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'''Solar restaurants and bakeries''' have been established in various parts of the world as income-producing enterprises. Not only do they provide clean culinary options to communities, they also as they offer unique business advantages such as reduced overhead due to not requiring expensive cooking fuel. Below you will find examples of small, medium, and large-scale solar restaurants and bakeries in regions around the world. For information on opening a solar restaurant or bakery, visit the [[business development]] page for resources on this topic. |
'''Solar restaurants and bakeries''' have been established in various parts of the world as income-producing enterprises. Not only do they provide clean culinary options to communities, they also as they offer unique business advantages such as reduced overhead due to not requiring expensive cooking fuel. Below you will find examples of small, medium, and large-scale solar restaurants and bakeries in regions around the world. For information on opening a solar restaurant or bakery, visit the [[business development]] page for resources on this topic. |
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+ | [[File:Machanents Center solar restaurant, 1-5-22.png|thumb|350px|The chef checks the solar cooking food at the Machanents Center. ''Photo credit: David Egui'']] |
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+ | *{{NewJan22}}'''January 2022: New solar-fueled restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia''' - Founder of the Machanents Center, Grigor Babakhanyan, decided it made sense to highlight the work of local scientists, and incorporate solar cooked menu options at the Center restaurant. Vahan Hamazaspyan, began studying uses for solar energy after the devastating Spitak earthquake disrupted traditional grid-based energy sources in the 1980's. He experimented with [[:Category:Parabolic solar cooker designs|parabolic solar cooker]] designs, and tried to convince local authiorities to help make them available within the country, with little success. Finding a new audience, patrons now seek out the restaurant for its solar prepared fare, many commenting they prefer the preparation over conventional stove use. [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/solar-energy-cooking-armenia Read more...] |
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+ | [[File:EntreCordillera Restobar restaurant in Chile, 9-14-21.png|thumb|300px|The solar ovens in use preparing the foods to be served to patrons at [[EntreCordillera Restobar]] in Villaseca, [[Chile]]]] |
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+ | *{{NewSep21}}'''September 2021: New solar restaurant joins others in Villaseca, Chile''' - [[EntreCordillera Restobar]] is the latest restaurant to join other establishments offering solar cooked meals in Villaseca. The new restaurant is a member of the [[Association of Solar Artisans of Villaseca]], which helps support and promote the local community of restaurants. [https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210912-the-desert-chefs-who-cook-with-the-sun Read more at: The Desert Chefs Who Cook with the Sun] - ''BBC Travel'' |
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+ | *{{NewMay21}}'''May 2021: Solar cooking smoker''' - [[Patricia McArdle]] recently interviewed the head chef, Joshua Murry, at the Conrad Hotel in Washington D.C., [[USA]]. He explained the hotel wished to take greater advantage of the roof deck to be able to serve meals to guests. However the space has limited electrical access, and Joshua drew upon his experimentation with solar cooking as a young man. He has found a way using a 'smoke gun' to inject smoke into the cooking chamber of an [[All American Sun Oven]] for the first 45 minutes of cooking a large pork roast. Then the chamber is completely sealed, and the meat cooks for another couple hours, resulting in the smoke flavored roast he desired. |
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+ | ::[[File:Cooking with the Sun at the Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C.-2|400px|thumb|none|Head Chef Joshua Murray at the Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C. has discovered a way to turn a solar box cooker into a meat smoker ''Video credit: Pat McArdle'']] |
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+ | [[File:La sazon del Sol aerial location.png|thumb|335px|The production location of [[La Sazón del Sol]] in Tlacochahuaya, {{state|Oaxaca}}, [[Mexico]]]] |
