The GoSun Sport-E elevates solar ovens to genuinely useful cooking appliances with a unique hybrid design.

Panel solar cookers are simple to make and can be used at home or on the go. Beyond cooking food, they can perform myriad other tasks. Make this portable solar cooker DIY project that also doubles as ...

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 is a clean, renewable energy source, which decreases deforestation, fossil fuel usage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Solar ovens are devices that collect energy from sunlight to focus the heat ...

Late one recent morning, Alan Bigelow set up seven solar-thermal cooking devices in the front yard of his house in Nyack, New York. Sunshine was pouring down like slot-machine jackpots. One of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Nafeesah Allen is a multilingual communications strategist and global real estate investor with nearly 15 years of experience. She began writing about home improvement and design over four years ...