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April 2021

Participants of the inaugural Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Program

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Creating Entrepreneurs with Solar Energy - GoSol.org

The Hidden Side of Energy Access: Understanding Clean Cooking - a four module e-course

March 2021

SCI at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Virtual Event, dedicated in memory of the devoted solar cooking advocate Dar Curtis

February 2021

NASA believes solar cooking will work well on the moon

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Artisans create solar bakery in Normandy, France

NEW: Webinar: Thursday, 22 April 2021 (TBD): Clean Cooking Alliance - Transitioning to Clean Cooking The program will focus on conducting national health and energy assessments, by providing a tool for joint stakeholder mapping and situational assessment to inform future planning. The webinar is free but requires registration
NEW: Webinar: Saturday, 24 April 2021 (6:00am - 7:30am PDT, 13:00 - 14:30 GMT): Adventures with Solar and Haybox Cooking - SF Innovation LTD, with Seggy Segaran, will present their experiences using solar and haybox cookers to save energy, and the range of improved combustion stoves they also use. This Zoom event is free but requires registration. More information...
NEW: Webinar: Thursday, 29 April 2021 (2:00pm - 3:30am CEST, 12:00 - 13:30 GMT): Understanding the multilateral climate funds - The Women and Gender Constituency continues with their final webinar of the series: “Funding Gender-Just Climate Solutions”. This Zoom event is free but requires registration. More information...
NEW: Webinar: (TBD): CONSOLFOOD: Baking bread in your solar cooker - Cooks are invited to send a 90 second maximum, video showing how to bake bread using the sun. Selected webinar videos will be compiled in a YouTube playlist for ease of presentation during the webinar. Submission requirements, by 30 April 2021
NEW: 23-30 June 2021, 17-23 December 2021: Solar Cooking Awareness Week - A loosely organized bid to acknowledge the fun and benefits of solar cooking. Show someone how to solar cook and share a meal.

Indonesia

30 September - 2 October 2021 (Jakarta): 7th SOLARTECH Indonesia - (Rescheduled from 30 March-2 April 2021) to be held at JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta. More information...

Portugal

NEW: 24-26 January 2022 (Faro): Fourth International Conference: Advances in Solar Thermal Food Processing - CONSOLFOOD Chairman, Celestino Ruivo, has announced the first call for abstracts for the upcoming conference in Portugal in January 2022. Advances in solar cooking as well as solar food processing will be considered for presentation. The deadline for abstract submissions is 15 July 2021. The event schedule and submission requirements are in CONSOLFOOD 2022 conference information.

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April 2021:

Clean Cooking Alliance: Participants of the inaugural Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Program
(EVENT) Webinar: 22 April 2012 (TBD): Clean Cooking Alliance - Transitioning to Clean Cooking will focus on conducting national health and energy assessments
Business opportunities: Creating Solar Entrepreneurs with Solar Energy - GoSol.org
Carbon credit mechanisms: Aligning with Paris, The voluntary market in transition - Carbon Mechanisms Review
India news: Indore: People share their journey of solar cooking as an environment-friendly option, Jimmy McGilligan Memorial Week - The Free Press Journal
NGO news: Zenaga Foundation promotes access to clean energy and environmental sustainability
Photovoltaic cooking: Craig Bergland experiments using nichrome wire as a 12v heating element to assist cooking with a solar box cooker
Box cooker resource: Calculator for the angles of four-sided reflectors
(EVENT) Webinar: (TBD) - CONSOLFOOD is requesting videos of solar cooks baking bread for use in a future webinar
(EVENT) Conference: 24-26 January 2022 - The 4th CONSOLFOOD 2022 international solar thermal food processing conference will be held in Faro, Portugal, abstracts for presentation are being accepted
Democratic Republic of the Congo NGO: Nabahya Food Institute is a community based commune promoting energy efficient cooking strategies
(EVENT) Webinar: Thursday, 29 April 2021 (2:00pm - 3:30am CEST, 12:00 - 1:30 GMT):Understanding the multilateral climate funds - This will be the last webinar of The Women and Gender Constituency three-part series. This Zoom event is free but registration is required
(EVENT) Webinar: Thursday, 15 April 2021 (2:00pm - 3:30am CEST, 12:00 - 1:30 GMT):Improving capacities to access funding - The Women and Gender Constituency invites you to the second of their three-part webinar series. This Zoom event is free but registration is required
(EVENT) Webinar: Thursday, 1 April 2021 (2:00pm - 3:30am CEST, 12:00 - 1:30 GMT):, Exploring the Funding Landscape - The Women and Gender Constituency invites you to the first of their three-part webinar series. This Zoom event is free but registration is required