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+ | *{{NewDec20}}'''December 2020: Solar baked foods''' - [[La Sazón del Sol]], located in {{state|Oaxaca}}, [[Mexico]], has a mission to make solar energy an integral part of the local daily life through food, economy and health. In this training center dedicated to women, passion is created for solar cooking. From the construction of an oven-dehydrator to cooking, pasteurization and solar conservation. As a way to strengthen the autonomy and social ties in the community with providing solar baked and dried products. {{GoogleLinkFromSpanish|https://www.facebook.com/La-sazón-del-sol-Solar-SuperFoods-380609338744434/|More information...}} |
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[[File:Restaurant Solaire Le Présage|thumb|right|335 px|This video (with subtitles) shows Pierre-Andre Aubert running his mobile solar restaurant, using a Scheffler reflector, and describing his plans for Le Presage.]] |
[[File:Restaurant Solaire Le Présage|thumb|right|335 px|This video (with subtitles) shows Pierre-Andre Aubert running his mobile solar restaurant, using a Scheffler reflector, and describing his plans for Le Presage.]] |
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*{{NewApr20}}'''April 2020:''' Pierre-Andre Aubert, solar chef, is setting up a solar restaurant - Le Presage - in Marseilles, [[France]]. He is collaborating with the local university to sponsor a PhD in restaurant-scale solar cooking, heat retention, and passive solar heating. If you have an interest in solar cooking, a degree in mechanical engineering (and preferably some French), you might want to apply. [[Le Presage|More information...]] |
*{{NewApr20}}'''April 2020:''' Pierre-Andre Aubert, solar chef, is setting up a solar restaurant - Le Presage - in Marseilles, [[France]]. He is collaborating with the local university to sponsor a PhD in restaurant-scale solar cooking, heat retention, and passive solar heating. If you have an interest in solar cooking, a degree in mechanical engineering (and preferably some French), you might want to apply. [[Le Presage|More information...]] |
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*{{NewFeb20}}'''November 2019: Community bakery''' - [[GoSol.org]] reports that one of their [[:Category:Solar array cooker designs|solar array cookers]], first put into use in 2017 in the Kisumu area, in [[Kenya]] is still in use. It was later transferred to Friends of Ndere, a very active baking community, which already had a GoSol concentrator. In spite of this being one an early pilot unit, they are still using this unit to bake bread. Below is a video in Swahili showing the concentrator in action. [https://gosol.org/best-validation-ever-in-kenya More information...] |
*{{NewFeb20}}'''November 2019: Community bakery''' - [[GoSol.org]] reports that one of their [[:Category:Solar array cooker designs|solar array cookers]], first put into use in 2017 in the Kisumu area, in [[Kenya]] is still in use. It was later transferred to Friends of Ndere, a very active baking community, which already had a GoSol concentrator. In spite of this being one an early pilot unit, they are still using this unit to bake bread. Below is a video in Swahili showing the concentrator in action. [https://gosol.org/best-validation-ever-in-kenya More information...] |
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*{{NewJun17}}'''April 2017: Solar bakery employs eight people and produces 500 loaves a day''' - With funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership of Southern & East Africa (EEP S&EA), R20 and its local partner implemented a solar bakery project in Gitega. The results to date are: 1) A solar bakery with the capacity to produce up to 500 loaves of bread per day; 2) Employment for eight local women A bakery business plan; and 3) A draft Integrated Climate Plan for Gitega City. [https://regions20.org/2017/04/03/gitega-province-burundi-solar-bakery-project-capacity-building/ More information...] |
*{{NewJun17}}'''April 2017: Solar bakery employs eight people and produces 500 loaves a day''' - With funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership of Southern & East Africa (EEP S&EA), R20 and its local partner implemented a solar bakery project in Gitega. The results to date are: 1) A solar bakery with the capacity to produce up to 500 loaves of bread per day; 2) Employment for eight local women A bakery business plan; and 3) A draft Integrated Climate Plan for Gitega City. [https://regions20.org/2017/04/03/gitega-province-burundi-solar-bakery-project-capacity-building/ More information...] |
