At last year's IFA electronics trade show, Miele unveiled its SmartGrid-ready washer and dryer. Although they run off of regular mains power, these machines are also able to access the internet and ...

A major consideration in the design of a solar food dryer is the convenience factor. If your dryer is not easy to use, you may find that you’re simply not using it very much. There are probably a few ...

Domestic appliances company Miele just unveiled the world’s first solar-powered tumble dryer, which uses the sun’s energy to heat air for drying clothing! The T 881 EcoComfort is connected to a home’s ...

Base Innovation has developed an agricultural dryer powered by PVT solar panels. Cogen’Air panels are PV modules that have a heat-recovery system integrated into them. The module uses a heat exchanger ...

Drying is an excellent method of food preservation that maintains a high level of flavor and nutrients in these tomatoes. More and more people are recognizing the importance of food quality in their ...

India is one of the hungriest countries in the world–yet it wastes a huge amount of food. Production of vegetables and fruit totals about 220 million tons a year. About 30% of that never reaches the ...

In a first, the Indian government is drafting a national testing standard for solar tunnel dryers--renewable energy-powered machines used to dry farm produce. The move to standardize these machines ...

India’s first portable solar dryer is helping reduce ₹90,000 crore in annual food waste by preserving produce on farms. 60,000+ farmers empowered through decentralised, IoT-enabled solar food ...

Emily Tanui (Left) and Pascaline Tuitoek of Kaiboi Technical Training Institute (KTTI) in Nandi County demonstrate how a dryer works. The dryer is an innovation of the institute in partnership with ...