erwinjason-design/solar-solution-finder

AI-assisted solar cooking assessment tool for schools in Kenya and Tanzania # Solar Cooking Solution Finder ☀️🍳 Screening tool for school administrators in Kenya and Tanzania to assess solar cooking solutions — comparing costs, payback, and practical requirements across solar thermal (Scheffler) and solar PV. ## Status: Prototype v0.5.1 (March 2026) Working prototype with validated economics and full bilingual support. v0.5.1 addresses 12 issues from code review. Key assumptions (MJ/meal, PV costs) need expert validation. ## What it does - 6-step form (~10 min): location, headcount, meals, menu, site, fuel costs - Compares 3 solutions with CAPEX, energy cost/meal, payback, 30yr TCO - All figures in school's local currency (KES or TZS) - Flags induction requirements and energy priority tradeoffs - Fully bilingual (English + Swahili) including results - Export: Copy Summary, Share via WhatsApp ## Solutions | Solution | Payback | Cookware change? | |----------|---------|-----------------| | **Scheffler + LPG** | 5-10 yr | No | | **PV + Battery** | 10-18 yr | Yes (induction) | | **PV + LPG** | 12-25 yr | Yes (induction) | ## Files | File | Description | |------|-------------| | `01_project_spec.md` | Scope, approach, status | | `02_decision_tree.md` | Assessment flow, calculations | | `03_assumptions.md` | All assumptions with status | | `solution-finder.jsx` | React prototype (Claude.ai) | | `solar-cooking-solution-finder.html` | Standalone (any browser) | ## Before school testing 1. 🔴 MJ/meal values from ISC experts 2. 🔴 Real PV vendor quotes (30-80kW off-grid) 3. 🟡 Swahili review by native speaker ## License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. You are free to share and adapt this material for non-commercial purposes, provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made. © 2026 [Jason Erwin]