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*'''March 2014: R20 initiates second phase of solar bakery project in Burundi''' - The second phase of the project began with a stakeholder consultation workshop where 32 participants (women bakers, local officials) gathered to discuss the potential benefits of having a [[solar bakery]] as well as concerns they may have. The workshop was a success, and the women bakers expressed their gratefulness to R20 and CIRID for helping to start this project that will reduce the amount of smoke they inhale as much less wood will be needed to bake. The solar bakery project will provide a solar-powered oven to a small bakery in Gitega, Burundi, that employs women that have been marginalized by their communities. [http://regions20.org/about/news/129-r20-initiates-second-phase-of-solar-bakery-project-in-burundi More information...] |
*'''March 2014: R20 initiates second phase of solar bakery project in Burundi''' - The second phase of the project began with a stakeholder consultation workshop where 32 participants (women bakers, local officials) gathered to discuss the potential benefits of having a [[solar bakery]] as well as concerns they may have. The workshop was a success, and the women bakers expressed their gratefulness to R20 and CIRID for helping to start this project that will reduce the amount of smoke they inhale as much less wood will be needed to bake. The solar bakery project will provide a solar-powered oven to a small bakery in Gitega, Burundi, that employs women that have been marginalized by their communities. [http://regions20.org/about/news/129-r20-initiates-second-phase-of-solar-bakery-project-in-burundi More information...] |
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− | *'''January 2014: International aid organization seeks solar cookers for bakery in Burundi''' - The global relief organization [http://www.regions20.org R20-Regions of Climate Action] has organized a solar bakery project in Rutegama, [[Burundi]]. Currently the bakery, in operation since 2006, has relied on wood-fired ovens, with the wood needing to be gathered by the women working at the bakery. They are soliciting proposals from tenders interested in providing three institutional solar ovens required to convert the bakery to solar. The ovens must be limited to three meters(a little under 10 ft.) in height, and if carried, weighing no more than 10 kg (22 lbs.). Unfortunately, proposals need to be submitted by January 31, 2014. Interested parties will find more information here: [[Media:Invitation-to- |
+ | *'''January 2014: International aid organization seeks solar cookers for bakery in Burundi''' - The global relief organization [http://www.regions20.org R20-Regions of Climate Action] has organized a solar bakery project in Rutegama, [[Burundi]]. Currently the bakery, in operation since 2006, has relied on wood-fired ovens, with the wood needing to be gathered by the women working at the bakery. They are soliciting proposals from tenders interested in providing three institutional solar ovens required to convert the bakery to solar. The ovens must be limited to three meters(a little under 10 ft.) in height, and if carried, weighing no more than 10 kg (22 lbs.). Unfortunately, proposals need to be submitted by January 31, 2014. Interested parties will find more information here: [[Media:Invitation-to-Tender Solar Ovens.pdf|Invitation to Tender For Solar Bakery Project, Burundi]]. The scale of the project may be rather small, but the funding and implementation is coming from world leaders in the field of economic and environmental relief. |
*'''December 2012:''' In the hot and dry village of Villaseca in central [[Chile]], the sun's rays are hard at work here at Delicias del Sol restaurant, cooking up delectable dishes in the eatery's 20 solar ovens. The ovens were originally introduced to the village as a trial project from the University of Chile and the Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology. Delicias del Sol, which started out with a 16 person capacity, now seats 120. The future looks bright for Delicias del Sol. [http://ntdtv.org/en/news/world/asia/2012-12-10/chilean-solar-oven-restaurant-shines.html Read more...] |
*'''December 2012:''' In the hot and dry village of Villaseca in central [[Chile]], the sun's rays are hard at work here at Delicias del Sol restaurant, cooking up delectable dishes in the eatery's 20 solar ovens. The ovens were originally introduced to the village as a trial project from the University of Chile and the Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology. Delicias del Sol, which started out with a 16 person capacity, now seats 120. The future looks bright for Delicias del Sol. [http://ntdtv.org/en/news/world/asia/2012-12-10/chilean-solar-oven-restaurant-shines.html Read more...] |
