Solar Kitchen Part Two

Work program

The following tasks can be envisioned;

1.      Literature survey and data collection on performance, cost and details of solar cookers developed locally and internationally.

2.      Purchase and acquiring of solar cooker models introduced in the country and import optional designs from abroad

3.      Experimental investigation of various cooker parameters produced locally or adaptation of cookers to local situations

4.      Optimization of the performance or design and development of new designs

5.      Model fabrication. This can also be done in IOT mechanical engineering labs or Bahir-dar Technical vocational training center.

6.      Evaluation and product demonstration

7.      Final cooker design and optimization or adaptation

8.      Commercialization with the local business people or preparing workshops for demonstration

Expected outcomes

1.      A solar cooker for a family of 5 members cooking “Wat”, “Injera” and boiling tea

2.      A cheap solar cooker which can compete with alternative cooking technologies in life cycle basis.

3.      A brand new cooker design or adapted and optimized cooker that can be successfully commercialized

4.      Development of model solar kitchen in IOT for further research and development

Benefits and Beneficiaries

1.      The cooker will improve the use of solar energy at household and regional basis. This leads to reduced fuel use and saving in cost of fuel for users.

2.      Reduced deforestation and emission level at house hold. This improves the indoor air condition and sanitation in the kitchen.

3.      The prime beneficiaries are the middle and low income level society through reduced fuel cost as they can cook for free

4.      Less dependence of wood fuel whose cost rises through time leads to stable condition for the society at large

5.      Less dependence on imported fossil fuels leads to substantial benefits from house hold level to country level saving in foreign currency

References

[1] Samson Tolesa, 1995, Investigation of solar cookers with flate plate collectors and the application in Ethiopia, Mastes thesis, University of Oldenburg

[2] Web page, http://home.germany.net/100-441770/amsi-contents.html as accessed 28 December 2010

[3] Web page, http://www.joshuasway.org/what_we_do/ethiopia/solar_cookers as accessed on 28 December 2010