Solar cooking in India--Promotion aspects

Conference · Wed Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:139812

Devadas, R P; Rajagopal, L S ^[1]

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1. Avinashilingam Inst. for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Tamil Nadu (India)

The author describes efforts to promote the use of solar cookers in India. The advantages of the cookers are presented followed by a description of solar cooking research, education activities, and government programs to promote use of solar energy. Major constraints to solar use are discussed and these include a range of situations: adapting cookers for various types of food preparation; safety factors in leaving cookers outside; weather problems; and expense of equipment. The author concludes with a list of recommendations to promote more efficient use of non-conventional energy sources.

• OSTI ID: 139812
• Report Number(s): CONF-9206399--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
CONSTRAINTS
COST
EDUCATION
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
INDIA
INFORMATION NEEDS
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
SOLAR COOKERS
SOLAR COOKING
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
WEATHER