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- NEW: 23 -27 November 2020: 1er. Congreso Nacional de Secado Solar y Cocción Solar de Alimentos - Online presentation from the UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, in Spanish. Contacto: ensycsa@ier.unam.mx
- December 2020: 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 face-to-face conference, originally scheduled for 2-4 December 2020, will be replaced by a series of eight virtual conferences over the course of the month in December 2020. It will include the same panel sessions that were planned for the in-person planned event. More information...
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Australia
- December 2020: SWC50 – The Century of Solar (online event) - 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 face-to-face conference, originally scheduled for 2-4 December 2020, will be replaced by a series of eight virtual conferences over the course of the month in December 2020. It will include the same panel sessions that were planned for the in-person planned event. More information...
Indonesia
- 30 March - 1 April 2021 (Jakarta): 7th SOLARTECH Indonesia - (Rescheduled from 26-28 August 2020) to be held at JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta. More information...
Zambia
- NEW: Tuesday 6 October 2020 (Lusaka): Gender and energy mainstreaming workshop targeting NGOs and the private sector - Held at the Sarovar Hotel. More information...
See also
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September 2020:
- India news: Prime Minister Modi calls for low-cost indoor solar cooking solutions - domain-b.com
- (EVENT) Tuesday 6 October 2020 (Lusaka, Zambia): Gender and energy mainstreaming workshop targeting NGOs and the private sector
- (EVENT) 23 -27 November 2020: 1er. Congreso Nacional de Secado Solar y Cocción Solar de Alimentos - Online presentation from the UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, in Spanish
- USA News: Solar Cooking in the Variety Weather Belt - Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
- Box cooker news: Star Flower Solar Cooker by Sam Erwin - Solar Chef International
- Water pasteurization report: Enhancement of Solar Water Pasteurization with Reflectors - Negar Safapour and Robert Metcalf
- India news: CSIR-CMERI and NISE to bolster the Solar Energy Sector - DD News
- India news: Meet These 'Solar Mamas' of Rajasthan
- Burundi news: SOCO Burundi is a new non-profit, manufacturing and promoting solar cookers
- India news: UN Secretary-General Calls on India to Take Lead in Global Transformation to Renewables - Mercom India
- (EVENT) Solar Cooking Demonstration: 11 September 2020, 3:00pmPDT (10:00GMT): - : Solar Cookers International and the Mary Frank Media Fund will host a live Facebook solar cooking demonstration
August 2020:
- India news: UN Chief Urges India To Kill Fossil Fuel Subsidies, End Coal Pledges After 2020 - Science the Wire
- Uganda news: Solar restaurant opens in Kampala, Uganda
- (EVENT) 5 September 2020, 7-8pm EDT (11:00-12:00 GMT): Raising the Community Center - A live facebook event celebrates a new community center in Haiti
- Health and safety What causes the sunlight flavour in milk? - Phys.org
- Solar tracking: Stan Wells demonstrates his tracking system orienting a solar box cooker to the sun
- Health and safety: Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces - The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic
- Evaluation survey: Solar Cookers International - Quick Needs Assessment for Solar Cooking
- Evaluation survey: Solar Cookers International - Solar Cooker Adoption and Impact
- Promotion guidelines: General guidelines for evaluating solar cooking potential for a locality
- Mali news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Tolo Tilé increases production and sales of hay baskets, CooKits, and other solar cookers
- Burkina Faso news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Handicap Solidaire Burkina Faso’s begins
- Kenya news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Hay basket production provides income for women at partner sites
