Solar Cooking News

Solar Cooking News

TR-38 for determining standard power of solar cookers using low-cost instruments

Paul Arveson, SHE Research Director, produced technical report 38 describing a method for measuring standard solar cooker power with low-cost commercial instruments. A previous Technical Report, TR-17, concluded that a low-cost lux meter can be used in place… Read More

SHE promotes solar cooking at GreenFest in Brookside Gardens

SHE promoted solar cooking at the 2022 Montgomery County GreenFest held at Brookside Gardens on April 23rd, alongside over 60 sustainability-minded exhibitors. SHE volunteers solar cooked food for sampling from a variety of solar cookers for GreenFest attendees,… Read More

SHE panelist and presenter at transatlantic “Low-Tech Innovation” event

On April 21, 2022, SHE presented and participated as a panelist in a transatlantic discussion on “Low-Tech Innovation,” a virtual event hosted by the French Embassy in Washington, DC’s Science and Technology Service, “France Science,” to celebrate Earth… Read More

100 Families Project in Nairobi Kenya – 2021 update

For background information, please see “100 Families Project.” Food support As the Covid lockdown has eased, we have continued our food assistance to the 100 families, but at a reduced level. We are now giving $3 to each… Read More

SHE partners with Capitol Technology University

SHE was invited to participate in Capitol Technology University (CTU)’s “Robotics in Disaster and Environmental Research” event with Disaster Aid USA on January 22, 2022. Paul Arveson, SHE Research Director, demonstrated the “sun burner,” a parabolic solar cooker, gave… Read More