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December 2025

(EVENT) Friday, 23 January 2026 (Dhule, Maharashtra, India): ECOSOL-DHULE-2026: Workshop on “Clean Cooking and Solar Concentrator Technologies with Celestino Ruivo, Ajay Chandak, Deepak Gadhia"

Solar Cookers International hosts a number of side events at this year's COP30 in Belém, Brazil advocating for clean energy solutions

November 2025

How solar oven technology is changing lives on the Navajo reservation - Raquel Redshirt - TEDxABQ

Fair Climate Fund update: Solar Cookers in Chad October 2025

Explore the variety of solar restaurants located in the Villaseca area of Chile

French manufacturer, Solar Brother, offers a double layer cook pot solution called the COSMO Universal Solar Pot

Integrated Solar Cooking Kenya is a network of vendors and entrepreneurs promoting the benefits of integrated solar cooking across 47 counties in Kenya

October 2025

First solar cooking initiative for Central African Republic - Solar Cookers International (SCI) partners with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)

For her efforts promoting solar cooking, Lorena Harp awarded prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life from the World Summit Foundation

Mizzou reseacher, Gary Baker, with water vessel, 10-15-25

University of Missouri researchers develop a promising method to remove nanoplastics from water

‘Surya Nutan’ to the Government of Sri Lanka, 10-12-25

500 indoor solar cooking systems called ‘Surya Nutan’ donated to the government of Sri Lanka through Lanka IOC

Solar Lab Marga Marga - Chile is an initiative focused on solar energy innovation and education in the Valparaíso region of Chile

The government of Mali has partnered with Solar Cookers International to locally produce solar cookers to benefit a community of 2,400

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Germany[]

NEW: 23-27 February & 19-23 April 2026 (Altötting, Germany): Solar cooker construction course - Sponsored by EG Solar e.V.. Participants learn how the new SK14 is manufactured and assembled with simple tools, and then how to cook naturally with the sun. Each participant gets professional instruction in building their own solar cooker type SK 14 shown in their poster. More information...

India[]

NEW: (EVENT) Friday, 23 January 2026 (Dhule, Maharashtra): ECOSOL-DHULE-2026: Workshop on “Clean Cooking and Solar Concentrator Technologies - Hands-on training with a demonstration on ‘Manufacturing of Pucca Solar Cooker’ by Prof. Prof. Celestino Ruivo from Portugal. Different options of solar cooking, including parabolic and box cookers, along with other clean cooking technologies like biogas and biomass stoves will be shown. A review of world’s biggest solar dish concentrator of 500 sqm by Deepak Gadhia. A discussion on CST (Concentrating Solar Technologies), and an opportunity to network with workshop organizers and other participants. All are welcome. There are limited seats as this is a hands-on workshop. Contact: renewable.india@gmail.com, Cell no. +91-9823033344, Dr. Ajay Chandak. - ECOSOL Dhule 2026 more details, fees, and registration information...

Mexico[]

First Sunday of the month (Cuernavaca, Morelos): Cuernavaca Solar Cooking and Solar Drying Club - The club meets the first Sunday of the month for solar cooking, 11:00am - 2:00pm. You can bring ingredients and utensils to cook with the sun and share sunny food at the end. San Miguel Ecological Park Acapantzingo, Av. Atlacomulco No.14, Acapantzinga, 62448 Cuernavaca, Mor. Mexico. If you like to bring materials to build your solar kitchen or solar dryer, we will send you the plans and list of materials by mail. jm.hernandezjarquin@gmail.com

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Awards and grants[]

Several small grant programs without deadlines for application are listed below. For information on how to develop a funding application, with a complete list of other funding sources see: Raising funds through grants and donations. Awards programs will be added as they are announced.

Climate Adaptation Challenge Fund: The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity will run competitive challenges or calls for proposals aimed at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that show the potential to create work opportunities for young women and men, young people living with disabilities or refugee youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Fund will run these challenges across three sectors to establish a robust portfolio of innovative SMEs as they create work opportunities in SSA. The Climate Adaptation Fund will launch in 2025 and be open for nine months. Details of the challenge will be provided at a later stage. More information...

