Morocco • Ecology - Energy
- Sector: Ecology - Energy
- Headquarters Country: Morocco
- City: Marrakech
- Founding Year: 2013
- Operating Regions: Morocco
- Employees: 10
- Founders: Hassan Bahrani
- Problem Identified: the Moroccan energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources.
- Solution Offered: Solarama energy is a Moroccan company specializing in the manufacturing and marketing of solar cookers. The company manufactures solar cookers with a diameter of 1 meter 40 and an area of 1 meter 55, intended only for cooking. The innovation is a technique used to heat food or water by gathering the concentration of the sun's light. The sun's rays are reflected by a parabolic mirror towards a focus where a black container is positioned. The kettle heats very quickly and allows for any type of cooking including frying. However, the engine needs to be reoriented every 30 minutes in order to follow the sun's movement. The company is the first to manufacture such a product in Morocco, with components and raw materials coming from Germany. It is a reliable and good quality product.
- Social Impact: More and more Moroccan households consume increasing quantities of firewood, which are used for heating and cooking. Gas supply in rural areas is also becoming a real hitch for the population because snow is frequent in mountainous areas and often disrupts supply. According to the High Commissioner for Water, Forests and Combating Desertification, the annual consumption of wood is 11.4 million tons, half of which comes from the forests. The rest is supplied by agricultural residues. According to the study, more than 88% of consumption is dedicated to rural households, especially those living in the high Moroccan Atlas. Their overuse of wood engenders an enormous amount of CO2 per year (1.8 tons of CO2 per Moroccan per year). Looking beyond the kingdom, West Africa's consumption of wood is increasing more and more, reaching incredible amounts. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the total annual consumption of wood in Ghana is about 700,000 tons, 30% of which comes from Accra. Thus, the use of solar cookers would give some respite to nature, the grounds, and trees to allow reforestation and decrease pollution in many sides of the world. In summation, the company's basic objective is to contribute to the fight against deforestation by making the product available to populations living on the forest edges. "Each year, deforestation affects 30,000 hectares of forest in Morocco, while the country has only 9 million hectares of forest in total” declared Hassan Bahrani.
- Website: https://aim2flourish.com/innovations/cooking-with-the-sun
- Score: 8 Maternal health enterprise
