Thailand

Last edited: 6 August 2019

A Bangkok merchant, Sila Sutharat, has operated a solar-powered chicken roasting stall in the Muang district of Phetchaburi since 1992. More information...

Events

• NEW: Webinar: Thursday, 15 April 2021 (2:00pm - 3:30am CEST, 12:00 - 13:30 GMT): Improving capacities to access funding - The Women and Gender Constituency continues with the second of their three-part webinar series: “Funding Gender-Just Climate Solutions”. This Zoom event is free but requires registration. More information...
• NEW: Webinar: Saturday, 24 April 2021 (6:00am - 7:30am PDT, 13:00 - 14:30 GMT): Adventures with Solar and Haybox Cooking - SF Innovation LTD, with Seggy Segaran, will present their experiences using solar and haybox cookers to save energy, and the range of improved combustion stoves they also use. This Zoom event is free but requires registration. More information...
• NEW: Webinar: Thursday, 29 April 2021 (2:00pm - 3:30am CEST, 12:00 - 13:30 GMT): Understanding the multilateral climate funds - The Women and Gender Constituency continues with their final webinar of the series: “Funding Gender-Just Climate Solutions”. This Zoom event is free but requires registration. More information...
• NEW: Webinar: (TBD): CONSOLFOOD: Baking bread in your solar cooker - Cooks are invited to send a 90 second maximum, video showing how to bake bread using the sun. Selected webinar videos will be compiled in a YouTube playlist for ease of presentation during the webinar. Submission requirements, by 30 April 2021

See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in Thailand

News

• August 2008 - October 2010: GEF Small Grants Program funds project near Myanmar border where 1,748 households are piloting the use of solar cookers, thus reducing the use of firewood by 87,400 kg / day.

• July 2009: According to the Bangkok Post newspaper, Sila Sutharat has operated a solar-powered chicken roasting stall in the Muang district of Phetchaburi since 1992. He splits and hangs chickens vertically against a grill that faces hundreds of small concave mirrors, reflecting sunlight at the grill and creating heat so intense that the chickens start to smoke in just a few seconds. Sila says he can roast up to 50 1.6 kg chickens between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., taking just 10-15 minutes each in good sun. (The stall is not open during rain.) Though the reflector array cost 30,000 baht to build, he has no fuel expenses and is able to sell the chickens for 160 baht each. Sila has even received an honorary Bachelor’s degree in “production technology” from Phetchaburi Rajabhat University for his inventiveness.

• April 2007: Solar cooking demonstrated at the Tham Hin Refugee Camp.

History

Main article: History of solar cooking

Archived articles

• Border Green Energy Team

Climate and culture

• Wikipedia article on the climate of Thailand
• Thailand Energy Situation - Energypedia
• Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables

Resources

Possible funders

• Find a Kiva microfinance partner in Thailand.
• Raising funds through grants and donations

Solar cooker plans in Thai

• การหุงต้มอาหารในภาวะฉุกเฉิน โดยการใช้แผ่นบังแดดของรถยนต์

Possible funders

• See general guidance on raising funds through grants and donations

Articles in the media

• April 2017: Vendor grills delicious chicken with solar heat from the Thai sun for over two decades - Coconuts Bangkok

• July 2009: FEDEX Delivers Solar Cookers to Myanmar Civil War Refugees in northern Thailand - Freight-Net

• April 2008: Thai Food Stand Owner Roasts Chicken Using Solar Powered Oven - Bangkok Post

Audio and video

• April 2017: 

Solar Cooking "Grilling becomes thrilling" -Panasonic ecoideasnet-0

Contacts

The entities listed below are either based in Thailand, or have established solar cooking projects there:

SCI Associates

Main article: Solar Cookers International Association