During a SophiA Training the Trainers session in Karlsruhe, participants from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi and Uganda shared the latest updates on national efforts to phase-out HCFC R22. The EU-funded “Sustainable Off-grid solutions for Pharmacies and Hospitals in Africa” (SophiA) project concluded on a final event on September 15-19, 2025, in Karlsruhe, Germany. The…
The World Refrigeration Day (WRd) is celebrated every June 26 to raise awareness about the importance of refrigeration and air conditioning in modern society. The 2025 edition, themed “Pierce the Bubbles,” promotes responsible and sustainable technology choices in the cooling sector to ensure the well-being of present and future generations. In Cameroon, the event took…
On the occasion of World Refrigeration Day in Cameroon, and as part of its ongoing mission to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and foster collaboration, SophiA presented by Ina Colombo from the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) carried out a series of strategic visits in Cameroon. These engagements included hospital tours, institutional presentations, and meetings with key…
After participating in the project meeting (10-11 June) of the AGRI-COOL sister project in Vicenza, the IIR team travelled to Milan to take part in the 22nd European Conference, organised by Centro Studi Galileo on 12–13 June 2025 in Milan, Italy. This internationally renowned event brought together leading experts, researchers and industry professionals to explore…
On May 27–28, representatives of the SophiA project specializing in solar and cold chain technologies met in Rapperswil, Switzerland, with Dr. Bidjogo Atangana, Managing Director of the Ad Lucem Medical Foundation (Cameroon), Dr. Ina Colombo, Deputy Head and Coordinator of EU and international programmes at International Institute for Refrigeration (France). The discussions focused on finalizing…
We are pleased to share that Duc Dinh, Research Associate at the Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Environmental Engineering (IKKU), Hochschule Karlsruhe, recently attended and presented at the 7th Conference of Electrochemical and Membrane Separations (E&MS 2025), held last week in Poland. More information about the event is available on the official website: https://emsp2025.pwr.edu.pl.…
SophiA participated to the final event of SESA and Energica, two of the Green Deal sister projects, titled: “Africa in Transition – a bright future for energy and local communities”. SophiA was represented by three partners: International Institute of Refrigeration, Institute for Solar Technology SPF – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and Raach Solar.…
We’re proud to share that SophiA has been officially recognised as a European Green Deal success story on the EU’s Research and Innovation website! 🔗 Read the full article here: Transforming healthcare in rural Africa through sustainable energy solutions The article highlights SophiA’s innovative approach to improving healthcare in rural Africa using sustainable, solar-powered technologies.…
We are excited to announce that World Refrigeration Day 2025 will take place on June 26, 2025. This annual global event highlights the essential contributions of refrigeration to society, from ensuring access to safe food and healthcare to enabling sustainable cooling technologies. In this context, all pilot countries of the SophiA project are encouraged to…
📍 Location: Makerere University, Uganda 📅 Dates: June 10-13, 2025 As a proud partner of the SophiA project, Makerere University will host the upcoming Train-the-Trainers. This event will offer participants practical and theoretical training on solar-powered cooling systems using natural refrigerants, as well as skills in maintaining filter-based water treatment systems and solar heat…
