Wolfgang Scheffler
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Recipient of a Special Recognition Award at the 2006 Nuclear-Free Future Award [1], Wolfgang Scheffler is the inventor/promoter of Scheffler Reflectors[2]; large parabolic dishes for community kitchens, bakeries, etc and the world's first solar-powered crematorium [3]. By early 2008, over 2000 [4]large cookers of his design had been built distributed worldwide including the world's largest solar cooker.[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ Wolfgang Scheffler and Heide Hoedt, 2006 Nuclear-Free Future Solutions Award
- ^ Solar crematorium in the offing
- ^ Ashes, Ashes, We All Burn Down | Grist | Daily Grist | 29 Nov 1999
- ^ Reboot Now Sustainability Conference Workshop with Wolfgang Scheffler & Heike Hoedt
- ^ Environmental and Economic Impacts of Solar Heat Cookers. UNESCO. Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “Finances for the approximately Rs 25 lakh project came from the German Society for Technological Cooperation (GTZ; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit).”
[edit] External links
- Solar cooker at BKWSU
- Scheffler's Community Solar Cookers
- Audio interview with Golo Pilz discussing his extensive work with large Scheffler cooker installations
- History of Solar Alternatives and Associated Programme
- official website
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