Solar cooker offers ray of hope for refugee environment UNHCR is testing a newly-designed solar cooker in two Kenyan refugee camps facing a shortage of firewood. The agency hopes that the stove ...

MESA, Ariz. — A Mesa woman said you can cook a nice hot dinner for your family. Merry Bevill uses several solar stoves in her front yard to use the sun to cook pot roast, peach pie and more. It’s ...

A research group from Ghana has developed a solar PV-powered steam cooker (ISESC) with sand-based thermal energy storage (TES). “The potential of sand, given its thermal stability and low cost, has ...

In addition to solar cooking, use of solar-powered instruments are part of this unique demonstration at the Washington Farmers' Market Saturday July 23. Everyone has seen a cooking demonstration; they ...

I’ve spent decades experimenting with various outdoor cooking solutions, and two things have always bugged me: complicated or prolonged setup processes, and the constant need to buy fuel. I’m tired of ...

Julie Greene and her small staff are trying to save the world, one sun-baked meal at a time. Greene — a former teacher, actress and stage director — is the executive director of Solar Cooking ...

With sustainability at the forefront, solar cooking is having a resurgence. Eco-conscious individuals are embracing this clean energy method to prepare meals without gas or electricity. Portable solar ...

Dear Jim: I want to use solar energy to cook some foods, such as steaming rice, veggies, etc., because my kitchen gets very hot. Is this feasible? Can I buy a solar cooker or do I have to try to build ...

HINESBURG, VT Vermont Smoke & Cure, maker of delicious smoked meats and meat snacks since 1962, is teaming up again with AllEarth Renewables of Williston, Vt. to source local renewable solar to power ...

Solar cookers have been tried out in refugee camps in the past with mixed results. The stoves often took many hours to cook a meal, did not last long in the harsh environmental conditions often found ...