D Day was an exhibition of the contemporary art centre Beaubourg in Paris, released from 29/06/2005 to 17/10/2005. One of the themes of this exhibition was sustainable solutions for third world countries. The product presented here is a solar cooker. It is made of highly reflective material, and the lateral sides are oriented in order to reflect heat into the cooker. The user just have to put the cooking-pot in the cooker and it really works (I saw some videos showing people using it in an African village). It doesn’t require any energy but solar radiation. The advantages are: women don’t have anymore to walk for hours to collect wood to make a fire, they don’t have to look after the fire under the very hot sun and they can do other things while the meal is being cooked. It is a very cheap and simple solution and it is very efficient. Lots of ideas presented in this exhibition were amazing for their simplicity and their efficiency.
Information extracted from:
http://www.evene.fr/culture/galerie-photos.php?r=1&ic=4552&topic=d-day
My personal experience
Pauline Lazareff
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