The Bahamas

EventsEdit

Online eventsEdit

• NEW: Webinar: 11 July, 2020 (2:00-4:00 PDT, 9:00pm-11:00pm GMT): Cooking using a Haybox and a Battery Powered Slow Cooker - This webinar, presented by SF Innovations Ltd, will look at two different techniques of cooking using a well insulated cooking container. It will show how to cook rice, stews and even bake bread using little or no fossil fuel. Registration information...

• NEW: 1-4 September 2020: EuroSun2020 is going virtual - The conference will be now be held on a virtual platform, as a response to safety concerns surrounding Covid-19. According to the organization, "We are currently working on new registration fees that reflect the resources and support for creating the virtual conference infrastructure and presenting the conference online. We will provide more details on the registration rates in the coming weeks." The 13th Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry will offer a platform to discuss the latest developments with leading solar energy experts, policy makers, and industry representatives. More information...

• December 2020: SWC50 – The Century of Solar - In 1970 solar research pioneers met at the first International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Conference in Melbourne Australia. ISES is commemorating this Conference with a special 50th Anniversary Conference and Display, called the Solar World Congress at 50 (SWC50). The face-to-face conference, originally scheduled for 2-4 December 2020, will be replaced by a series of eight virtual conferences over the course of the month in December 2020. It will include the same panel sessions that were planned for the in-person planned event. More information...

See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in The Bahamas

NewsEdit

• September 2019: Paul Munsen announces: B4Dignity is a social impact company which was formed to help get Sun Ovens into the homes of people who need them the most around the world. Sun Ovens International is pleased to announce our partnership with B4Dignity. As a result of the recent catastrophic hurricane in the Bahamas, B4Dignity is currently focused on providing 1,000 Global Sun Ovens to the 60,000+ people impacted by Hurricane Dorian. It is estimated that roughly 60% of the homes on Abaco, Bahamas were destroyed by Hurricane Dorian leaving thousands homeless.

The history of solar cooking in The BahamasEdit

Main article: History of solar cooking

Archived articles

Climate, culture, and special considerationsEdit

See alsoEdit

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

ResourcesEdit

ReportsEdit

Articles in the mediaEdit

Web pagesEdit

ContactsEdit

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

SCI AssociatesEdit

Main article: Solar Cookers International Association

NGOsEdit

Manufacturers and vendorsEdit

IndividualsEdit

Government agenciesEdit

Educational institutionsEdit

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