A major consideration in the design of a solar food dryer is the convenience factor. If your dryer is not easy to use, you may find that you’re simply not using it very much. There are probably a few ...

Dear Jim: I plan to buy a lot of fruits and vegetables now (lower prices) and preserve them for natural snacks and cooking. I thought about drying them. Do solar dryers work well or are electric ones ...

NEW DELHI:In a first, the Indian government is drafting a national testing standard for solar tunnel dryers--renewable energy-powered machines used to dry farm produce. The move to standardize these ...

In a bit to promote solar powered innovations, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is making waves with its introduction of solar cooking technology that has the potential to save up to four LPG ...

The country suffered annual post-harvest losses worth an estimated ₹1.53 trillion between 2020 and 2022. In a first, the Indian government is drafting a national testing standard for solar tunnel ...

CESAS research group is closely involved with Kumasi Polytechnic in Ghana on research related to design and modelling of natural convection solar crop dryers. The work is focused on low cost solar ...

In studies aimed at reducing post-harvest losses and strengthening food security, students from Jigme Namgyel Engineering College (JNEC) and Sweden’s Lund University have identified potential ...

Professor M Ramakrishna Rao is 94. Yet, the retired scientist from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, is the tour de force of Society for Energy, Environment and Development (SEED), ...