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− | <td valign="top">{{NewAug20}}[[File:Solar restaurant, Uganda, 8-29-20.png|400px|thumb|The solar restaurant at the Hajjat Zam Hotel in Kampala, [[Uganda]] The solar restaurant at the Hajjat Zam Hotel located in Kampala, [[Uganda]], is operated by [[Kawesa Mukasa]] of the [[Solar Connect Association]].]] |
+ | <td valign="top">{{NewAug20}}[[File:Solar restaurant, Uganda, 8-29-20.png|400px|thumb|The solar restaurant at the Hajjat Zam Hotel in Kampala, [[Uganda]] - ''Photo credit: [[Kawesa Mukasa]]''. The solar restaurant at the Hajjat Zam Hotel located in Kampala, [[Uganda]], is operated by [[Kawesa Mukasa]] of the [[Solar Connect Association]].]] |
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<td valign="top" align="left">{{NewFeb20}}[[File:SOL5 Technology - Solar Energy for SMEs|thumb|none|350 px|Friends of Ndere, a very active baking community, operates bakery in [[Kenya]].]] |
<td valign="top" align="left">{{NewFeb20}}[[File:SOL5 Technology - Solar Energy for SMEs|thumb|none|350 px|Friends of Ndere, a very active baking community, operates bakery in [[Kenya]].]] |
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{{NewApr17}}[[File:Solar Cooking "Grilling becomes thrilling" -Panasonic ecoideasnet|thumb|right|350px|"Kai Yang Palang Saeng Arthit" 6632-428250 This restaurant uses a solar heating system made of 1,000 hand-mirrors to cook chicken nicely in 14 minutes. Located in Cha Um, a three hour drive from Bangkok, Thailand. [https://coconuts.co/bangkok/food-drink/vendor-grills-delicious-chicken-solar-heat-thai-sun-two-decades-video/ More information...]]] |
{{NewApr17}}[[File:Solar Cooking "Grilling becomes thrilling" -Panasonic ecoideasnet|thumb|right|350px|"Kai Yang Palang Saeng Arthit" 6632-428250 This restaurant uses a solar heating system made of 1,000 hand-mirrors to cook chicken nicely in 14 minutes. Located in Cha Um, a three hour drive from Bangkok, Thailand. [https://coconuts.co/bangkok/food-drink/vendor-grills-delicious-chicken-solar-heat-thai-sun-two-decades-video/ More information...]]] |
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+ | <td valign="top">[[File:Machanents Center solar restaurant, 1-5-22.png|thumb|none|300px|{{NewJan22}}The Machanents Center restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia offers solar cooked menu items to appreciative patrons. [[Armenia#News|More information...]] ''Photo credit: David Egui'']] |
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+ | {{NewApr15}}[[File:El_Romero_restaurant,_Cuba.jpg_.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Chef Inti Langaney cooks vegetables with a [[parabolic solar cooker]] at the El Romero eco-restaurant in Pinar del Rio, [[Cuba]].]] |
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[[Image:Solar_Creperie_Goetz_2009.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[GloboSol]] has a solar creperie built on a trailer that can be towed to large events. The solar creperie is run by [[ExSol]] and active members of [[GloboSol]]]] |
[[Image:Solar_Creperie_Goetz_2009.jpg|thumb|none|300px|[[GloboSol]] has a solar creperie built on a trailer that can be towed to large events. The solar creperie is run by [[ExSol]] and active members of [[GloboSol]]]] |
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+ | <td valign="top">[[Image:Lapin_Kulta_Solar_staff.jpg|300px|none|thumb|The [[Solar Kitchen Restaurant]] travels through Europe in the summer.]]</td></tr><tr sizcache08062713665038357="72.0.12" sizset="false"> |
<td valign="top" style="align:left;">[[File:Sun_Bridge_restaurant_food_prep.,_6-18-13.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Food is prepared with [[parabolic solar cooker]]s at the seasonal [[Sun Bridge]] restaurant in Poznan, [[Poland]].]]</td> |
<td valign="top" style="align:left;">[[File:Sun_Bridge_restaurant_food_prep.,_6-18-13.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Food is prepared with [[parabolic solar cooker]]s at the seasonal [[Sun Bridge]] restaurant in Poznan, [[Poland]].]]</td> |
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<td>[[File:Le Presage Aubagne|thumb|none|335 px|{{NewFeb17}}Le restaurant solaire Le Présage<br /> http://restaurantlepresage.fr, https://www.facebook.com/pg/RestaurantLePresage]]</td></tr> |
<td>[[File:Le Presage Aubagne|thumb|none|335 px|{{NewFeb17}}Le restaurant solaire Le Présage<br /> http://restaurantlepresage.fr, https://www.facebook.com/pg/RestaurantLePresage]]</td></tr> |
