{"id":41806,"key":"Solar_ice_makers","title":"Solar ice makers","latest":{"id":1248943,"timestamp":"2026-05-26T10:58:54Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{Project data\n| authors = User:Chriswaterguy\n| years = 2012\n| made = No\n}}\n\nA solar ice maker would be useful for disaster relief, refugee camps, and developing nations, as well as camping and simply reducing energy use.\n\nExamples:\n\n* Researchers at San Jose State University in [[California]] say they have created an '''ice making machine that uses the heat from sunlight''' to power a chemical reaction. [http://web.archive.org/web/20170510151710/http://greenupgrader.com:80/3680/solar-ice-maker-no-moving-parts-no-electricity/ Solar Ice Maker: No Moving Parts, No Electricity], ''greenUPGRADER'', September 17, 2008.\n* [[The Design and Development of a Solar Powered Refrigerator]]\n\nResearchers at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California have created an ice machine that uses solar energy and can possibly pair with numerous other applications like a charging station, LED lighting, solar cooker, or aquaponics systems.\n\n{{Page data\n| keywords = Solar ice maker, ice, temperature, cold\n| sdg = SDG01 No poverty, SDG06 Clean water and sanitation, SDG07 Affordable and clean energy, SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities, SDG12 Responsible consumption and production, SDG13 Climate action, SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure\n| published = 2012\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| language = en\n}}\n\n[[Category:Appropriate technology]]\n[[Category:Solar]]\n[[Category:Refrigeration]]"}