Roddenberry Catalyst Fund: Applications accepted anytime (EN) - The Catalyst Fund is geared towards small and/or early-stage ideas and projects that need a capital infusion to launch or prove viability. Catalyst awardees are typically piloting a program, venturing into new territory, on the cusp of launching, or pivoting in a new direction. The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world addressing pressing global challenges. You can have 25 years of experience or be just starting out. You can be working alone, with a team, as part of a non-profit organization, a social enterprise, or a for-profit corporation. See the following link for more information: https://roddenberryfoundation.org/our-work/catalyst-fund/#faq

LUSH Charity Pot Grants: Applications accepted anytime (EN/FR/ES) - Charity Pot grants support small, grassroots organizations in North America and around the world that are working on the root cause of issues and creating long-term sustainable change. [They] support organizations working in areas of animal protection, environmental justice, and human rights....Applications are submitted via an online granting system asking about your organization’s purpose, main activities, governance structure and annual revenue. Additionally, a description of the project that you’re seeking funding for is requested along with an itemized budget, timeline and how the project’s success will be measured. Our support ranges from a few thousand dollars to a maximum of $15,000 per project. Applications available in English, French, and Spanish. See the following link for more information: https://www.lushusa.com/stories/article_funding-and-application-guidelines.html
GEF Small Grants Programme: Applications accepted anytime (EN) - SGP grants are made directly to community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in recognition of the key role they play as a resource and constituency for environment and development concerns. The maximum grant amount per project is US$50,000, but averages around US$25,000. In this way, SGP complements the large and medium-sized GEF project funding by providing a window for the direct participation of NGOs, local communities, and other grassroots organizations. How to apply..., and find your national coordinator

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December 2025

November 2025

Kenya: (EVENT) 9 December 2025 (Nairobi): Women in Renewable Energy Conference 2025
USA: Located in Idaho, the Vapor Motive Company is a designer and fabricator of parabolic trough solar collectors for cooking with pressurized steam
Italy: Athel Technology Limited wins 1st place and €5,000 at the Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week Pitch Competition in Bari
India: Vishakha Chandhere conducts an Orjabox solar cooking demonstration in Maharashtra
Nepal: SolarFood Kicks Off in Nepal – Aiming to Empower Women in the Himalayan Region
Newsletter: Luther Krueger provides a newsletter about interviews, upcoming forums, and works-in-progress of the Solar Cooking Museum
USA: Raquel Redshirt, a Native American from the Navajo nation in New Mexico presents a TED talk on her efforts to promote solar cooking in her community
Materials: Reflectix, a thin bubble-wrap material, creates a diffuse focus with solar panel cookers
India: Solar Cooker Becomes a Companion in Illness - GMCH Stories
Promotion: A brief analysis of regions most suitable for solar cooking - Paul Arveson
India: The Parvati Solar Cooker is now available on Amazon India
China: Henan Funiushan Solar Cooker Project - Go Climate, Kalle Nilvér
Brazil: (EVENT) 10-21 November 2025 (Belém, Brazil): The Conference of the Parties (COP30) - The largest global United Nations event for discussions and negotiations on climate change. Solar Cookers International's, Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes, Science Director, Dr. Alan Bigelow, and Strategic Partnerships Manager, Keith Wingeard, will be representing their work in the solar cooking community
Chad: Fair Climate Fund update: Solar Cookers in Chad October 2025
Chile: Explore the variety of solar restaurants located in the Villaseca area
Kenya: Asulma Centre Self Help Group advocates for retained heat cooking with this lovely fireless cooker
Mexico: Lorena Harp shares TikTok video showing benefits of solar cooking
Zambia: Food without fire: Environmental and nutritional impacts from a solar stove field experiment - American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Solar box cookers: Everyday Cheapskate: Here’s why I cook (and bake!) with a Sun Oven, and why you should too - syracuse.com
Cooking pots: French manufacturer, Solar Brother, offers a double layer cook pot solution called the COSMO Universal Solar Pot
Institutional solar cooking: Socio-economic impact of solar cooking technologies on community kitchens under different climate conditions: A review - Ashutosh Verma et al
Kenya: Integrated Solar Cooking Kenya is a network of vendors and entrepreneurs promoting the benefits of integrated solar cooking across 47 counties in Kenya
Malawi: Report: Solar Electric Cooking in Displacement Settings: Lessons from Dzaleka Refugee Camp

