Even with all the buzz about alternative energy these days, solar ovens aren’t poised to replace the traditional gas or electric versions — at least not in the developed world. But making a simple ...

A lot of the solar technology that hits the news tends to be a bit on the high-tech side, such as photovoltaic and concentrating solar power devices, but taking advantage of free energy from the sun ...

use the invention process to design, build, and test a solar cooker. describe how transmission, absorption, and reflection are used in a solar cooker to heat water. evaluate what variables contribute ...

Imagine visiting your favorite local park with a portable stove that’s 100 percent powered by the sun and heats up five times faster than a charcoal grill. Meet the SolSource Sport. One Earth Designs ...

Solar box cookers have been popular with campers and back-to-the-landers for decades. The Kyoto Box solar cooker, an updated design, has just won first place in the Financial Times Climate Change ...

We have also invested considerable time and some money experimenting with the many ways to cook food with the sun. Just imagine! You can actually take scrap materials–old cardboard boxes, newspaper, a ...

UNHCR is testing a newly-designed solar cooker in two Kenyan refugee camps facing a shortage of firewood. The agency hopes that the stove project can lessen the impact of refugee influxes on the ...

In a bit to promote solar powered innovations, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is making waves with its introduction of solar cooking technology that has the potential to save up to four LPG ...

Even at the ripe of age of 79, I am living proof of the old adage, “You learn something new every day.” Recently, I was visiting someone who had a solar cooker on her deck. I don’t think I’d ever seen ...