Rural Solar Cookers, an Alternative to Reduce the Timber Resource Extraction through the Use of Renewable Energy Sources: Technology Transfer and Monitoring Project
Summary. Researchers designed and distributed 70 solar cookers to an indigenous community in Michoacán, Mexico, to replace wood-burning cooking methods. The parabolic concentrator cookers use polished aluminum reflectors and manual tracking. The project aims to cut timber consumption by 30%, reduce respiratory disease from smoke inhalation, improve household economics, and promote renewable energy adoption. Monitoring is underway to measure actual consumption reductions.
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López-Sosa, L. B., Avilés, M. G., Pérez, D. G., & Gutiérrez, Y. S.. (2014). Rural Solar Cookers, an Alternative to Reduce the Timber Resource Extraction through the Use of Renewable Energy Sources: Technology Transfer and Monitoring Project. Energy Procedia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.151
López-Sosa, Luís Bernardo, et al. “Rural Solar Cookers, an Alternative to Reduce the Timber Resource Extraction through the Use of Renewable Energy Sources: Technology Transfer and Monitoring Project.” Energy Procedia, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.151.
López-Sosa, Luís Bernardo, Mauricio González Avilés, Dante González Pérez, and Yuritzi Solís Gutiérrez. 2014. “Rural Solar Cookers, an Alternative to Reduce the Timber Resource Extraction through the Use of Renewable Energy Sources: Technology Transfer and Monitoring Project.” Energy Procedia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.151.
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.151
- Countries
- Mexico
- Regions
- North America
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- energy, indigenous-innovation, climate-and-environment
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- 2026-04-28