South Africa: Solar Power Initiative Casts New Light On Sustainable Energy

4 March 2009

Midrand — A Johannesburg-based company is harnessing the power of the sun giving communities and families the ability to cook, boil and even fry food at no expense to the environment.

Using carefully placed aluminum panels bolted together in a parabolic or half moon shape, Crosby Menzies, a solar cooker specialist, is through the "Sunfire 14" giving communities the ability to harness the heat of the sun to cook their food in a carbon emission free way.

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