The SophiA project was at COP28 in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023. The brochures and video presentations of the project, distributed and shown in the pavilion shared by the IIR and UNEP, were a great success and attracted many visitors. SophiA aroused great interest among the public! A workshop led by D.…
The first SophiA systems – the solar-powered cooling and clean water containers – are operational at Everflo in Cape Town, South Africa! From 9th to 16th of November 2023, Andreas and Lukas from SPF were at Everflo to set up, parameterise and commission the PV solar and battery system. In addition, the SCADA control…
From 2nd to 4th November 2023, the institute 2iE participated in the 3rd edition of International Exhibition of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration of Ouagadougou (SICRO). It was the perfect opportunity to present the SophiA project to the many visitors in attendance! Thanks to its booth, complete with brochures and a kakemono, SophiA was visible to…
On October 12 and 13, 2023 IIR, 2iE and SPF partners represented the EU-funded SophiA4Africa project together at the 8th edition of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Sustainable Energy Forum ESEF 2023 in Praia (Cabo Verde). This year’s theme was “Strengthening sustainable energy in the ECOWAS region”. The event was…
The IIR International Congress of Refrigeration took place on August 21-25 in Paris. It was the perfect opportunity to present SophiA to the public! Various events were planned through the whole week. The IIR team held a booth with some SophiA prospectuses. The booth’s success gave strong visibility to SophiA’s roll-up banner. Oliver Schmid from…
The second edition of the International Sustainability Summer School is over! Forty students attended the summer school in Brașov, Romania, from July 24 to 28. It was organised jointly by two partners of the SophiA project, the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) and the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST), and by…
From 24 to 26 June 2023, the World Refrigeration Day was held in Douala, Cameroon. This event was organised by the Association of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Professionals in Cameroon (APFCC) and the Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Professionals (U-3ARC). This event, focusing on the theme “Refrigeration Speaks to Humanity,” emphasised…
SophiA at the ENRICH in Africa Center event On June 14th 2023, Kirsten Laaks, a Mechanical Engineer at Everflo was invited to the Inauguration ceremony of the ENRICH in Africa Center in Cape Town. She gave an opening speech about SophiA and Everflo, and she referred specifically to the Woman and Youth Led Initiatives. The…
SophiA at the Sustainable Places event SophiA participated in the Sustainable Places Conference from 14-16 June 2023. This year, the 11th edition of the Sustainable Places conference took place in Madrid, Spain, and online. Sustainable Places is a large platform bringing together actors from research and innovation projects contribution towards building sustainably: from energy…
SophiA participation to board of coordinators meeting in Brussels On the 5th of June, the SophiA coordinators were invited to the Green Deal Board of Coordinators meeting organized by the Green Deal Support Office (GDSO) in Brussels. At the beginning, it was made clear to the coordinators of the 73 EU-funded projects how important your…
