Programs and Projects
SCI was instrumental in the formation of the Solar Cookers World Network, which is an association of approximately 500 non-governmental organizations and government agencies, manufacturers, and individuals promoting solar cooking throughout the world. The Solar Cookers World Network wiki includes over 1800 articles categorized by country, individual, NGO, manufacturer, and solar cooker designs. Also included is information regarding related technologies such as heat-retention cooking, water pasteurization, solar food processing, solar food drying, solar autoclaving, and solar canning. The Network maintains a wiki-based website] that allows the network members to share information and experiences at scwnet.org. As of 2011, Network members have distributed more than one million solar cookers.
SCI has hosted regional and international solar cooking conferences, most recently the Solar Cookers International Conference held in Granada Spain in 2006. SCI publishes Solar Cooker Review three times a year.
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