Solar stove

This article is part of a series on innovations in support of the ATL Tinkering Innovation Marathon - organised by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and

If you've ever seen a kid frying ants with a magnifying glass, you know that the concentrated power of the sun can create great heat. But what if that heat were applied to something a bit more productive -- something like cooking food?

Solar energy stove made easy for cooking

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This article gives an overview of what is a solar cooker, different steps of solar cooker working, advantages and disadvantages of a solar cooker.

"Eight hundred SolSource Pro solar stoves were sold to the Chinese government late last year in western China and distributed to nomadic peoples and villagers in the province of Qinghai. Dozens of NGOs and governments are currently interested in distributing the SolSource Pro now too," John B. Lindquist, Market Development Manager for One Earth Designs, explains.

Oven

The CooKit was PEP tested with a double Pyrex bowl glazing enclosure. Panel-style solar cookers are the first solar cookers that are truly affordable to the world’s neediest. In 1994, a volunteer group of engineers and solar cooks associated with Solar Cookers International developed and produced the CooKit, based on a design by French scientist Roger Bernard. Elegant and deceptively simple looking, it is an affordable, effective, and convenient solar cooker. With a few hours of sunshine…

Solar oven

Take a look at this post for an easy tutorial on how to build a solar oven and get your own started in your backyard today!