- Uganda news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Solar Cooking KoZon brokered a deal with WISE to co-sponsor Clean and Energy Efficient Cooking Program
- India news: OrjaBox video on fuels used in Indian kitchens
- Individual news: Solar cooking experts Celestino Ruivo and Ajay Chandak demonstrate cooking some favorite dishes
- (EVENT) Webinar: 11 August, 2020 (5:00a.m.-6:00a.m. PDT, 12:00pm-1:00pm GMT): The Future of Energy Storage: From Plug and Play to Second Life to New Materials – presented by the ees AWARD Winners 2020
July 2020:
- USA news: A solar oven is a fun project to try at home - Chicago Daily herald
- Africa news: Solar Cooking KoZon published project updates in December 2019 newsletter
- Solar cooking overview: Solar Cookers International staff describe developments in solar cooking to meet UN sustainability goals
- (EVENT) 3 August 2020 (Monday) 19:00 (16:00 GMT): Lecture on Solar Stoves - Prof. Elmo Dutra will present a free lecture on the solar cooker as a sustainable and economical alternative for cooking food. (in Portuguese)
- PV cooking news: Dawn of Solar PV Cooking - Akshay Urja, Issue 6
- Ethiopia Facebook groups: ET-Solar Tech PLC — Horn of Africa-REC/N
- Design: Power Box Solar Oven
- Individual news: Zambian engineer, Clement Musonda professional resume
- Israel news: Sun & Cook, a new solar cooking resource
- Updated solar cooker plans: Kimono Solar Cooker
- Vietnam news: Vietnam Solar Serve changes name to Green Impact since not all of its activities are solar related
June 2020:
- Ecuador Facebook group: IECAIM
- DRC Facebook group: Congo Clean Cookers
- Cyprus Facebook groups: Re-newcy - Renewcy Andreas Fasoulides
- Chile Facebook groups: El Canelo de Nos - Maipo Solar - EcoMaipo
- Canada Facebook group: Tonembee Association
- Cameroon Facebook group: African Centre for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology - ACREST
- Uganda news: Esther Nattabi produces and delivers fireless basket cookers during the lockdown in Kampala
- Heat-retention cooking video: Cooking rice in a basket
- (EVENT) Webinar: 11 July 2020 (2:00-4:00 PDT, 9:00pm-11:00pm GMT): Cooking using a Haybox and a Battery Powered Slow Cooker
- India news: Unique ‘Solar Bowl’ Keeps Kitchen Cool Despite Using Steam to Cook 1,000 Meals a Day! - The Better India
- Evaluation: World Health Organization evaluation of the AquaPak solar water pasteurizer
- Conference video: Performance Evaluation Process Update - Solar Cookers International
- Audio interview: Sunpod interview with Dr. Hartmut Ehmler about the development of the Lightoven (The introduction is in German, but the main interview is in English)
- Burkina Faso Facebook groups: Centre Écologique Albert Schweitzer - Sol Solidari - Sonnenenergie für Westafrika
- Full-text book: Heaven's Flame, by Joe Radabaugh
- Kenya NGO: Winam Jua CBO is a community-based organization in Kenya.
- (EVENT) Webinar: 24 June 2020 (3:00pm Johanesburg, S.A.,1:00 GMT): An Introduction to Renewable Energy Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa. This webinar will cover: Rollout of Renewable Energy Products
- Italy reflective material vendor: Lastre di alluminio anodizzato colorato lucido a specchio
- Brazil vendor: Fogão Solar Popular Portátil Solmeiodia 05
- Brazil Facebook group: Associação Caatinga
- Bolivia Facebook groups: Cecam Bolivia - CEDESOL
- Bhutan Facebook group: Vajra Foundation
- Research paper: Box Cooker Glazing: Sloped or Horizontal? A Study of the Optical Efficiency - Daniel Feuermann
- Kenya news: Experts oppose tax proposal on solar and cookstoves product - Standard
- On-demand video: CONSOLFOOD Webinar - Spreading the solar cooking "virus" (in Portuguese)
- Solar tracking design: Pisteur Solaire Entropie
- Belgium Facebook group: Sol Suffit
- Bangladesh Facebook groups: German Aid for Afghan Children - The Lady Fatemah Trust
- Austria Facebook group: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- On-demand video: CONSOLFOOD Webinar - Spreading the solar cooking "virus"
- Technology news: Clean Cooking: 33 Solutions For One Renewable Energy Problem - CleanTechnica
- Kenya news: Kenyan inventor wins American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) award for solar cooker boiler
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