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News
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 |
 | Artisans create solar bakery in Normandy, France |
January 2021
 | Bill Gates on how to invest in climate innovation by eliminating emissions, all the way to zero |
 | The Keeling Curve Prize is accepting applications for innovative climate change solutions (application period is closed) |
Events
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April 2021:
- El Salvador news: GEF Small Grants Programme provided integrated cooking technology after Tropical Storm Stan
- (EVENT) Conference: 6-10 February 2022 - The World Renewable Energy Congress XXI, will hosted by Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. They request proposals for presentation
- Evacuated tube cooker design: GoSun's latest solar cooker has electrical back-up capabilities
- Portugal news: Tamera, based in Reliquias, addresses global problems with low-tech solutions, which include solar energy storage concepts
- Heat storage: Jürgen Kleinwächter explains creating a low-tech solution for heat storage and electricity production.
- Journal article: Phase change thermal storage: Cooking with more power and versatility - Pete Schwartz, et al
- Conference papers: Encuentro Solar 2004
- Conference papers: Encuentro Solar 2003
- Conference papers: Encuentro Solar 2002
- Keeling Curve Prize: Solar Cookers International has been named as a finalist for the Keeling Curve Prize for sustainable planet solutions
- Haiti news: Young solar cooking advocate brings STEM workshops to primary schools in Haiti
- Benin news: Youth network partners with Inti to create solar food drying venture
- 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
January 2021:
- Climate innovation: Bill Gates on how to invest in climate innovation by eliminating emissions, all the way to zero - TIME
- Article in the media: The TIME 2030 Committee Offers 8 Solutions for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future (featuring noted chef José Andrés speaking on clean cookstove cooking) - TIME
- Photovoltaic cooking: Insulated Solar Electric Cooker- Progress for ETHOS 2021, Pete Schwartz, Cal Poly Physics (video)
- (EVENT) ETHOS Virtual Conference: 24-29 January 2021, 15:00-17:30 GMT each day. The conference unites the cookstove and clean cooking community
- Paint news: A new paint that is billed as the flattest black acrylic paint now available
- Refugee camp news: The solar cooking project project in the Iridimi Refugee Camp in Kenya has been taken over by the Dutch NGO Fair Climate Fund
- Technical video: DARE to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine (hosted by Carnegie Science Center
- Individual: Craig Bergland
- Testing report: A low-cost method for measuring solar irradiance using a lux meter - Paul Arveson
- Testing report: Instructions for conducting solar cooker power tests using commercial instruments - Paul Arveson
- Testing report: Recommended manufacturer’s information to accompany a cookstove - Paul Arveson
- Testing report: Procedure for determining the intercept area of a solar cooker - Paul Arveson
- (EVENT) Webinar: Sunday, 24 January 2021 (14:30-16:50 EU, GMT) Spreading our passion for solar cooking with CONSOLFOOD
- (EVENT) Webinar: Thursday, 14 January 2021 (8:00-9:00am PST, 11:00-12:00pm EST, 16:00-17:00 GMT) Opportunities and Challenges of Carbon Credits for Solar Cooking
- Spain news: Andalusian Government seminar on energy poverty addresses solar cooking
- India news: Madhya Pradesh: Indore’s Janak Palta McGilligan gets international recognition for pioneering solar cooking - The Free Press Journal
- USA news: Grant for solar cooker lending program at public library in Ohio
- Innovation award: The Keeling Curve Prize is accepting applications for innovative climate change solutions (apply by February 10th)
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