Conditions of Acceptance for Solar Cookers

Abstract

Ultimately, the acceptance of solar cookers in and by the Third World depends on numerous prerequisites:

• available models: Is the solar cooker technically mature and of high quality?

• solar radiation: Is enough solar energy available?

• energy demand: Is the target population in a precarious energy situation?

• social situation: Are solar cookers acceptable from the standpoint of. social structure?

• dietary patterns: Can solar cookers fit into the dietary patterns of the target groups?

• eating habits: Do the prevailing eating habits allow the use of solar cookers?

• cooking habits: Can the customary cooking techniques be preserved when using a solar cooker?

• cooking facilities: In what respect do the traditional cooking facilities differ substantially from solar cooking devices?

• technology:. Which technical aspects of solar cookers are especially important in the social context?

• economy: Are solar cookers cost-efficient?

• side effects: What kind of overall impact, including side effects and consequential effects, do solar cookers have?

• additional conditions for acceptance: What other prerequisites must be fulfilled to ensure acceptance?