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November 2020:
(EVENT) 2 December 2020 (7 a.m. PST, 10 a.m. EST, 15:00 UTC) (Online): - Join SCI for a special event at the United Nations discussing solar cooking's positive impacts on women and the environment
Webinar: 4 December 2020 (1:30 p.m. IST, 8:00 GMT) - Sustainability through Solar Energy and Entrepreneurship - Hosted by Jagan Nath University, Bahadurgarh, India
Chad NGO: Agence de Développement Economique et Social
Annual report: Solar Household Energy: 2019 Annual Report
Annual report: Solar Household Energy: 2018 Annual Report
Annual report: Engineers Without Borders - Sweden (2019)
Kenya news: SCI's Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes discusses the impact of solar cooking around the world and shared success stories from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
India manufacturer: DayStar Solar Cooking Solutions
Tajikistan news: Little Earth conducts an introductory solar program in Pamir
Kenya news: Kenia Brief (German) - Mount Kenya Energy Project
(EVENT) 23-27 November 2020 (Online): 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology presented by INAT
Mentorship program: The “Women in Clean Cooking” mentorship program, supporting women across Africa and Asia, is now accepting applications until 29 November 2020
Video: Inexpensive Solar Water Heaters (Solar Household Energy Bank)
India news: Children’s Day 2020: Tribal kids conduct experiments away from artificial labs in Bhopal - The Free Press
Education resources: Sharon Clausson, with the Solar Education Project, created the Kid's Copenhagen Light construction manual
Kenya news: A new local partner agreement has been signed between Engineers Without Borders - Sweden and the Asulma Centre Self Help Group in Nairobi to diffuse solar cooking to more areas of Kenya.
Education news: Sharon Clausson holds a classroom workshop for children making their first solar cooker
Solar Tracking news: Stan Wells demonstrates the latest version of the Sun Rover
October 2020:
Indonesia article: What's Cooking With Solar Cookers? - LEADERS: Indonesia's Forum for Sustainable Living
Research papers: Solar cooking research papers by Atul Sagade
Testing report: Enabling rating of intermediate temperature solar cookers using different working fluids as test loads and its validation through a design change - Atul Sagade , S.K. Samdarshia, and Partha S. Panjaa
Kenya news: Ksh.500M released for 14 counties in off-grid solar project - Citizen Digital
Wiki article: Solar Oven Tracker developed by Stan Wells
USA news: Luther Krueger is establishing himself as one of the foremost solar cooking enthusiast in North America
Kenya news: Counties get Sh500m for solar, clean cooking kits - Business Daily
Evacuated-tube cooker document: GoSun Stove - Can Evacuated Tubes Scale to Meet Global Cooking Needs - Patrick Sherwin
Solar tracking news: Optional Tracker Additions - Stan Wells
(EVENT) 3-6 November 2020 (Online): The 5th International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy Systems (NEFES 2020) - An interchange among researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the possible challenges for future energy systems
(EVENT) Friday, 23 October 2020 (9 a.m. EDT, 2 p.m. West Africa Time, 1 p.m. GMT (Online)): ReEnergy Africa E-Summit - Success Stories session - SCI's Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes, will be discussing the impact of solar cooking around the world at the ReEnergy Africa E-Summit Friday session
Vietnam video: More than 20 years Solar Serve - Green Impact
Nepal video: How household waste around us can save us a lot of money?
