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Cooking Solar in a Microwave Oven?
University of Utah metallurgists created a “recipe” to produce solar cell material in a microwave oven. Using this kitchen appliance, a nanocrystal semiconductor suitable for photovoltaic applications can be manufactured rapidly from cheap abundant and less toxic metals than other semiconductors. Scientists hope that this new method will be used for more efficient photovoltaic solar [...]
Cooking With Solar Power
Solar power is, quite rightly, associated with rooftop panels,since this is the most common use of the technology. But there are other less high-tech ways to harness solar power. Simply hanging clothes to dry outside is one of them. Solar cooking is another. In regions with plenty of sunshine and lack of access to electricityand [...]
The Solar Cooking Panel Concept from Electrolux
Industrial designer Njegos Lakic is envisioning the future ofcooking appliances, when systems that are safe and green will rule themarket. The designer has come up with a conceptual cooking panel that is flexible and can be spread on any surface to cook food or prepare asteaming cup of coffee. The Electrolux Invico, as Lakic calls [...]
Smart Sun Solar Cooker
This is the Smart Sun Solar Cooker that is good for a small family of 2persons. It comes with dual heating processes – solar energy andinduction heating. The top has high-efficient solar cells that canharness solar energy even on a cloudy day. For induction heating, thestored solar energy is utilized and you can cook food [...]
World’s largest solar cooking system in India feeds 20,000 pilgrims daily
Indiahas been working on to escalate the use of solar energy in the country.Previously news surfaced that India is planning to develop solar plants, which will have a combined output of 200GW and now the country is boasting the development of the world’s largest solar steam cooking system that has been installed in Shirdi in [...]