March 2021:

(EVENT) Webinar: Saturday, 24 April 2021 (6am-7:30am PST, 13:00 -14:30 GMT), Adventures with Solar and Haybox Cooking - SF Innovation LTD, with Seggy Segaran, will discuss experiences with solar and haybox cooking, and also the improved combustion cook stoves they use. This Zoom event is free but registration is required
New Zealand vendor: Taste of Sun
NGO CSW 65 Forum video: SCI at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Virtual Event, dedicated in memory of Dar Curtis, devoted solar cooking advocate
Manufactured solar cooker: The HotPot solar cooker is again available for purchase
Carbon Offsets: New information on carbon offset mechanisms - Carbon Market Watch
(EVENT) rescheduled: 30 September - 2 October 2021 (Jakarta): 7th SOLARTECH Indonesia
Solar cooker design: ETE ETMATE evacuated tube solar cooker
(EVENT) Webinar: Sunday, 21 March 2021 (16:45-17:50 GMT), CONSOLFOOD, The Lightoven - how solar cooking changes the cook - Dr. Hartmut Ehmler
Solar cooker design: Stockton Solar Oven evacuated tube construction videos: Parts 1 & 2
Kenya news: Kenya recognised globally for promotion of clean cooking - The Star
Report: Solar Dryers - A Basic Compendium - Bernhard Müller
(EVENT) Webinar: Saturday, 13 March 2021 (2am-3:30am PST, 10:00-11:30 GMT), Adventures with Solar and Haybox Cooking - SF Innovation LTD, with Seggy Segaran, will discuss experiences with solar and haybox cooking, also the range of fuel efficient cook stoves available. Event is free but registration is equired
Report: Chancen bei der Überwindung extremer Armut durch Kooperation beim Klimaschutz - Dieter Seifert
Manufacturer news: TinyTech Plants in Gujarat, India, is liquidating 1.2 mt parabolic cooker framework stock
India news: New, larger Scheffler reflector replacement at the Green Campus, Vankuva School
Kenya news: The Republic of Kenya has been awarded the Solar Cookers International Order of Excellence for progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goals for 2020

February 2021:

Photovoltaic cooking: Developments by Alexis Ziegler on high output direct PV cooking
EPA Study: Final Report: Designing a Low Cost Solar Oven for Rural Native American Communities
Testing: Testing of the Burns-Millwaukie's Sun Oven, March 1997
Household air pollution: PCIA Bulletin - Solar Cooking, Jan. 2010
(EVENT) NGO CSW 65 Forum: 14-26 March 2021, SCI's Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes, will speak, along with other solar cooking leaders, on Thursday, March 25. Registration is full, but the program will be broadcast simultaneously on the SCI facebook page
Mexico project evaluation: The Ambassador-Led Social Enterprise in Oaxaca, Mexico: Sustainably Spreading Solar Cooking in Rural Communities - Solar Household Energy
Photovoltaic cooking: PV panels connected directly to insulated cooker
Design: ULOG 1.0
France news: NeoLoco is a bakery in Normandy offering local solar roasted seeds and baked goods
(EVENT) Webinar: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 (8:00am-9:30am MST, 3:00-4:30 GMT) ASHES will discuss experimental interventions to facilitate clean cookstove adoption
Vietnam news: Green Impact supports the victims of flooding and landslides in Central Vietnam
(EVENT) Webinar: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 (5:00pm-6:30pm WAT, 4:00-5:30 GMT) ReEnegy Africa presents Corporate Governance and Access to Finance in Africa - How to Narrow the gap?
NGO news: Solar Oven Partners leaders discuss their latest oven fabrication and training program in video interview
Photovoltaic cooking: Combining PV panels with retained heat cooking strategies to achieve low cost results
Canada news: Green entrepreneur donates solar cookers to northern communities - NNSL Media
Funding resource: GrantWatch - a subscription service providing information on available grants

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