by Pat McArdle, Spring 2009 The World Wildlife Fund Nepal asked a representative of Solar Household Energy to travel to Nepal to train villagers and the staff of WWF Nepal how to use the 500+ HotPot solar ovens… Read More

by Richard Stolz, Spring 2008 Last November, one of the worst floods in Mexico’s history ravaged the southern state of Tabasco, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents for several weeks. In addition to the devastation caused to homes,… Read More

by Marie-Ange Binagwaho, Summer 2007 In our continuing efforts to disseminate solar cooking technology effectively and within the economic reach of communities, Solar Household Energy is experimenting with local production of the HotPot reflector in Senegal.  This summer… Read More

by Bridget Huttenlocher, Summer 2007 Women participating in the El Salvador HotPot pilot project took it upon themselves to create a recipe book.  The book, which features photos taken during demonstrations of the HotPot, details how to solar… Read More

by Camille McCarthy, January 2006 A project of Solar Household Energy, Inc. In Partnership with El Salvador partners Feed the Children and ACUA November 2006 — December 2008 Project Context Undulating mountain ranges dotted with extinct volcanoes, lush,… Read More

by Marie-Ange Binagwaho, January 2006 In November 2006 I traveled to Senegal to meet our partners and to review the progress of our pilot launch preparations. I visited five villages north of Dakar where, over the last six… Read More

by Camille McCarthy, January 2006 In November 2006, I traveled to El Salvador to launch the El Salvador HotPot solar cooking program. I worked with the Feed the Children El Salvador (FTC) and Asociación Comunitaria Unida por el… Read More

by Richard Stolz More than one thousand (1,048, to be specific) HotPot solar ovens arrived this summer in Bamako, Mali, West Africa . The 40-foot HotPot-laden shipping container represents SHE Inc.’s first major delivery of HotPots to Africa…. Read More

by Melanie Szulczewski, Ph.D., October 2006 According to the World Bank, 94% of the African rural population and 73% of the urban population use fuelwood as their primary energy source. Unfortunately, supplies of fuelwood are diminishing throughout the… Read More

by Richard Stolz, Solar Household Energy, Inc., Summer 2006 World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz recently singled out SHE’s HotPot solar oven as an example of a product that “helps poor people seize the opportunities they need to transform… Read More