Nice video on how the HotPot works and how to use it. Narrated in Spanish. Frijoles hirviendo con el sol en mi olla solar.

by Matt Styslinger, WorldWatch, July 2011 Our busy modern lives—reliant on easily available meals and a steady flow of electricity and gas for light and comfortable temperatures—allow us little chance to ponder the origins of the resources we… Read More

by Pat McArdle Pat McArdle of Solar Cookers International and Louise Meyer of Solar Household Energy participated in a Solar Cooking Expo at Dar al Noor Mosque in Manassas, Virginia. “Solar cooking in Islamic countries is on the… Read More

by Gunjan Gautam, Georgia Institute of Technology Executive Summary of a Research Project on Microfinancing for Solar Cooking that Solar Household Energy contracted in 2011. The full paper is currently being reviewed for publication and will be made… Read More

Washington, D.C.— Civic Ventures has announced that Darwin O’Ryan Curtis, from Chevy Chase, MD, is a 2010 Purpose Prize Fellow. Curtis was recognized as a social entrepreneur over 60 who, in his encore careers, is using his experience… Read More

NEW RESEARCH RE-CONFIRMS ACCEPTANCE and BENEFITS of SOLAR COOKING Solar Cooking in El Salvador The global impact of cooking over open fires is noted and the benefits of solar cooking are summarized. The results of a project introducing… Read More

by Christopher Flynn, Montgomery Gazette, May 5, 1995 Solar cooking among energy alternatives for developing nations. Imagine coming home from a hard day’s work to find your dinner perfectly prepared. Thank heavens, right? Close. You can thank the… Read More

Blue Avocado, December 31, 2008 “A solar cooker is a heat trap – a greenhouse effect in a pot – like the way your car heats up in the summertime when the windows are closed.” Click below to… Read More

Conciencia newswire service, Marzo 31, 2008 La vida le cambió a Lorena Harp desde que comenzó a cocinar con el sol. Este no sólo se ha convertido en su mejor compañero, sino que hasta está enamorada de él…. Read More

by Marie-Ange Binagwaho Daunting Global Challenges The need for alternatives to traditional household fuels such as wood and charcoal has become critical with rapid population growth and the unsustainable consumption of natural resources. Consider the following: According to… Read More