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− | [[File:Les Festins Photoniques à la TV,|thumb|none|335px|{{NewMar19}}[https://www.facebook.com/festinsphotoniques/ Les Festins Photoniques] à la TV, dans l'émission "C'est en France" de FRANCE 24 sur la cuisine responsable soucieuse de l'environnement, avec le chef Pierre-André Aubert de Le présage]] |
+ | [[File:Les Festins Photoniques à la TV,|thumb|none|335px|{{NewMar19}}[https://www.facebook.com/festinsphotoniques/ Les Festins Photoniques] à la TV, dans l'émission "C'est en France" de FRANCE 24 sur la cuisine responsable soucieuse de l'environnement, avec le chef Pierre-André Aubert de Le présage]]</td></tr> |
+ | <td valign="top" style="align:left;">[[File:NeoLoco,_solar_array_bakery_France,_2-10-21.png|thumb|none|250px|{{NewFeb21}} French artisans have created the a solar bakery in Normandy, [[France]] called [[NeoLoco]]. They use a [[:Category:Solar array cooker designs|solar array concentrator oven]] to roast local seeds and bake bread.]] |
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+ | {{NewJul21}}[[File:Kabra cookie bakery, India, 7-21-21.png|thumb|none|300px|Dentist, Dr. Minal Kabra is a co-founder of [[Kivu]], a sunbaked vegan food tech startup, that creates healthy snacking options in Jalna-based Maharashtra]] |
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+ | [[File:La sazon del Sol aerial location.png|thumb|none|300px|{{NewJul21}}The production location of [[La Sazón del Sol]] in Tlacochahuaya, {{state|Oaxaca}}, [[Mexico]], which provides local healthy foods]] |
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+ | [[File:EntreCordillera Restobar, Chile front view, 9-14-21.png|none|thumb|300px|{{NewSep21}}[[EntreCordillera Restobar]] joins the community of restaurants offering solar cooked meals in Villaseca, [[Chile]]]] |
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+ | [[File:TrinySol complex photo.png|thumb|none|300px|{{NewMar22}}The production bakery location of [[TrinySol]] in Cardonal, [[Mexico]], which produces solar baked goods and boils down agave syrup using [[Scheffler Community Kitchen]] reflectors]] |
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Solar_Roast_Coffee_storefront.jpg|none|thumb|325px|[[Solar Roast Coffee]] uses a 7 m<sup>2</sup> concentrator called [[Helios 3]] that can roast 2.5 kg of coffee grains in 22 minutes. Using Helios 3, instead of a gas fired conventional roaster, about 2 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are prevented. The company started selling their exclusivly organic, fair trade, solar roasted coffees in 2004 and opened its first Cafe in Pueblo, {{state|Colorado}}, [[USA]] in February 2007.]] |
<td valign="top">[[Image:Solar_Roast_Coffee_storefront.jpg|none|thumb|325px|[[Solar Roast Coffee]] uses a 7 m<sup>2</sup> concentrator called [[Helios 3]] that can roast 2.5 kg of coffee grains in 22 minutes. Using Helios 3, instead of a gas fired conventional roaster, about 2 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are prevented. The company started selling their exclusivly organic, fair trade, solar roasted coffees in 2004 and opened its first Cafe in Pueblo, {{state|Colorado}}, [[USA]] in February 2007.]] |
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==Audio and video== |
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+ | *{{NewFeb22}}'''February 2022:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVb1EMFjKD8 Pedro Serrano Rodríguez discusses solar restaurants, feasibility and their temporality. Watch on YouTube] |
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+ | ::[[File:Enquête -2 - À la rencontre de NeoLoco ☀️🥖-2|none|400px|thumb| (French with English captions)]] |
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::[[File:Stromboli Solar Baked 29 January 2020|none|thumb|400px|For more info see [[Bethel Business and Community Development Centre]]]] |
::[[File:Stromboli Solar Baked 29 January 2020|none|thumb|400px|For more info see [[Bethel Business and Community Development Centre]]]] |
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*{{NewFeb17}}'''January 2017:''' |
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::[[File:Hallquist Micro solar oven factory and bakery|thumb|none|400px|Creating a Model for a Micro-Solar Oven Factory and Off-Grid Bakery]] |
::[[File:Hallquist Micro solar oven factory and bakery|thumb|none|400px|Creating a Model for a Micro-Solar Oven Factory and Off-Grid Bakery]] |
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− | *{{NewMay20}}'''January 2020: '''[[Media: |
