Approximately 95% of every 10 homes in Uganda, both rural and urban areas rely on charcoal, firewood or other forms of biomass for their household cooking needs. The adoption of electric cooking ...

A research group from Ghana has developed a solar PV-powered steam cooker (ISESC) with sand-based thermal energy storage (TES). “The potential of sand, given its thermal stability and low cost, has ...

Amidst extended power outages and fuel shortages, many Cubans are turning to past solutions. In Trinidad, Yudit Vidal Faife has dusted off a solar ...

The US oil siege, which has worsened an already severe energy crisis, has created two classes of Cubans: those who use generators or solar panels to power their ovens, and ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...