Editor’s Note: This story was identified by Call to Earth guest editor Rodrigo Pacheco. He is a chef who grows sustainable food at his restaurant and creative permaculture project in Ecuador, and he ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The ten 2021 winners of the Keeling Curve Prize for climate change solutions are recognized for innovations in grid-scale energy storage, e-bikes, ...

Scientists in Ghana have developed a device that combines a conventional solar PV-powered steam cooker with sand-based thermal energy storage. The system can achieve a thermal efficiency of 38.9% and ...

Alan Bigelow: a solar cooking advocate and a solar cook himself. (Courtesy: James Dacey) “Concentrate all of your thoughts upon the work at hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” ...

Green chillies roasted with concentrated sunlight could pave the way for more environmentally friendly and economical food processing. New Mexico is famed for roasted green chillies with a distinctive ...

Scientists have conducted an analysis of 20 years of academic publications about PV-powered electric cooking and have found interest in the field peaked in 2021-2022 in both developing and developed ...

Scorching heatwaves are pushing people globally to embrace solar cooking. Following trends in India and Australia, France is ...

Even at the ripe of age of 79, I am living proof of the old adage, “You learn something new every day.” Recently, I was visiting someone who had a solar cooker on her deck. I don’t think I’d ever seen ...

Solar cookers have been tried out in refugee camps in the past with mixed results. The stoves often took many hours to cook a meal, did not last long in the harsh environmental conditions often found ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Featured in the "Torch," October 1977 ...