+ | *{{NewMay20}}'''January 2020: '''[[Media:Solar Cookers as a Complement in Traditional Restaurants.pdf|Solar Cookers to Complement Traditional Restaurants]] - ''Pedro Serrano'' |
− | *{{NewMar18}}'''January 2018:''' Restaurant Solaire - Le Présage ([[Media: |
+ | *{{NewMar18}}'''January 2018:''' Restaurant Solaire - Le Présage ([[Media:Restaurant Solaire - Le Présage - CONSOLFOOD 2018 - Pierre-André Aubert.pdf|Slides]], [[Media:Solar Restaurant Le Presage - CONSOLFOOD 2018 - Aubert Pierre-Andre (Abstract).pdf|Abstract]]) - ''Pierre-André Aubert'' |
− | *{{NewFeb17}}'''January 2017:''' [[Media: |
+ | *{{NewFeb17}}'''January 2017:''' [[Media:Testing Phase of the First Solar Restaurant of France (Europe) Aubert.pdf|Testing Phase of the First Solar Restaurant of France (Europe)]] - ''Pierre-André Aubert'' |
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+ | *'''January 2009:''' [[Media:Solar community bakeries on the Argentinean Altiplano - Christoph Müller (January 2009).pdf|Solar community bakeries on the Argentinean Altiplano]] - ''[[Christoph Müller]]'' |
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+ | *'''July 2006:''' [[Media:Granada06 armando alvarez.pdf|Use of the Scheffler solar oven for the making of bread with kiwicha (Amaranthus C.) and quinoa (Quenopodum Q. W.) in the North of Argentina]] - ''Armando Alvarez'' |
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==External links== |
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+ | *{{NewApr21}}'''April 2021:''' [https://gosol.org/?page=blog&id_article=1079 Saturday Solar Baking in Kenya] |
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* [http://www.hc-solar.de/ A large collection of documents and construction plans for various Scheffler Community Kitchens around the world] - ''[[Christoph Müller]]'' |
* [http://www.hc-solar.de/ A large collection of documents and construction plans for various Scheffler Community Kitchens around the world] - ''[[Christoph Müller]]'' |
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* [http://cbsolaroven.blogspot.com/ Colorado Bob's Solar Oven: A Solar Oven for the Small Street Vendor] |
* [http://cbsolaroven.blogspot.com/ Colorado Bob's Solar Oven: A Solar Oven for the Small Street Vendor] |
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Solar restaurants and bakeries have been established in various parts of the world as income-producing enterprises. Not only do they provide clean culinary options to communities, they also as they offer unique business advantages such as reduced overhead due to not requiring expensive cooking fuel. Below you will find examples of small, medium, and large-scale solar restaurants and bakeries in regions around the world. For information on opening a solar restaurant or bakery, visit the business development page for resources on this topic.
News
- January 2022: New solar-fueled restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia - Founder of the Machanents Center, Grigor Babakhanyan, decided it made sense to highlight the work of local scientists, and incorporate solar cooked menu options at the Center restaurant. Vahan Hamazaspyan, began studying uses for solar energy after the devastating Spitak earthquake disrupted traditional grid-based energy sources in the 1980's. He experimented with parabolic solar cooker designs, and tried to convince local authiorities to help make them available within the country, with little success. Finding a new audience, patrons now seek out the restaurant for its solar prepared fare, many commenting they prefer the preparation over conventional stove use. Read more...
- September 2021: New solar restaurant joins others in Villaseca, Chile - EntreCordillera Restobar is the latest restaurant to join other establishments offering solar cooked meals in Villaseca. The new restaurant is a member of the Association of Solar Artisans of Villaseca, which helps support and promote the local community of restaurants. Read more at: The Desert Chefs Who Cook with the Sun - BBC Travel
- May 2021: Solar cooking smoker - Patricia McArdle recently interviewed the head chef, Joshua Murry, at the Conrad Hotel in Washington D.C., USA. He explained the hotel wished to take greater advantage of the roof deck to be able to serve meals to guests. However the space has limited electrical access, and Joshua drew upon his experimentation with solar cooking as a young man. He has found a way using a 'smoke gun' to inject smoke into the cooking chamber of an All American Sun Oven for the first 45 minutes of cooking a large pork roast. Then the chamber is completely sealed, and the meat cooks for another couple hours, resulting in the smoke flavored roast he desired.
