Pius Akumbu and Peg Barratt explain the story of their project to develop solar cooking techniques for use in Cameroon.

Presenters: Pius Akumbu and Peg Barratt

Date: 25th October, 2013

Time: 15:00 ~ 17:30

Venue: Room 331 (small meeting room), 3rd Floor, Inamori Memorial Building

Abstract:
Solar cooking has great potential for contributing to human well-being and the well-being of the planet, and efficient solar drying can help reduce the significant waste of in-season produce and contamination during drying. Home solar cooker designs include panel cookers, box cookers, and parabolic cookers. Our focus has been on box cookers, with inexpensive designs that can easily be made and we hope to spread the construction skills in Cameroon so that the people can benefit from using solar energy in food preparation. This presentation will combine (a) information about the advantages (and disadvantages) of solar cooking and solar drying, (b) information about solar cooking and drying designs, and (c) our own story of testing designs in the courtyard of the Inamori Memorial Foundation building.

BIOS: Pius Akumbu is from the Department of Linguistics University of Buea, Cameroon and Peg Barratt is Professor of Psychology from George Washington University

Moderator: Mario Lopez

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