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…
The University of Yaoundé hosted a landmark Capacity Building Workshop from January 20–24, 2025, focusing on SophiA’s innovative technologies. This intensive five-day program brought together 20 lecturers and researchers from universities across Cameroon, marking a significant step toward advancing renewable energy education in the region. A total of 35 participants attended the training over…
From January 20th to 24th, 2025 the second capacity building session for SophiA4Africa trainers will take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon! This second edition, organized by 2iE – International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering of Burkina Faso and the Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon, will enable teaching and technical staff from the University of Yaoundé…
For the second time, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) took part in the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF), this year held on November 28-29 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The IIR’s participation highlighted the significant progress made by its projects in the region, particularly in the fields of solar cooling, sustainable refrigeration, and strengthened partnerships…