- December 2020: Solar baked foods - La Sazón del Sol, located in Oaxaca, Mexico, has a mission to make solar energy an integral part of the local daily life through food, economy and health. In this training center dedicated to women, passion is created for solar cooking. From the construction of an oven-dehydrator to cooking, pasteurization and solar conservation. As a way to strengthen the autonomy and social ties in the community with providing solar baked and dried products. More information... -
- April 2020: Pierre-Andre Aubert, solar chef, is setting up a solar restaurant - Le Presage - in Marseilles, France. He is collaborating with the local university to sponsor a PhD in restaurant-scale solar cooking, heat retention, and passive solar heating. If you have an interest in solar cooking, a degree in mechanical engineering (and preferably some French), you might want to apply. More information...
- November 2019: Community bakery - GoSol.org reports that one of their solar array cookers, first put into use in 2017 in the Kisumu area, in Kenya is still in use. It was later transferred to Friends of Ndere, a very active baking community, which already had a GoSol concentrator. In spite of this being one an early pilot unit, they are still using this unit to bake bread. Below is a video in Swahili showing the concentrator in action. More information...
- April 2017: Solar bakery employs eight people and produces 500 loaves a day - With funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership of Southern & East Africa (EEP S&EA), R20 and its local partner implemented a solar bakery project in Gitega. The results to date are: 1) A solar bakery with the capacity to produce up to 500 loaves of bread per day; 2) Employment for eight local women A bakery business plan; and 3) A draft Integrated Climate Plan for Gitega City. More information...
- January 2017: Solar Cookers International (SCI) connected five organizations with solar cooker restaurant experience at its 6th SCI World Conference 2017. Said Rocio Maldonado: "Pierre's experience with a solar cooker restaurant in France will be very useful to us in Bolivia." Representatives from several countries expect to create guidelines for starting solar cooking restaurants, which they will share with international partners.
- November 2015: An experimental solar restaurant in Aubagene, France - The restaurant, "Le Présage", was open from 3 November to 3 December 2016. It was organized and operated by chef, Ghislaine Milliet. The restaurant was open to the public as weather permitted. They used a Scheffler reflector as one of its cooking sources. A little more information is available at: "Le Présage" in Aubagne
- April 2016: Vietnam Solar Serve writes: A man from France came to visit us in Danang. He runs a restaurant in Vung Tau, a popular seaside resort in the south of Vietnam. He knew all about solar cookers and other environmentally friendly devices. He was very excited and wanted to buy several devices for his restaurant (three solar box cookers, two parabolic cookers and three clean cookstoves). He also ordered two solar lamps. For us it was interesting that after several years someone requested our box cookers again. Because of the sunny weather in the south they could be an attraction for tourists eating in his restaurant. Read more in Solar Serve News #47.
- November 2015: Members of the Imani Women's Group in Msumarini, Kenya bake cupcakes and larger cakes using only a wooden box and the sun. They earn enough money to help support their families and send their children to school. On a sunny day they produce up to 150 cupcakes, which they sell for 10 shillings (0.10 US$), and 30 cakes that go for 200 shillings (2.00 $US). Kenya, which straddles the equator, receives (according to the Kenyan Ministry of Energy) an average of 4.5 kWh per square meter per day. Read more...
- December 2014: In an article for National Geographic, Chef José Andrés writes about his pop-up restaurant, Sunny Day, which he opened at the Life is Beatufiul event in Las Vegas, NV. Sunny Day used solar cookers to cook their signature dish, vegetarian tacos, during the day and clean-burning ethanol in the evening. Read article...
- October 2014: José Andrés debuts Sunny Day pop-up restaurant at Life is Beautiful festival - At the Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas, NV, José Andrés debuted Sunny Day, his new solar-powered pop-up restaurant. His goal for the new pop-up restaurant is to educate Americans about clean cooking around the world. Interview with José Andrés.
