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a hotpot outer glass hemispheric bowl with lip, can transfer larger loads to flange rim in tropical kitchens per attached sketch. building integrated non-imaging (ni) reflector concentration can be at the bottom of the hotpot with no moving parts and no fluid loops.

a community building integrated solar cooker project is being developed that has a stationary cpc reflector trough, with tracking frame end wall reflectors on fabric/film, and earthen vault architecture; for equatorial tropical sites (0-20 degrees latitude) without seismic problems. the solar cooker rectangular 'box' at the outlet of the cpc can be approximately 1m/4ft x 20m/60ft; and the earthen vaults can have rise-spans up to 15m/50ft. there are expressions of interest to participate from: satprem maine, architect and executive of earth unit (unesco earthen architecture) at auroville building centre, india; and dr. roland winston, of the university of california-merced. preliminary sketch studies are attached. funding is being sought for feasibility design studies.