I wrote to One Earth Designs, asking where a person could buy the thing and what the price might be, as I wanted to put a reference to it on JtF's Solar cooking page, but they didn't reply. :-(
Best Keith >Lots of buzzwords, but it looks interesting... > >SolSource 3-in-1 > >http://www.oneearthdesigns.org/solsource.html >The SolSource is a lightweight solar energy device that provides >users with a low-cost and portable means of cooking, heating and >electricity generation. > >Co-designed with rural Himalayan communities, the SolSource >eliminates many of the complications associated with burning solid >fuels, including harmful indoor air pollution, gender inequities and >greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, 2.5 billion people rely on solid >fuels for their daily energy needs, resulting in more than 1.6 >million deaths per year and making indoor air pollution a leading >cause of mortality for children under 5 in developing regions of the >world. > >Combining advanced technology with user-centered design, the >SolSource represents an exciting new design solution for communities >and individuals everywhere. > >> Download the SolSource 3-in-1 Brochure >http://www.oneearthdesigns.org/media/SolSource-Brochure-20100923.pdf > >Collaborative Design > >By directly involving local stakeholders in the design process, OED >empowered Himalayan communities to define their own vision of an >effective solution. Community members from a variety of backgrounds >participated as members of the team, and physical immersion by the >organization yielded valuable insight into local preferences, >traditions and needs. OED's formalized impact assessments supplied >communities with the options and ideas they needed to balance >tradeoffs and make well-informed decisions, while the informal >feedback generated by iterative testing solidified a qualitative >voice in the SolSource's creation. > >Throughout the process, many villagers communicated that existing >alternatives to solid fuels were inappropriate for their social, >economic and environmental needs. Traditional solar stoves are >frequently designed only for cooking - leaving villagers reliant on >solid fuels for heating - and are constructed with fragile concrete >and glass components, yet rural communities lack the resources needed >to repair broken devices. Moreover, many stoves weigh up to 95kg >each. This excess weight hinders portability and in many cases >prevents distribution networks from reaching the end-user. The >SolSource's innovative design makes no sacrifice in efficiency for >versatility and simplicity. > >One Earth Designs _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
