Providing Off-grid Solar Convection Ovens for Rural Communities and Small-scale Producers

Published on October 1, 2026
📍 Lebanon · Asia-Pacific
đź’ˇ Proof of concept

Partners with Sun aim to implement their solar convection ovens to bakeries throughout Lebanon, potentially providing 10,000 families a day with affordable food.

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Overview

Partners with Sun (PwS) offers disruptive clean‑energy solutions through a solar convection oven that replaces fuel‑dependent systems with a sustainable, off‑grid model powered by solar energy and supported by hydrogen backup technology. By integrating multiple renewable energy sources into a coordinated system that provides both heat and power, PwS reduces fossil‑fuel dependency, lowers operational costs, and maintains high efficiency for bakeries. This innovation ensures uninterrupted food production in remote areas, strengthens resilience to climate, social, and economic shocks, and delivers long‑term environmental and socioeconomic benefits across the food value chain.

At a glance

Organisation

Partners with Sun

Primary sector

Agriculture and food security

Innovation stage đź’ˇ Proof of concept
AFCIA Programme UN World Food Programme (WFP) logo

Funding Received

$
AFCIA funding
USD 150,000

Climate impacts addressed

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Drought and water security
Increasing temperatures / heatwaves
Floods

Project team

Marcus Nield
Marcus Nield
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