Solar Cooking News

Solar Cooking News

Taste Test Protocol for solar cooked foods

We have often heard that food cooked in a solar cooker tastes different from food cooked in the conventional way.  Is this claim valid or merely a mistaken impression? SHE Research Director Paul Arveson has created a draft protocol… Read More

SHE promotes solar cooking at Annual American Scientific Affiliation conference

On July 30, 2021, Paul Arveson, SHE Research Director and Board member, and American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) Fellow, gave a presentation entitled “Progress in Meeting Energy Needs of the World’s Poor” at the 2021 Annual ASA conference, held… Read More

SHE holds cookout at Stead Park, Washington DC for Solar Cooker Awareness Week

Solar cooking enthusiasts all around the world celebrated Solar Cooking Awareness Week 2021 from June 23rd to 30th in the northern hemisphere, and December 17th to 23rd in the southern hemisphere. Friends and families met near Stead Park’s… Read More

Watch “Mujeres del Sol” – “Women of the Sun” in Oaxaca

This video showcases over three years of work uplifting women from the Central Valleys of Oaxaca with the Haines solar ovens, reflected in the experience acquired by the community leaders. The relevance and adoption of the use of… Read More

SHE 2020 Annual Report

Dear friends of Solar Household Energy, Thank you for your interest and support for SHE.  Without your contributions we would be unable to offer low-income and remote communities in developing countries comprehensive programs introducing efficient, clean-energy solar cookstoves… Read More