Document: Solar Cooking Frequently Asked Questions - Solar Cooker at Cantina West
United Kingdom news: Hours of Sunlight in the UK - SLiCK
(EVENT) Monday, 2 November 2020 (7-9 p.m. EDT, 11:00 p.m.-1 a.m. GMT (Online)): D.A.R.E to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine - A Carnegie Science Center presentation with solar cooking advocates Mary Buchenic, Jennifer Gasser, and Dr. Alan Bigelow, SCI Science Director
Evacuated-tube solar cooker: Glenergy Solar Cooker
Solar panel cooker: The Ecoo is a scaled down panel cooker used to introduce children to solar cooking
Solar tracking: Stan Wells demonstrates his tracker incorporating a thermostat for temperature control
Solar tracker plans: Plans for the Sun Oven Tracker - Stan Wells
Solar tracker parts list: Amazon.com parts list for Sun Oven Tracker - Stan Wells
Photovoltaic cooking news: California Polytechnic University researcher Pete Schwartz creates new website for photovoltaic solar cooking research collaboration
Manufactured cooker news: All Season Solar Cooker 2.0 is now available on Amazon again
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May 2020:
Water pasteurization document: Safe Drinking Water For the World - Roger Haines
Construction plans: Build a very large version of the Copenhagen Solar Cooker
Australia Facebook group: Cooloola Solar Systems
France/Bolivia Facebook group: Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil
Argentina Facebook groups: Cocinando con el Sol - Fundación EcoAndina - O'paybo
Mexico news: Health Food: Oaxacans Turn to Traditional Healing in a Time of Crisis - Culinary Backstreets
(EVENT) 15-19 June 2020 (Manila, Philippines): - Asia Clean Energy Forum
Dominican Republic Facebook groups: El Fuego Del Sol - Grupo Jaragua
USA Facebook group: World Central Kitchen
Research paper: Analysis of the Thermal Behavior of a Tunnel-Type Dryer with Hybridization of Solar Technologies - Margarita Castillo Téllez, Beatríz Castillo Téllez, Luz María Hernández Cruz, José Andrés Alanís Navarro
(EVENT) 30 May 2020 (9:30 GMT): 4th Webinar CONSOLFOOD, Spreading the solar cooking "virus"
Vendor news: Dr. Solstice
Algeria Facebook group: Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables (CDER)
Afghanistan Facebook groups: German Aid for Afghan Children - Global Hope Network International - The Lady Fatemah Trust
Germany Facebook group: EG-Solar
Yemen news: Displaced women in Yemen become solar entrepreneurs - themedialine
Italy video: Conoscete la cottura solare? In questo video spiego come funziona, con esempi di forni, fornelli e barbecue solari - Andrea Mameli
Manufacturer news: GoSun provides 1500 solar ovens to the Red Cross for Super Typhoon Yutu relief
Research paper: Field Trial to Determine the Capacity of a Single Person to Manually Maintain Multiple Focussed Beams on a Single Target - Andrew Wilson, BAppSc
Research paper: A Field Trial — Using a Heat Trap, Insulation, and Heat Sinks With a 1.5m Parabolic Solar Concentrator to Attempt the Pizza Oven Challenge at Latitude 32S - Andrew Wilson, BAppSc
Research paper: Natural Criterion for Defining the 3D Focus of a Parabolic Solar Cooker Composed of Flat Lamellae - Dr. Ilko Petrov
Design: SunStore Cooker – A Battery Type Solar Cooker Charged by an Automated Sun Tracking System (Slides ) - Akiko Ishibashi, Jonn Reim, Jakob Jensen
Research paper: High Temperature Solar Cooking System With a PCM Energy Storage Unit - Olivia Alves, V. A. F. Costa
Research paper: Experimental Evaluation of the Tolokatsin V Solar Oven - Eduardo A. Rincón Mejía, Marco Aurelio Díaz Leal González, Eduardo Vázquez Valdez, Eduardo González Mora
Research paper: Lessons Learned from Applied Solar Cooking In Community, Tamera, Portugal - Franziska Klapper, Hannah Larndorfer, Katrin Münch
Design: Solar Household Energy Bank - Building the Device | Solar Household Energy Bank - Disinfecting Clothing and Bedding | Solar Household Energy Bank - Grain Drying | Solar Household Energy Bank - Preheating Water
Update: Solar Z through-the wall solar cooker
Research paper: Overcoming Hurdles to Solar Cooking - Sara Hjalmarsson , Stefan Karnebäck
Project evaluation: Evaluation for Jewish World Watch Tchad Solaire Solar Cooker Project Touloum and Iridimi Refugee Camps - Patricia McArdle
