Algeria Facebook group: الطبخ الشمسي في أدرار- الجزائر Cuisson solaire à Adrar -Algérie
• Article in the media: OSAT: Open Source Technik für Afrika ß Frei Zugänglich und Angepasst - Dieter Seifert
• (EVENT) 4-5 April 2020 (New Haven, Connecticut, USA): Global Health & Innovation Conference
• (EVENT) 27-29 September 2019 (Valencia, Spain): BioCultura en Valencia
• USA manufacturer news: Sun Ovens International acquired by Poverty Dignified, Inc.
• Document: Günther Kunkel's recommendations for slowing desertification
• India news: IndianOil commences pilot test study of indoor solar cooking system in Leh, Ladakh, India
• Clean Cookstove Survey: 2019 Modern Energy Cooking Services Survey, sponsored by the World Bank (reference only, past due date of 9/14/19)
• Slide presentation: Opportunities and Recommendations for Appropriate Technologies in Developing Countries (English, German) - Dieter Seifert
• Heat storage news: IOCL flags off pilot study of solar indoor cooking in Leh - Daily Excelsior
• (EVENT) 28 September 2019, (Mimbres, New Mexico, USA) Harvest Festival Solar Cook-off - More information...
• Cooker design: Copenhagen Solar Cooker Light improved to make cooking a snap
• India news: Gujarat Man Teaches Tribal Women to Make Solar Cookers That Cost Just Rs 100! - The Better India
• India news: #KindnessMatters: Engineer invents Rs 60 solar cooker to help rural women - CNBC TV18
• Mexico news: Mexican Women Use Sunlight Instead of Firewood or Gas to Cook Meals - Inter Press Service
• (EVENT) 27 September, 13, 20, 27 October 2019 noon to 1 p.m. (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Solar cooking demo: - Luther Krueger of the Minnesota Solar Cookers group, will be demonstrating the basics of solar cooking at the farmers market in the King Field neighborhood, located at 43rd and Nicollet Ave. S., over several days.
• (EVENT) Webinar: 19 September, Thursday at 3:00 p.m. CEST (9:00 a.m. EDT, 13:00 GMT): Sustainable Energy for Essential Humanitarian Services:- the second of the four-part webinar series “Sustainable Energy in Humanitarian Settings”
• Construction plans: Newton Solar Oven 1.0

• Cookbook: The Kenya eCookbook: Beans & Cereals Edition - How to Save Time and Money
• Glazing design: Plastic greenhouse enclosure made from flat sheet of polycarbonate
• France video: Recent SUNplicity solar cooking event
• Italy individual: Matteo Muccioli
• Construction plans: Newton Solar Oven 2.0
• Namibia news: The Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust hosted young Namibians from eight regions of the country to embrace environmental sustainability
• India news: IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi and ARES (FBK) jointly execute ITPAR Project Titled "STAR" - webindia123
• Improved-combustion stove design: Baba Moto Stove
• Document: Handbook on how to build and use the Copenhagen Solar Cooker
• Design update: Ben 2 and Ben 3 Firewood Stoves variation where the tripod can be constructed without welding - Dieter Seifert
• Design: Newton Solar Oven 2.0
• GoSun news: GoSun Releases DIY Kit to Get People to “Tinker” with its Solar Oven - thespoon
• (EVENT) 18 August 2019 (Sorède, France): Third Solar Cooking Day - More information...
• Economic article: Economic benefits of solar cooking
• Document: Climate Protection and Overcoming Poverty Traps - Proposals for the realization of the UN Development Goals (Engish, German) - Dieter Seifert
• PV/heat storage cooking: Research group at Cal Poly, USA uses photovoltaic and phase-change material for heat storage to allow for cooking after dark
• Brazil news: Elmo Dutra represents solar cooking at a seminar on sustainable urban management
• Uganda individual: Esther Nattabi