Solar Roasted Coffee

Written by Philip Proefrock

Tuesday, 24 July 2007

Lots of labels and distinctions about coffee are part of the contemporary coffee culture. "Fair Trade," "Shade Grown," "Organic" are all labels that regular coffee drinkers are familiar with. EcoGeeks can now add another one to their repetoire: "Solar Roasted."

Archimedes used the power of the sun to repel the Roman navy from Syracuse; things have gotten more prosaic since then.

The Solar Roast company uses a 10 foot (3 meter) diameter reflector array to heat its roaster to 600 degrees F (315 degrees C) with nothing more than sunlight. The company also has a coffee shop they operate in conjunction with their roasting operations in Pueblo, Colorado (a place with lots of sunshine). But the company offers its coffee by mail order, so you can get a piece of your own "sun in your cup" wherever you are.

via: The Sietch and GreenOptions

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written by Joel , July 25, 2007

I wonder if a local, coal-fired electric coffee roaster might have a smaller carbon footprint than mail-order, solar-roasted coffee. I bet a local gas-fired one would.

Emerging market innovation
written by James , July 25, 2007

Great post. And there's some amazing stuff coming out of emerging markets, like a project from Sasol in South Africa that is converting greenhouse gas N20 into harmless oxygen and nitrogen. See www.greenbang.com for more.

Gourmet coffee
written by suma valluru , August 09, 2007

Hi, the blog is very informative and useful for all..
solar power is to be used for every source in life...

cheers,
suma valluru
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		Philip Proefrock is an architect and photographer in southeast Michigan. His award winning projects include the Malletts Creek Branch Library which has the first completed commercial green roof in the state of Michigan.
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