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August 2020:
- India news: UN Chief Urges India To Kill Fossil Fuel Subsidies, End Coal Pledges After 2020 - Science the Wire
- Uganda news: Solar restaurant opens in Kampala, Uganda
- (EVENT) 5 September 2020, 7-8pm EDT (11:00-12:00 GMT): Raising the Community Center - A live facebook event celebrates a new community center in Haiti
- Health and safety What causes the sunlight flavour in milk? - Phys.org
- Solar tracking: Stan Wells demonstrates his tracking system orienting a solar box cooker to the sun
- Health and safety: Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces - The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Oxford Academic
- Evaluation survey: Solar Cookers International - Quick Needs Assessment for Solar Cooking
- Evaluation survey: Solar Cookers International - Solar Cooker Adoption and Impact
- Promotion guidelines: General guidelines for evaluating solar cooking potential for a locality
- Mali news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Tolo Tilé increases production and sales of hay baskets, CooKits, and other solar cookers
- Burkina Faso news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Handicap Solidaire Burkina Faso’s begins
- Kenya news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Hay basket production provides income for women at partner sites
- Uganda news: Solar Cooking KoZon update - Solar Cooking KoZon brokered a deal with WISE to co-sponsor Clean and Energy Efficient Cooking Program
- India news: OrjaBox video on fuels used in Indian kitchens
- Individual news: Solar cooking experts Celestino Ruivo and Ajay Chandak demonstrate cooking some favorite dishes
- (EVENT) Webinar: 11 August, 2020 (5:00a.m.-6:00a.m. PDT, 12:00pm-1:00pm GMT): The Future of Energy Storage: From Plug and Play to Second Life to New Materials – presented by the ees AWARD Winners 2020
July 2020:
- USA news: A solar oven is a fun project to try at home - Chicago Daily herald
- Africa news: Solar Cooking KoZon published project updates in December 2019 newsletter
- Solar cooking overview: Solar Cookers International staff describe developments in solar cooking to meet UN sustainability goals
- (EVENT) 3 August 2020 (Monday) 19:00 (16:00 GMT): Lecture on Solar Stoves - Prof. Elmo Dutra will present a free lecture on the solar cooker as a sustainable and economical alternative for cooking food. (in Portuguese)
- PV cooking news: Dawn of Solar PV Cooking - Akshay Urja, Issue 6
- Ethiopia Facebook groups: ET-Solar Tech PLC — Horn of Africa-REC/N
- Design: Power Box Solar Oven
- Individual news: Zambian engineer, Clement Musonda professional resume
- Israel news: Sun & Cook, a new solar cooking resource
- Updated solar cooker plans: Kimono Solar Cooker
- Vietnam news: Vietnam Solar Serve changes name to Green Impact since not all of its activities are solar related
June 2020:
- Ecuador Facebook group: IECAIM
- DRC Facebook group: Congo Clean Cookers
- Cyprus Facebook groups: Re-newcy - Renewcy Andreas Fasoulides
- Chile Facebook groups: El Canelo de Nos - Maipo Solar - EcoMaipo
- Canada Facebook group: Tonembee Association
- Cameroon Facebook group: African Centre for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology - ACREST
- Uganda news: Esther Nattabi produces and delivers fireless basket cookers during the lockdown in Kampala
- Heat-retention cooking video: Cooking rice in a basket
- (EVENT) Webinar: 11 July 2020 (2:00-4:00 PDT, 9:00pm-11:00pm GMT): Cooking using a Haybox and a Battery Powered Slow Cooker
- India news: Unique ‘Solar Bowl’ Keeps Kitchen Cool Despite Using Steam to Cook 1,000 Meals a Day! - The Better India
- Evaluation: World Health Organization evaluation of the AquaPak solar water pasteurizer
- Conference video: Performance Evaluation Process Update - Solar Cookers International
- Audio interview: Sunpod interview with Dr. Hartmut Ehmler about the development of the Lightoven (The introduction is in German, but the main interview is in English)
- Burkina Faso Facebook groups: Centre Écologique Albert Schweitzer - Sol Solidari - Sonnenenergie für Westafrika
- Full-text book: Heaven's Flame, by Joe Radabaugh
- Kenya NGO: Winam Jua CBO is a community-based organization in Kenya.