Research paper: Solar Cooker in Urban Environment as a Complement to Liquified Petroleum Gas Cooking - Case Study in Las Tunas Neighborhood, Buenos Aires - Manuel F. Semedo, Lucio Capalbo, Pamela Scanio
Research paper: Hybrid Solar Oven - Limited or Limitless - David Chalker
Research paper: The Challenges of Everyday Solar Cooking in Communities - A. Fernándes Torres, C. Karystinos
Research paper: Solar Cookers to Complement Traditional Restaurants - Pedro Serrano
Article in the media: Well-Tended Fires Outperform Modern Cooking Stoves - Low-Tech Magazine
Construction plans: Kimono Solar Cooker
Research paper: Design, Realization and Test of a Portable Solar Box Cooker with Booster Mirrors - Giovanni Di Nicola, Gianluca Coccia, Sebastiano Tomassetti, and Mariano Pierantozzi
Research paper: Experimental characterization of a solar cooker with thermal energy storage based on solar salt - G Coccia, G Di Nicola, S Tomassetti, G Gabrielli, M Chieruzzi and M Pierantozzi
Pakistan Facebook group: Sunny Solutions
Project evaluation: Adopción tecnológica sustentable de cocinas solares en comunidades indígenas y rurales de Michoacán - M. González-Avilés
Research paper: Exergy applied to the heat conduction analysis in glass covers of a solar cooker box-type with internal and external reflectors - Terres H, et al
Research paper: The 250-year saga of solar box cookers - Ashok Kundapur
Research paper: Thermal and optical analysis of selective absorber coatings based on soot for applications in solar cookers - H. Servín, et al
April 2020:
Research paper: A temperature threshold evaluation for thermocline energy storage in concentrated solar power plants - T. Fasquelle, Q. Falcoz, P. Neveu, and J.-F. Hoffmann
Research paper: Analysis strategy for multi-criteria optimization: Application to inter-seasonal solar heat storage for residential building needs - S. Launay, B. Kadoch, O. Le Métayer, C. Parrado
Research paper: Experimental investigation of 16 square meter Scheffler concentrator system and its performance assessments for various regions of India - S. Kumar, V. Yadav, U. Sahoo, and S.K. Singh
Research paper: State of the art of solar cooking: An overview - N.L. Panwar, S.C. Kaushik, and Surendra Kothari
Research paper: A review on energy and exergy analysis of solar drying systems - N.L. Panwar, S.C. Kaushik, and Surendra Kothari
Wiki article: Solar crematorium
Mali news: Mali Removes VAT and Import Duties for Solar - pv magazine
Resource: Impact of COVID-19 on Energy Access - Energypedia
Research paper: Experimental determination of the thermal performance of a solar box cooker with a modified cooking pot - Atul Sagade
USA news: Sun Power - Evolving practices help bring solar cooking to the world stage - Comstock's Magazine
Resources: SCI offers downloadable resources for international, national, and community solar cooking impact all from one location
Video: Insulated Solar-Electric Cooking Technology and Uganda - Cal Poly Solar Cooking
Research paper: Insulated Solar Electric Cooking – Tomorrow's healthy affordable stoves? - T. Watkins, et al
Video: Solar electric cooking in Ghana with phase-change thermal storage - Cal Poly Solar Cooking
Solar dryer model: Multipurpose Solar Dryer
Book: Solar Cookers: Cooking with the sun, history, theory, construction, and recipes - Nicola Ulivieri
India news: Weeklong online lectures from 15 April in memory of great solar techie James McGilligan
Newsletter: Solar Cookers International published its Spring 2020 newsletter
Afghanistan report: The Potential Impacts of Solar Cooking in Afghanistan
USA news: Solar Cooking Startup GoSun Adds Water Filtration To The Product Lineup - THE SPOON
Video: Cooking on a balcony with the Sundish solar cooker during the lockdown in India
Sierra Leone vendor: Easy Solar
France news: Pierre-Andre Aubert is in the process of setting up a solar restaurant in Marseilles
Event changes: A number of events have been canceled, rescheduled, or offered online due to COVID-19
Dominican Republic news: Grandmother offers unique opportunity to grandchildren - Daily Leader Extra
Italy WhatsApp group: Cuochi Solari Italiani
Kenya video: Video of Solar Cookers International's project to deliver solar cookers to 300 people in the Kakuma Refugee Camp
March 2020:
February 2020:
Promotion report: Combatting Desertification with Plants (Contains some very good information on how to work with local populations preserving and enhancing their dignity.)
