Source: The Press Trust of India
HYDERABAD, INDIA, October 1, 2002: The popular Hindu temple, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, has set up a cooking system that is reputed to be the largest solar powered stove in the world. Deepak Gadhia, managing director of Gujarat-based Gadhia Solar Energy System Pvt Ltd which installed the system, says, “The system has been designed to cook 30,000 meals per day with steam generated by solar energy.” The Devasthanam expects to save US$35,000 annually by using the energy-efficient design invented by Wolfgang Scheffer of Germany.