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Solar cooking around the world
Top News
September 2021
 | EntreCordillera Restobar joins the community of restaurants offering solar cooked meals in Villaseca, Chile |
 | Cooking gas in India is getting costlier every fortnight, solar-powered stoves in Bancha provide one alternative |
August 2021
 | Solar bakery in India finds a market for healthy vegan cookies |
 | Solar Cookers International has been named as a winner of the Keeling Curve Prize for sustainable planet solutions! |
July 2021
Events
- NEW: 15-17 September 2021: Climate Chance Summit Africa 2021 - Registration is open to attend the virtual 3rd edition of the Climate Chance Africa Summit. Three days of sessions on key themes and sectors of climate action hosted by non-state actors engaged in climate change in Africa. There is no charge for attendance, but registration is required
- NEW: Friday, 17 September 2021 (10:30am CDT, 15:30 GMT): Homeschool program on solar cooking - The Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library, in Syracuse, Indiana, USA, offers online programs for homeschool students on Fridays at 10:30am. This program is described as learning to build and use a solar cooker. Read more...
- NEW: 5 October 2021: American made solar competition - The U.S. Dept. of Energy is sponsoring a a multi-part competition to spur solar manufacturing, develop innovative solar solutions and products, and create domestic jobs and opportunities through public-private partnerships. The contest is open to U.S. residents, and the final phase is still open for submittals until 5 October 2021. Much of the attention has been with photovoltaic solutions, and this last phase is structured with two tracks that focus separately on hardware and software components. Solar cooking equipment should qualify as hardware solutions. Read more about the competition...
- NEW: 22-26 November 2021: 2nd National Congress for Solar Drying and Cooking Food - An affiliated group of universities in Mexico will host an online conference relating to solar food drying and cooking, as well as, food safety and energy savings realized with minimal environmental impact. Participants can register to view the presentations, or apply for presentation consideration. The conference will be in Spanish. Registration information... - (English version)
- 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.
- 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.
Australia
- 6-10 February 2022 (Perth): World Renewable Energy Congress XXI - Hosted by Murdoch University, The conference will focus on finding 'A Pathway to Economic Recovery and Climate Mitigation'. With a broad agenda, conference organizers are requesting proposals for presentation, and have acknowledged solar cooking to be a viable technology to help achieve the stated objectives. They encourage solar cooking organizations to submit proposals. More information...
Austria
- NEW: 5-7 April 2022: ISEC Call for Abstracts - The 2nd International Sustainable Energy Conference 2022 will be taking place in Graz, Austria. Now is the time to submit an abstract to contribute to an accelerated implementation of Renewable Heating and Cooling in Integrated Urban and Industrial Energy Systems. Present the results of your research or the implementation of groundbreaking projects and discuss them with representatives from research, industry and politics. The deadline for abstract submission is 24 October 2021. Conference information...
Indonesia
- NEW: 17-19 March 2022 (Jakarta): 7th SOLARTECH Indonesia - (Rescheduled from 30 September-2 October 2021) to be held at JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta. More information...
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- Have your event listed here by emailing paul@solarcookers.org.
See also
New content
September 2021:
- Chile news: EntreCordillera Restobar joins the community of restaurants offering solar cooked meals in Villaseca
- (EVENT) Online classroom: . Friday, 17 September 2021 (10:30am CDT, 15:30 GMT): The Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library, offers online programs for homeschool students. This program is described as learning to build and use a solar cooker
- (EVENT) Conference: 5-7 April 2022: The 2nd International Sustainable Energy Conference 2022 will be taking place in Graz, Austria. Abstract submissions for presentation due by 24 October 2021
- India news: Cooking gas in India getting costlier every fortnight, solar-powered stoves in Bancha provide one alternative - The CSR Journal
- (EVENT) Conference: 15-17 September 2021: Climate Chance Summit Africa 2021. Participation is free in this virtual event, but registration is required
- Kenya news: Solar cooking demonstration in Mwandogo
- Mexico Facebook group: Red Mexicana de Secado y Cocción Solar
August 2021:
- Hybrid gas/solar stove: See Clement Musonda News for more detail on the hybrid stove he created in Zambia
- Keeling Curve Prize: Mongabay.com describes the impact Solar Cookers International has had with the promotion of solar cooking, leading to their award in the Social and Cultural Pathways category
- Report: Performance of solar funnel cookers using intermediate temperature test load under low sun elevation - Xabier Apaolaza-Pagoaga, Atul A. Sagade, Celestino Rodrigues Ruivo, Antonio Carrillo-Andrés, Solar Energy 2021, 225, 978-1000
- U.N. Sustainability Development Goals: Video interview with Wyldon Fishman, SCI Board member, on how solar cooking meets the United Nations' Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals
- Document: Oportunidades para superar la pobreza extrema mediante la cooperación en la protección del clima
- American made solar competition: The U.S. Dept. of Energy is sponsoring a a multi-part competition to spur solar manufacturing, develop innovative solar solutions and products. The final phase is still open for submittals until 5 October 2021
- Photovoltaic cooking: Residents of This Village in India Do Not Need Wood or LPG to Cook, How Solar Power Changed Lives - News 18
- France news: Solar-baked bread? Recycled loaves? Bakers try something new in France - The Christian Science Monitor
- (EVENT) Conference: 22-26 November 2021: 2nd Mexican National Congress for Solar Drying and Cooking Food (Spanish)
- Heat storage: Sun Buckets presentation compares use with LPG
July 2021:
- Design: SUNGOOD solar panel cooker
- Mexico news: La Sazón del Sol prepares solar processed foods for sale near Oaxaca
- India bakery: Maharashtra: Jalna-based dentist makes sugar-free cookies using solar energy
- Webinar: Solar Cookers International and Public-Private Alliance Foundation members and advisors discuss how solar cooking can help meet the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- India manufacturer and vendor: Solar India
- Webinar: CONSOLFOOD presents the results of their solar bread baking short video request
- Hybrid solar oven: Steven Harrigan explains his hybrid rocket/solar cooker
- (EVENT) Webinar: Friday, 9 July 2021 10am-11:30am PDT, 1pm - 2:30pm EDT, 17:00 - 6:30 GMT: Solar Cookers International will be host a Side Event at the United Nation's High-level Political Forum 2021. Participation is free, but registration is required
- (EVENT) Online conversation: Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 10am EST, 14:00 GMT: The Clean Cooking Alliance has scheduled a conversation with Hillary Clinton. This a free event, but registration is required
- Institutional cooking: Joel Goodman's Thru-Reflector-Wall (TRW) concept sketches
- Solar tracking: Video of Alec Billroth's dual-axis tracker for a Sun Oven
- Solar drying: Video showing solar dryer manufactured by Rudra Solar Energy
For older news and new-content log, please see the Solar cooking news archive.
Contact
- For questions and comments about the Solar Cooking Wiki (this website), contact paul@solarcookers.org. To reach Solar Cookers International, contact info@solarcookers.org.
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