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In India, in a state called Gujarat, the Solar Cook-it is widely used. It was introduced to the locals by a group known as SEWA (Self Employed Women?s Association) .SEWA?s main project is funding salt production in Gujarat. One of SEWA?s goals is to improve the access to clean and efficient cook stoves. Collecting fuel is a hard task as the area is barren. Families usually bring stacks of wood from their villages, which they use for cooking on open fires or inefficient stoves. SEWA put up demonstrations in a local park and organized a small talk where they outlined the advantages and demonstrated how it works . Later they held a small workshop for the women and showed them how to use it. Through this, the workers were willing to invest in an efficient cooker and were ready to put a ?200 Rupees (US$ 4.50) down payment towards one.?[1] ?The local?s current on average need for 5kg (11 lbs) of wood per week would be halved with efficient cooker.?[2] Most people are interested in bundling energy sources and they have invested in the Solar Cook-it alongside with other solar powered equipment. ?The bundle costs about 4,500 Rupees, the equivalent of US$ 100. Most prefer to buy the bundle even though it is expensive?[3] . •Algeria •In Algeria, an group working for URER/MS (L'Unite de Recherche en Energies Renouvelables en Milieu Saharien) renewable centre in Ardar is encourgaing and at the spending funds on solar cook-it reseach. Algeria is a country hit by desertification and has plenty of Sun shine. In November 2005 they popularised the usage of solar cookers by having posters and demonstrations at popular events and rallies and hence brought solar cooking to the attentions of the participants who sampled it using various foods and even got a chance to cook tea using solar cookers and drink it. •Norway •In Norway, in a successful attempt to educate and encourage the youth to use sustainable and alternative means of energy the Norweigan Government has introduced a competition. Every year, school children take part in a competition called arets nysgjerrigper (The curious parker of the year). One fo the groups every year gets an 'energy prize.' One of the winning groups was a group who developed a solar cooker. and due to their intitative to develop a green project, they were awared about 500 sterling pounds.
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innovative idea , thanks for the information
Posted 27-08-2013 04:17
Very interesting, Tasty??
Posted 18-08-2013 12:56
Good Work! :)
Posted 17-08-2013 21:25
Thanks for sharing, Naylee
Posted 17-08-2013 20:54
thanks for sharing
Posted 16-08-2013 18:13
a super amazing :D hahaha lets try
Posted 14-08-2013 18:50
Wow, will it be available to the market? It's economic and very innovative :)
Posted 14-08-2013 14:24
wow it is interesting ! I wanna try haha
Posted 13-08-2013 18:24
@Naylee Thanks for the answer! Wow, I should have a shot then :D
Posted 12-08-2013 15:12
Nice to know about solar cooking. Thanks for the report.
Posted 10-08-2013 19:03
sounds great.
Posted 10-08-2013 15:18
Wow, that's really great, ecofriendly and cost effective way of cooking food.
Posted 09-08-2013 23:20
Thank Naylee for the idea, I'm googling it since it first time I know "solar cook-it" term from your articles :)
Posted 09-08-2013 22:58
Yes Dung Gas (Bio Gas) is what many rural villages use in Kenya unfortunately we can't use in the city because we don't really have access to bio gas and farm animals therefore it can be costly.
Posted 09-08-2013 16:28
Hi Christy! Yes in fact i own one! I have cooked quite a few things in it and it taste wonderful! You cannot even tell it was solar cooked. However it takes a bit long to cook compared to conventional cooking depending on the food.
Posted 09-08-2013 16:26
Thanks for sharing, Naylee.
Posted 09-08-2013 16:18
I found dung gas could be another best option for cooking and lightening purpose especially for kitchen.
Posted 09-08-2013 16:16
Thank you!! It's very informative!! I'm curious how the cooker looks like! ^^
Posted 09-08-2013 14:50
thanks for your sharing
Posted 09-08-2013 11:44
Wow that's super! Have you cooked anything with Solar heat?
How was the taste?
Anybody has experience?
Posted 09-08-2013 10:05