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News and Recent Developments
- December 2008: One hundred solar cookers donated to the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women by the Terra Foundation
- Septiembre 22-24, 2007: FESTIVAL SOLAR: Fundación Terra organiza el Festival Solar 2007 en el marco de las fiestas de Barcelona, con una demostración de tecnologías solares aplicadas al procesado de alimentos (cocinas solares parabólicas, hornos SOUL ultra ligeros, catas solares, etc.) y otras actividades relacionadas con las energías renovables y la cultura ambiental. Más información: http://www.festivalsolar.org
- August 2006: Miguel Ángel Soria reports that he gave a workshop for students at a school in Castellolí, a small town in the province of Barcelona. He showed a solar cooking video, demonstrated solar cookers, and had the students build scale models. They experimented with the full-sized cooker to bake sweet pastries, though inclement weather postponed the baking. Contact: Miguel Ángel Soria
- March 2006: Marc Ayats made a parabolic solar cooker by purchasing an umbrella, covering the inside with ordinary aluminum foil and cutting off the handle (because the handle would be at the focal point of the reflector — where you must put your cooking pot). He used ordinary white adhesive to glue the reflective sheet to the umbrella’s cloth. He says it is a very simple cooker to make because umbrellas are normally parabolic in shape. He also says it is easy to move — it folds up like a regular umbrella. The pot is held in place with a wire frame used for holding flower pots. Contact: Marc Ayats Plana
Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
- July 2006: Solar Cooking in Europe - Why and How? - Michael Götz
Resources
Audio and video
November 2007
Reports
Articles in the media
- April 2009: Nace la primera empresa española que fabrica cocinas solares - El Mundo
- March 2009: Cocina solar, apuesta ambiental - El Universal (Mexico)
- December 2008: Paellas cocinadas con sol - El Pais.com
- July 2008: Greenpeace sensibilizan a profesores de toda España sobre la energía solar y el cambio climático - La Opinion
- July 2008: Trucos para cocinar con la ayuda del Sol - El Mundo
- January 2008: Energía 'verde' para los pacientes - El Pais.com
Web pages
- Bueno, bonito y barato: así es la cocina solar -
- Preguntas Frecuentes de la Cocción Solar
- Preguntes Més Freqüents de Cuina Solar
- Map of solar irradiation in Extremadura.
- The Terra Foundation's extensive website about solar cooking
Contacts
The entities listed below are either based in Spain, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association
NGOs
Manufacturers and vendors
Individuals
Government agencies
Educational institutions
See also
References