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Solar cooking system can cook up to two kilograms or four-and-a-half pounds of chicken in about two hours. For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com or Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Roadside food vendors in the tropical Mexican city of Oaxaca (pronounced Wa-harka) are going green, re-fitting their gas-powered food stalls with solar technology. For a Swiss solar cooking pioneer and activist who wants to change Mexico and the world, it's happening one street cart at a time. A Mexican staple - street vendor Alfredo Garcia Martinez serves tacos in the city of Oaxaca. But Martinez now uses just half the usual amount of gas to cook his food, thanks to a solar powered stove. The technology focuses sunlight using parabolic screens covered with mirrors or reflective paper. And on a sunny day, the system can cook up to two kilograms or four-and-a-half pounds of chicken in about two hours. The solar kitchen is the brainchild of Swiss engineer Michael Götz, who has worked on using solar power for 12 years. [Michael Götz, Solar Cook and Energy Consultant]: "Everyone knows there is climate change, and petrol is getting scarce so we have to change our energy system. The sun is one of the future energy systems, so we are preparing now the future for solar energy in Mexico." Approximately 28 million people use wood to supply their energy needs in rural Mexico, contributing to deforestation and green house gases. Oaxaca native Lorena Harp is familiar with solar powered cooking devices such ...