India vendor: Solar Cookers in Pune
Kenya news: Solar Cookers International provides 300 people at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya with solar cookers in 2019
Social Media: List of solar cooking online discussion and social media groups now on Solar Cooking on Social Media
CONSOLFOOD 2020: Third International Congress on Advances in Solar Thermal Food Processing - (English version )
Thermal storage slides: Cooking with Stored Solar Energy - Seggy & Jane Segaran
India news: Solar energy the future of city: Experts
Niger Facebook group: Sahara Sahel Foods
Niger resource: Esther Garvi's recipes for 'famine foods' in Niger
Algeria video: La passage à la télévision de Arezki Harmim pour la présentation de son premier, simple et rudimentaire cuiseur solaire boite en 2010
Argentina Facebook group: Solar Inti
Heat-retention cooking: Faustine Wama displays some visually delightful heat-retention cooking baskets recently created under her direction
Social media: Solar cooking photos on Instagram
Conference slides: A Parabolic Solar Cooking Device Developed in Lesotho - Ivan Yaholnitsky
Taiwan news: Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo: 3rd day on e-cooking, growing solar biz, PAYGo companies & more - Devdiscourse
Bangladesh news: Bangladeshi government appeals for more partners to help roll-out off-grid solar - PV Magazine
Costa Rica news: Building hope and solar ovens
Peru vendor: Newly formed, HC Solar is the exclusive representative of GoSun products in Peru
Kenya news: A 2017 community solar concentrator from GoSol.org is still in use in Kenya baking bread daily for the Friends of Ndere
CONSOLFOOD 2020: Prof. Pedro Serrano Rodriguez has published an open letter to the participants of CF2020, and the whole solar cooking community. English version
Video: Household Solar Energy Bank
Preheating news: Minimizing wood needed to cook a days worth of food with Solar Hybrid Cooking - Sun Frost
USA NGO: Solar Education Project
Audio interview: Sun BD Corporation director David Chalker interviewed at CONSOLFOOD 2020
Audio interview: SCI advisory board member Pat McArdle interviewed at CONSOLFOOD 2020
Wiki news: The Solar Cooking Wiki receives more than 500,000 pageviews in 2019
Bolivia Facebook group: Asociación Inti Illimani
South Africa news: Solar cooker project for Inzuzwenhle learners - Maritzburg Sun
Solar cooking history article: Las cocinas solares de Adnan Tarcici (enero 1950) - (English version )
Dominican Republic video: Testimony about advantages of solar cooking by Minorca from Monte Cristi
(EVENT) 2-4 December 2020 (Melbourne, Australia): SWC50 – The Century of Solar - ISES is commemorating the first International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Conference in Melbourne with a special 50th Anniversary Conference and Display, called the Solar World Congress at 50 (SWC50)
(EVENT) 1-4 September 2020 (Athens, Greece): EuroSun2020 - The 13th Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry, sponsored by ISES, will offer a platform to discuss the latest developments with leading solar energy experts.
(EVENT) 17-19 June 2020 (Munich, Germany): Intersolar Europe - Intersolar Europe is a leading exhibition for the solar industry, including solar thermal, and takes place annually at the Messe München Exhibition Center.
