The majority of people using solar cookers (also known as solar ovens) live predominantly in 3rd World countries; especially India, China, Africa and Tibet. However, Western countries are beginning to harness and adopt this cheap and sustainable form of energy with America, and Europe paving the path forward.
- Many women, especially refugees, trek many miles to obtain cooking fuel, and the reliance on wood for fuel has led to deforestation in many areas. SCI and other organizations help impoverished communities gain access to solar ovens to cook food, pasteurize water and sterilize medical equipment.
- Tibet and China are the most prolific users of solar cookers due to their limited firewood supplies – there are few trees in Tibet. Approximately 100,000 solar cookers are sold in China every year.
If you’ve built a solar oven and you would like to share your experiences, we would love to hear from you.
Why not submit your photos (coming soon, in the mean time please email me your photos) and share your experiences with everyone else.
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March 5th, 2008 at 1:36 am
[...] admin wrote an post worth reading today.Here’s a quick excerpt:… communities gain access to solar ovens to cook food, pasteurize water and sterilize medical equipment. Tibet and China are the most prolific users of Solar Ovens due to their limited firewood supplies – there are few trees in Tibet. … [...]
March 5th, 2008 at 2:05 am
[...] admin wrote an post worth reading today.Here’s a quick excerpt:SCI and other organizations help impoverished communities gain access to solar ovens to cook food, pasteurize water and sterilize medical equipment. Tibet and China are the most prolific users of Solar Ovens due to their limited … [...]
April 20th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
[...] needs are for the end user. The predominant market for solar cookers includes developing countries, Tibet (lack of fire wood), China and [...]
June 18th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
We’re working with a couple of spanish eological groups in putting on solar cooking demos in various places in the summer months . – displaying all the various types available and describing the drawbacks of each .
One encouraging factor is that the local equivalent of the forestry commission who’ve just been around sealing off all the barbecues have given the GSO the blessing for use ..they won’t countenance parabolics ..considered a potential fire hazard ..disappointing as they are safe in the right hands ..
but happy with the GSO result .. Must have been the arroz meloso with fish we prepared for 5 of them ( in 2 two GSO’s ..for 8 ) !
January 6th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Does Tibet a country? You had better read some books
June 30th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Hi there, I found your blog via Google while searching for first aid for a heart attack and your post looks very interesting for me.
October 1st, 2009 at 3:02 am
Interesting post to read. I’m actually interested in solar cookers so this was a great find. Thanks!
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December 1st, 2009 at 1:49 pm
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December 2nd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
What was the environmental impact of the products by shipping ?
December 5th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Unfortunately the environmental impact caused by shipping is something out of most people’s control. Until our governments start pulling their fingers out of their posterior and actually start making changes which will benefit the environment, we can do very little in the way of living a greener lifestyle.
More investment of solar, wind, and tidal power would be a good start. Even adopting solar and kite powered ships would help reduce the environmental impact on shipping.
Thanks for dropping by.
March 8th, 2010 at 3:37 am
Thanks for shaer
October 25th, 2010 at 10:50 am
a really good writeup by the author hope to read more very soon.
October 29th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
You you could make changes to the webpage name Who uses Solar Cookers?, 3rd World countries including Tibet (they have few trees) and China are most prolific users of the Solar Cooker | SolReka – Alternative Energy, News, Conspiracy Blog to more specific for your subject you write. I enjoyed the the writing even sononetheless.
December 24th, 2010 at 2:23 am
Many people in country region around the globe use solar as their only for of heating. Yes they may have a generator to back it up in times where the sun is not present, but generally it is thought to be a very successful method for most homes. The size of the solar equipment is important as the use will be limited by the size.
December 31st, 2010 at 10:48 pm
The fact is solar power is awesome… and free to use. There is plenty of solar energy falling on the Earth to provide for all out needs. But then we have to factor in oil and the oil barons. The happy story ends there.
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December 20th, 2011 at 8:33 am
I think any innovation that uses alternative energy deserves commendation as we are running out of natural resources and should explore other ways to obtain our heating, or energy for our air conditioner etc. If not, we will plunge into chaos when we run out of natural resources to power our lives with.
February 9th, 2012 at 6:37 am
I live in a place where rope lights are seen more often than sunlight, do you have any tips for someone in an urban place to build a solar cooker? Some of the ideas on your site are really cool, but I have yet to find practical ways of integrating them into my urban lifestyle.
March 15th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
What are rope lights …..?
Where is this place ?
Solar Cooker can be used in urban situations too …I know ….I use one of mine in Bristol and I live in a high rise