ETHOS Technical Reports
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-2-2018
Abstract
Kate and Shelly travelled to Patna, Bihar in northeast India to work for a non-profit solar energy company, Solar Alternatives and Associated Programmes (SAAP), for 10 weeks. They stayed at a Jesuit compound along with two priests and one brother. Conveniently, the office where they conducted research was located on the first floor of the compound and the workshop was right next door. Their project initially consisted of improving the Solar Thermal Adsorption Refrigerator (STAR) system, however, due to many complications and the need for extended research, the team decided to work on a different project. Since there was an issue of unreliable electricity as well as stoves emitting harmful fumes, women are in danger while cooking inside. Without electricity, women cook by burning fuel which is dangerous to their health and the environment. Therefore, after a couple weeks of research, the team designed two different types of solar cookers that can be used early in the morning and later at night when the sun is not at its peak. After the cookers were built, Kate and Shelly performed two weeks of testing the temperatures to ensure it will cook food.
Besides work, Kate and Shelly spent the weekends travelling India. They took day trips to different cities in Bihar to learn the history, specifically Rajgir, Bodhgaya and Nalanda. They also travelled to Rishikesh, Dehradun where they went bungee jumping, hiking and shopping. The last weekend they explored the golden triangle, which is Delhi, Agra and Jaipur where they saw the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Amer Fort, City Palace and many more palaces and forts.
eCommons Citation
Molskow, Shelly and Harcum, Kate, "India: Overnight Solar Cookers" (2018). ETHOS Technical Reports. 65.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ethos_reports/65
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