SHE launching solar cooker enterprise in Mexico and bringing relief to Mexico earthquake victims
SHE is excited to partner with Mexican solar cooking expert Lorena Harp to bring solar cooking to the rural women of Oaxaca State through a sustainable social enterprise. Lorena Harp has been promoting the HotPot and other solar… Read More
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Measuring temperature in a solar cooker
DEVICES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN THE HOTPOT SOLAR COOKER: Obtaining accurate temperature readings for solar cookers can prove challenging. As part of her internship with SHE this summer, Elon University Environmental Studies student Hannah Rolland researched and shares her findings… Read More
Our Team
EXECUTIVE BOARD David Grossman, Board President David served as Director, Global Programs for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) from 2008 – 2019 managing U.S. and international consulting engagements. From 1977 – 2008 he served in overseas and… Read More
What We Do
Implement Field Projects and Report on Results Foster Technology Research and Development Raise Awareness and Advance Education How We Do It Solar Household Energy employs the technology of solar cooking to combat hunger and the global threats of… Read More
About Us
Solar Household Energy (SHE) strives to unleash the potential of solar cooking to improve social, economic and environmental conditions in sun-rich areas around the world. Over half the world’s population relies on wood, charcoal or other biomass for… Read More
Meet Our Trainees. Norma Lupe, Oaxaca, Mexico.
To cook for her family of five, Norma Lupe used to use a combination of gas and firewood – consuming more than 10% of her meager income. Firewood was cheaper than gas, but would take backbreaking hours to… Read More
Resources
Solar Cooking Collaborations: useful links on solar cooking and other related organizations.
Product Designs: learn more about solar oven manufacturers and product designs.
Education Tools: links for solar oven research and educational tools.
Learn about our HotPot solar oven
About Solar Household Energy
Solar Household Energy (SHE) leverages the power of solar cooking to improve social, economic and environmental conditions in sun-rich areas around the world. Over half the world’s population relies on wood, charcoal or other biomass for daily cooking,… Read More
Solar cooking in Gaga refugee camp, preliminary analysis
The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) contracted with SHE to train 48 women (one of whom is pictured below) in the Gaga refugee camp in Chad to solar cook, and to distribute HotPots solar ovens for… Read More
