Energy-conservation potential for solar cookers in arid zones of India

N.M. Nahar and Jagdish P. Gupta

Energy, 1991, vol. 16, issue 6, 965-969

Abstract: Energy consumption for cooking accounts for most (90%) of the total energy used in developing countries. Solar cookers may play a significant role in conserving traditional cooking fuels (firewood, cowdung cake, etc.). Here, we examine different solar cookers (the solar oven, a hot-box solar cooker, and a solar cooker with tilted absorber) and evaluate their potential impact on energy savings. Relatively short payback periods are obtained for investments in solar cookers.

Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(91)90048-Q

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