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Last edited: 22 March 2022
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 Students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, learn to solar cook in 2015. Photo credit: SuryaKumbh
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Events[]
Featured international events[]
Online events[]
- NEW: Thursday, July 17, 2025 (9:00am-10:30am PT, 4:00pm-5:30pm CUT) Join Solar Cookers International (SCI) at the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. SCI and guest speakers from around the world will demonstrate solar cooking’s role in reducing air pollution, advancing gender equality, and fostering global partnerships for sustainable development. Zoom registration information...
- See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in United Arab Emirates
News[]
Clean cooking initiative for UAE, Photo credit: epitsky@123rf.com
- March 2022: Clean cooking energy initiative looks Beyond Food - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have launched Beyond Food, an initiative that aims to provide people in communities in low-resource settings around the world with crucial access to sustainable energy for clean cooking. In collaboration with Nama Women Advancement Establishment, the UAE and IRENA have teamed up to foster cooperation and coordinated action to promote the deployment of clean cooking solutions across the world, in a bid to tackle one of the world’s most pressing human development challenges. The partnership aims to expand and bring in more key actors working on this issue in the coming days. Read more...
Rendering of newly approved solar concentrator. Photo credit: Gizmodo
- July 2016: A new solar concentrator power plant was recently approved for construction in Dubai and is set to be the largest in the world. The plant will reportedly generate 1,000 megawatts of power by 2020 and 5,000 megawatts by 2030. Read more...
- July 2016: So far Beacon Energy Solutions has introduced solar cooking to more than 200 students across three different schools in Dubai. Read more... - Khaleej Times
Students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, learn to solar cook. Photo credit: Khaleej Times
- June 2015: Dubai students learn to use solar reflectors to cook in the sun - Inspired by the Guinness World Record setting event held in Mumbai, India, earlier this year, Beacon Energy Solutions partnered with DPS Academy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to "inspire youngsters to harness ... solar energy." Sixty-seven students from grades 5 - 8 gathered to learn how to use a solar oven to cook several types of local dishes.
History[]
- Main article: History of solar cooking
Archived articles
Climate and culture[]
- The climate of United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia
- United Arab Emirates Energy Situation - Energypedia
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
Resources[]
Possible funding[]
Construction plans in Arabic[]
- CooKit
- CooKit variation (made from smaller pieces of cardboard)
- Minimum Box Cooker
- Solar Water Pasteurizer
Possible funders[]
- See general guidance on raising funds through grants and donations.
Reports[]
Articles in the media[]
- September 2017: Women Play Key Role in Solar Energy Projects - Inter Press Service
- December 2015: Noodles made in solar cookers - Dubai News Express
Web pages[]
Contacts[]
The entities listed below are either based in United Arab Emirates or have initiated solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates[]
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association