October 2025

Water pasteurization: JAMEBI Solar Water Pasteurizer
Central African Republic: First solar cooking initiative for CAR - Solar Cookers International (SCI) is partnering with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)
PV solar cooking: Afstor Solar Home System
PV solar cooking: Solar Resource and Energy Demand for Autonomous Solar Cooking Photovoltaic Systems in Kenya and Rwanda - Solar Journal
Yemen: Yemen's first solar bakery
Yemen: Women leading Yemen’s renewable energy future - UNDP
Yemen: Sol Project: Solar Ovens to Improve Life in Yemen - Blockone
Rwanda: Rwanda: Solar powered cooking to transform communities - ESI Africa
Angola: Kitchen revolution: UNDP brings solar power to rural Angola - ESI Africa
General: A comprehensive review of solar cooking systems - Mehmet Akif Ceviz et al
Heat storage: Development of a solar thermal storage cum cooking device using salt hydrate - Atul G. Bhave and Kavendra A. Thakare
PV solar cooking: Last Mile Climate
Gaza Strip: UNDP Supports Solar Cooking Ovens for Vulnerable Families in the Gaza Strip - UNDP
PV solar cooking: Powering progress: market creation strategies for solar e-cooking technologies in off-grid and displaced communities - United Nations Environment Program
France: (EVENT) Saturday, 8 November 2025, 10am-2pm (Carnoules, Var, France): Participate in the "Discovering Solar Cooking" Workshop - Offered at the Solar Brother Solar Center
Solar drying: From Sun to Shelf: Empowering Tunisian Women Through Solar Food Drying - Medium
Hybrid solar cooking: Photovoltaic-thermal hybrid solar kitchen (PV-T)
Education: Students from the Collège Jean Amade de Ceret in France visit EG-Solar in Germany to participate in activities, including learning how to cook with the sun
Promotion: Lorena Harp awarded prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life for her efforts promoting solar cooking
Water safety: University of Missouri, USA, researchers develop a promising method to remove nanoplastics from water
Nicaragua: Frutesol is a solar food drying collective in Catarina
PV solar cooking: How to Build a Solar Powered Electric Oven - Low-Tech Magazine
PV solar cooking: How to Assemble an Electric Heating Element from Scratch - Low-Tech Magazine
USA: Craig Bergland demonstrates quick and easy solar popcorn
PV solar cooking: Powering progress: market creation strategies for solar e-cooking technologies in off-grid and displaced communities - UNDP
France: Gefosat (Facebook)
France: La cuisine de Violaine - (English version)
Afghanistan: Afghans turning to solar cookers for an easier life
Mexico: Red Mujeres en Energía Renovable y Eficiencia Energética (Facebook)
Mexico: Red Cocinas Solares de Chiapas (Facebook)
Tanzania: New solar PV kitchen for pupils at the Magnificat School in Sanya Juu, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro
Zimbabwe: Solar cooking projects bring skills and opportunities to Zimbabwe’s disabled community - 1st Afrika
Ghana: KNUST develops two Institutional Solar PV Electric Steam Cooking (ISESC) technologies aimed at decarbonizing cooking in Senior High Schools across Ghana
Ethiopia: Clean cooking access through solar photovoltaic mini grids: The Kobe refugee camp case study - Sonia Ramos-Galdo et al., 2025
Ethiopia: Green Scene Energy launches Pay-As-You-Cook system that empowers Ethiopia transition to solar-powered cooking
Mexico: Guasave Solar is a trough-style solar cooker named by inventor Orlando Valdez for the place of origin of its development in Guasave, Sinaloa
Chile: Solar Lab Marga Marga - Chile is an initiative focused on solar energy innovation and education in the Valparaíso region of Chile
Advocacy: SCI Program and Science Director, Dr. Alan Bigelow, takes part in the EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum, held September 24–25, 2025, and hosted by UN-Energy alongside the UN General Assembly High-Level Week and Climate Week NYC (New York City)
Sri Lanka: Visiting IOC Chairman donates 500 indoor solar cooking systems to Sri Lanka - Daily Mirror
Gaza Strip: Assessment of solar e‑cookers social acceptance in Gaza Strip - Hala J. El‑Khozenadar1, et al
PV solar cooking: Indian Oil unveils indoor solar cooking stove ‘Surya Nutan’ - Hindustan Times
Kenya: Solar-Powered Cookers offer sustainable solution in Kenya - Africanews
France: Women Engage for a Common Future
Morocco: How one project in Morocco is teaching women to harness the sun’s energy - L’Économiste
Morocco: Women boosting the energy transition in Morocco - wecf International
PV solar cooking: eCooking
Kenya: Solar cooking included in the Kenya National Cooking Transition Strategy
Angola: Through the Solar Kitchen: Cooking with the Right Energy campaign, UNDP Angola aims to provide solar-powered kitchens
PV solar cooking: Forever Battery
Malawi: Bridging the Affordability Gap: Enabling Rural Malawian Ownership of Off-grid Solar-electric Cooking Systems - Robert Van Buskirk
Malawi: Kachione LLC, in partnership with Solar4Africa and Solar Ku Midzi developes a low-cost off-grid solar electric cooking system for rural households
Morocco: Asolar (Facebook)
Uganda: How Uganda’s push for “clean cooking” could save lives and counter climate change
Nigeria: Nigeria launches solar cooking program targeting four million households
Mali: The government of Mali has partnered with SCI to locally produce solar cookers to benefit the community
Chile: A successful example of a Solar Gastronomy Technology Transfer project carried out by the Cultural Corporation of PICHIDEGUA (video)
Chile: Solar Lab Marga - Marga - Chile (Facebook)
Mexico: Lorena Harp of Solar Household Energy has been awarded the prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life from the World Summit Foundation

For older news, events, and new-content log, please see the Solar cooking news archive.

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