Réalisation of the Batant v1.1 technical guide Constructions : Burkina (fundraising and technical support), Madagascar (fundraising and technical support), Mali (technical support) New Solar Fire website creation Public presentation of solar energy with Corinne Lepage : "Nouveau siècle, nouvelles énergies, nouveaux métiers : les grands choix en matière d’énergie solaire" (Centre des Congrès de Caen, 11 March). To be done : Revision of Hélios v1.1 technical guide Complete translation (...)

Since the winter 2007, many machines have been built in France (Côte d’Azur, Alps, Corsica...) They have been realized by the non-profit org "Projet du Feu Solaire" or by individual initiatives (like Baptiste Lavigne and the asso "A Demi Voix" and Perpignan Uni, Olivier Vachez with the asso "Planète Science Méditerranée"). In the French asso, Eerik Wissenz is webmaster of the site, in charge of the English version and of all the matters connected to the solar techniques. Eva Cantavenera in (...)

The actions of the asso would not have been possible without: Olivier Vachez, Julia et Simon Albertini, Véronique Prat-Morat, Philippe Napoléon (salon Ever), Audrey Moussel, Mark Sosson, Halu Tajima, RV Lhortolat from Pré aux yourtes, Basile Remaury, Sandrine Favre, Adeline et Ramat, Eric Guérin, Esther and all who participated at the recuperation of mirrors at Vignola, Anna Cantavenera, Cristina and Pierre Webermann, David Berkeley, Annette Luciani from Casa Giafferi, Patrick Colle, Said (...)

Winter Presentation at the EVER Ecological Salon in Monaco: Work shop for Vesta construction in Clans, a small village in the Alps: 3 short films made by Basile Remaury. Acoustic concert by David Berkeley at the "Casa Giafferi" to raise funds for the Mali project. Meetings with the Regional Natural Park. End of Vignola. Spring Invitation by TREC-France to share a stand at Solar Event 2008 at Chambéry. Baptiste brings the Batant, an adaption of the Vesta with 12 miroirs: (...)

Actions realized in the end of 2007 Construction of Vesta and presentation at the Festival of the Wind in Calvi (Corsica) : The Uni let us recuperate mirrors at the soon to be destroyed experimental "trough" solar concentrator at Vignola : Presentations at Corte University (Corsica), at l’IUT and at P. Paoli High School of Corte. Creations of the first solar fire site ... unfortunately to complicated to (...)

There is a non-profit association named "Projet du Feu Solaire" in France, created in 2007, to develop and support ecological initiatives, notably in the area of solar energy. The goal of the French non-profit org "Projet du Feu Solaire" founded in 2007 is to work in partnership and collaboration with other associations, organizations, foundations, and institutions. For more information please contact: info@solarfire.org Founding members : Cristina Webermann, Eerik Wissenz, Eva (...)

The idea of a small Vesta came up in Corsica in the end of 2007... Two students in renewable energies in Corte (Corsica), Baptiste Lavigne and Nathan Guérin wanted to built a solar fire machine. Without any budget and real workshop, they made it and called it the Batant (Baptiste/Nathan) ! The Batant travelled in France and gave to others the idea of building an Albatros (23 mirrors). It’s been realized by Jean-Pascal Baldacchino, Cécilia Bonnet and Baptiste (...)

From the 3rd to 17 of August 2008, a solar camp took place in the mountains above Grasse, in the sunny Maritime Alps, by Olivier Vachez The association "Planet Science Mediterranean" organizes each year, with the regional council PACA and the DRJS, summer camps where youth can spend part of their vacation in nature as well familiarize themselves with renewable energy. 11 boys and 3 girls 14 to 17 years of age coming from different horizons and regions of France participated in the (...)

In 2002, Michael Sacco, a Canadian, travelled to the region of Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico with the idea to share and develop a solar technique. This solar technology was a concentrator prototype initially designed by Fraser Symington in Ottawa, Canada. Fraser Symington (left), a Canadian inventor, elaborated the principles of the Vesta, Helios and Apollo concentrators after several years of research. Keeping the conditions of poor countries in mind his idea was to design a concentrator (...)