- (EVENT) Webinar: 24 June 2020 (3:00pm Johanesburg, S.A.,1:00 GMT): An Introduction to Renewable Energy Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa. This webinar will cover: Rollout of Renewable Energy Products
- Italy reflective material vendor: Lastre di alluminio anodizzato colorato lucido a specchio
- Brazil vendor: Fogão Solar Popular Portátil Solmeiodia 05
- Brazil Facebook group: Associação Caatinga
- Bolivia Facebook groups: Cecam Bolivia - CEDESOL
- Bhutan Facebook group: Vajra Foundation
- Research paper: Box Cooker Glazing: Sloped or Horizontal? A Study of the Optical Efficiency - Daniel Feuermann
- Kenya news: Experts oppose tax proposal on solar and cookstoves product - Standard
- On-demand video: CONSOLFOOD Webinar - Spreading the solar cooking "virus" (in Portuguese)
- Solar tracking design: Pisteur Solaire Entropie
- Belgium Facebook group: Sol Suffit
- Bangladesh Facebook groups: German Aid for Afghan Children - The Lady Fatemah Trust
- Austria Facebook group: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- On-demand video: CONSOLFOOD Webinar - Spreading the solar cooking "virus"
- Technology news: Clean Cooking: 33 Solutions For One Renewable Energy Problem - CleanTechnica
- Kenya news: Kenyan inventor wins American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) award for solar cooker boiler
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:
- Video: Adopting Solar Cooking on a Grander Scale
- Video: New York artist Mary Frank talks about solar cooking at about the 42 minute mark
- Audio interview: Prof. Elmo Dutra Filho – Teaching Solar Cooking to Poor People in Brazil - SunPod
- Bangladesh news: Exploiting renewable energy resources - The Financial Express
- Classroom resource: http://energyteachers.org (The network for educators interested in energy production and use)
- Classroom resource: Taking Solar Cookers to Schools - Shawn Reeves
- Event rescheduled: USA events to be held online
- Event rescheduled: Australia Smart Energy Conference postposed until September
- (EVENT) 26-28 August 2020 (Jakarta): SOLARTECH Indonesia 2020 - More information...
- (EVENT) 29 June - 01 July 2020 (Frieburg, Germany): International Energy Workshop - More information...
- (EVENT) 27 March 2020 (14:00 - 15:30 GMT) Webinar: Women’s Energy Entrepreneurship - More information...
- (EVENT) 28 March 2020 (16:45 - 18:20 GMT): 1stWebinar CONSOLFOOD2020 - Spreading the solar cooking “virus” - More information...
- Burkina Faso news: UN-backed fund to support solar businesses in Burkina Faso - PV Magazine
- El Salvador Facebook group: Unidad Ecológica Salvadoreña
- Wiki article: Sunlight
- Design: Solar Household Energy Bank
- Wall-mounted solar cooker: Sundish
- India news: Renewable Energy: How a shift towards energy access is transforming rural India - The Economic Times
- Design: The Copenhagen Light Solar Cooker converted to a larger size by the Solar Education Project
- India news: Igniting a Solar Revolution - milleniumpost
- Kenya news: Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo held in Nairobi
- USA individual: Luther Krueger
- India NGO on LinkedIn: Simplified Technologies for Life
- (EVENT) 23-26 June 2020 (Washington, D.C., USA): ASES SOLAR 20/20 - In conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, the American Solar Energy Society is sponsoring the global event, SOLAR 20/20
- Photovoltaic cooker designs: Research begins using thermal diode arrays for cooking
- France/Bolivia Facebook group: Bolivia Inti-Sud Soleil
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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