Solar-powered ovens in Lebanon - in pictures

  • On the rooftop of a bakery in the Lebanese village of Remhala, concentrated solar power systems generate heat to operate a hybrid convection oven. All photos: Reuters
    On the rooftop of a bakery in the Lebanese village of Remhala, concentrated solar power systems generate heat to operate a hybrid convection oven. All photos: Reuters
  • Targeting the food and beverage industry, 'Partners With Sun' start-up heats a transfer fluid using focused sunlight
    Targeting the food and beverage industry, 'Partners With Sun' start-up heats a transfer fluid using focused sunlight
  • The fluid is then used to help operate a convection oven, allowing it to reach a baking temperature of some 300°C
    The fluid is then used to help operate a convection oven, allowing it to reach a baking temperature of some 300°C
  • 'This oven will save bakery owners about 80% of their monthly usage of diesel,' co-founder of Partners With Sun Hitaf Ghazal explains
    'This oven will save bakery owners about 80% of their monthly usage of diesel,' co-founder of Partners With Sun Hitaf Ghazal explains
  • The solar convection oven uses an innovative heat exchange mechanism, for which the patent is currently under review in the Netherlands
    The solar convection oven uses an innovative heat exchange mechanism, for which the patent is currently under review in the Netherlands
  • The oven is designed for industrial use in the baking industry
    The oven is designed for industrial use in the baking industry
  • 'We are still in the trial period, we started with them. I hope we can continue and it gives us what we need so we would rely on it,' echoed Wissam Shamseddine, owner of al-Wissam bakery
    'We are still in the trial period, we started with them. I hope we can continue and it gives us what we need so we would rely on it,' echoed Wissam Shamseddine, owner of al-Wissam bakery
  • Producing clean energy, the project not only reduces energy costs but helps cut the environmental impact of fuel boilers
    Producing clean energy, the project not only reduces energy costs but helps cut the environmental impact of fuel boilers
  • 'We aim, from now until 2030, to bury the last boiler operating on diesel or electricity in food and beverage production,' co-founder of 'Partners With Sun' Toufic Hamdan says
    'We aim, from now until 2030, to bury the last boiler operating on diesel or electricity in food and beverage production,' co-founder of 'Partners With Sun' Toufic Hamdan says