- March 2014: R20 initiates second phase of solar bakery project in Burundi - The second phase of the project began with a stakeholder consultation workshop where 32 participants (women bakers, local officials) gathered to discuss the potential benefits of having a solar bakery as well as concerns they may have. The workshop was a success, and the women bakers expressed their gratefulness to R20 and CIRID for helping to start this project that will reduce the amount of smoke they inhale as much less wood will be needed to bake. The solar bakery project will provide a solar-powered oven to a small bakery in Gitega, Burundi, that employs women that have been marginalized by their communities. More information...
- January 2014: International aid organization seeks solar cookers for bakery in Burundi - The global relief organization R20-Regions of Climate Action has organized a solar bakery project in Rutegama, Burundi. Currently the bakery, in operation since 2006, has relied on wood-fired ovens, with the wood needing to be gathered by the women working at the bakery. They are soliciting proposals from tenders interested in providing three institutional solar ovens required to convert the bakery to solar. The ovens must be limited to three meters(a little under 10 ft.) in height, and if carried, weighing no more than 10 kg (22 lbs.). Unfortunately, proposals need to be submitted by January 31, 2014. Interested parties will find more information here: Invitation to Tender For Solar Bakery Project, Burundi. The scale of the project may be rather small, but the funding and implementation is coming from world leaders in the field of economic and environmental relief.
- December 2012: In the hot and dry village of Villaseca in central Chile, the sun's rays are hard at work here at Delicias del Sol restaurant, cooking up delectable dishes in the eatery's 20 solar ovens. The ovens were originally introduced to the village as a trial project from the University of Chile and the Institute for Nutrition and Food Technology. Delicias del Sol, which started out with a 16 person capacity, now seats 120. The future looks bright for Delicias del Sol. Read more...
Examples by regions
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Articles on individual solar restaurants
- Afghan Bedmoschk Solar Centre
- Al-Wissam bakery
- Association of Solar Artisans of Villaseca
- Auroville Solar Kitchen
- Bethel Business and Community Development Centre
- Bjorn Qorn
- Brahma Kumaris
- Conrad Hilton, Washington D.C.
- Crêperie Solaire
- Delicias del Sol
- Entre Cordillera Restobar
- Fundación EcoAndina
- GloboSol
- Hilton Conrad Washington, DC
- Imani Women's Group
- Infinity Bakery
- Kiosco SOLAR
- Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa
- Le Présage
- Microbrasserie Hélie
- NeoLoco
- Pleno Sol
- Sol-Café
- Solar Association TILOO
- Solar Global Gourmet restaurant
- Solar Kitchen Restaurant
- Solar Roast Coffee
- Sun Bridge
- Taquería Poncho
Audio and video
- February 2022: Pedro Serrano Rodríguez discusses solar restaurants, feasibility and their temporality. Watch on YouTube
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- January 2017:
- January 2017: Facebook video showing steaming loaves of bread being removed from the trough solar cooker by Ivan Yaholnitsky
- July 2015:
Articles in the media
- June 2017: Le Présage – Le 1er restaurant solaire de France est à Aubagne - (English version)
- December 2014: We want the black hole of sunlight: solar power breaks new frontiers - The Guardian
- July 2014: Restauracja solarna Vine Bridge - Epoznan.pl (English version)
- November 2009: New mobile solar bakery benefits the population of Méouane, Senegal - Agence de Presse Sénégalaise
Documents
- January 2020: Solar Cookers to Complement Traditional Restaurants - Pedro Serrano
- January 2018: Restaurant Solaire - Le Présage (Slides, Abstract) - Pierre-André Aubert
- January 2017: Testing Phase of the First Solar Restaurant of France (Europe) - Pierre-André Aubert
- January 2009: Solar community bakeries on the Argentinean Altiplano - Christoph Müller
- July 2006: Use of the Scheffler solar oven for the making of bread with kiwicha (Amaranthus C.) and quinoa (Quenopodum Q. W.) in the North of Argentina - Armando Alvarez
See also
- Bread
- Baking in a parabolic solar cooker
- Cooking for large groups
- Institutional solar cooking
- Scheffler Community Kitchen
- Infinity Bakery
- Business development
- Solar food processing