(EVENT) 7-8 April 2020 (Sydney, Australia): Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition -Australia’s premier smart energy event will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour
Photovoltaic solar cooking report: Preliminary design and analysis of a proposed solar and battery electric cooking concept: costs and pricing - Leach, M., Oduro, R.
South Africa news: Ngangifisa helps keep Diepsloot Combined School learners’ bellies full
Germany Facebook group: Kochen mit Sonnenlicht
USA Facebook group: Citizens for Solar
USA Facebook group: Solar Smelters International
Photovoltaic solar cooking news: Single Portable Induction Cooktop: What They Won’t Tell You About an Induction Burner The Equipped Cook
Video: Stromboli being solar baked by the Bethel Business and Community Development Centre
(EVENT) Sunday 23 August 2020 (Sorède, France): FOURSOLAIRE 2020 - "Let's Solar Cook" A gathering of amateurs, professionals, and the merely curious, will come together near the site of the Himalaya 1900 Solar Furnace in southern France to celebrate solar cooking.
Design: Winebox Solar Rice Cooker
Uganda news: Haines 2.0 Solar Cookers for Refugees in Uganda
January 2020:
SCI news: Solar Cookers International updates Distribution of Solar Cookers Map
SCI news: Solar Cookers International featured in Physics World article and podcast (Article... , Podcast... )
Kenya news: Kenya learns to cook with solar power - even when the sun doesn't shine - Reuters
Zimbabwe news: Amid crippling power cuts, Zimbabwe turns to solar energy - The Washington Post
Report: Low-cost solar household energy - Dale Andreatta
Report: Adding cold water to boiling water to achieve pasteurization temperatures without a thermometer - Nzoia Water and Services Co Lt
China manufacturer: Jet-Flame
USA NGO: Florida Renewable Energy Association
France video: Des cuiseurs solaires pour lutter contre la précarité énergétique
Bolivia news: Création d'un réseau de vendeuses de cuiseurs solaires en Bolivie - (English version ) - Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil
USA news: SCI supporter Darwin Curtis makes solar cooking research possible
Photos: CONSOLFOOD 2020
Brazil NGO: Garota Intelligentsia
Haiti NGO: Haiti Adolescent Girls Network
Handbook: Fabrication de cuiseurs et séchoirs solaires - Cristelle Sourian and David Amelin
Heat-retention cooking video: Fireless Cooker Presentation - Faustine Wama
South Africa report: The feasibility of introducing solar ovens to rural women in Maphephethe - Merridy Wilson and J Maryann Green
Mexico news: SHE works with Lorena Harp on the solar cooker initiative in Oaxaca State - Solar Household Energy
Manufacturer news: One Earth Designs, maker of SolSource solar cooker, shuts down after raising $500,000 from Mark Cuban - Tech StartUps
USA news: The HotPot solar panel cooker is again for sale in the USA
Cookbook: Recetario de Olla Solar
Video: Prueba con frijoles en un Haines I
Video: Cómo armar un Horno Solar Haines I
Video: Tips and tricks for HotPot winter use
Kenya Facebook group: Student Solar Cooking Science Projects Eldoret, Kenya
Video: Basics of Cooking with the Sun - Sun Ovens International
India Facebook group: Solar Cooking Campaign for Grassroots
USA article in the media: California school tests its solar ovens
Video: New Solar Oven Design - SunTaste Unboxing and Cooking
Facebook group: SolarcookingIntroduction
(EVENT) 26 February 2020 (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA): Cooking With Sunlight: Learn the history, benefits, and use of solar cooking
Parabolic cooker purchase site: Purchase the BS-M1 model in quantity on Alibaba
Heat-retention cooking guide: The Fireless Cooker - Faustine Wama
UK Facebook group: Solar Cooking UK
Mozambique report: Solar cooking in Mozambique – an investigation of end-user’s needs for the design of solar cookers - Pia Otte
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