We had some really great threads last year, with the following four nominated for the Thread of the Year award in this January's Environment Site Awards ceremony.
Solar Energy ForumI have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun's energy.... If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago. ~Sir George Porter
I have seen ideas about solar cookers that are made from old pizza boxes and some silver foil. The sun is directed into the centre where you place a pan of chicken, or anything elso you need to slowly cook. I thought this idea is probably used in emergencies or developing countries. Has the idea been tried and is it a successful way of cooking? ( We couldn't do it in Ireland because the sun iant stron enough most of the year!
I have a solar cooker called a Solar Oven. It is basically a insulated box, painted black inside and aluminum reflecors. You can cook anything in it that you can cook in a regular oven. Never tried a cake. Works best as a slow cooker. Temps from 200F to 400F. It does need to be placed in direct sun. Google "solar ovens"
Do homemade solar cookers work?
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