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…
From October 22 to 24, 2024, the SophiA consortium held its general assembly in M37 online. The project is steadily progressing and with just one year remaining, it is now entering its final phase. Launched exactly three years ago, the project aims to make meaningful advancements in healthcare access and sustainability at four demo…
The SophiA project has reached a significant milestone with the preparation of the arrival of its advanced refrigeration technologies at Mua Mission Hospital (MMH) in Malawi. This collaboration is an important step in SophiA’s mission to improve healthcare through sustainable, energy-efficient solutions. Mua Mission Hospital, established in 1911, is a non-profit health facility that…
Promoting African-European Cooperation in Renewable Energy Research and Innovation Kokouvi Edem N’TSOUKPOE from the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) actively participated in the LEAP-RE Stakeholder Forum 2024, held from October 6 to 12. The forum, a key event for fostering cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU)…
The SophiA project took center stage at Chillventa 2024, the world’s premier exhibition for HVAC&R technology, held from 8-10 October 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany. This globally renowned event attracted around 1,000 exhibitors, who presented thousands of innovative products and cutting-edge solutions in the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, and heat pump sectors. There, the IIR…
Global Students Gathered for the 3rd International Summer School on Sustainability at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) The 3rd International Summer School on Sustainability, held at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) from September 9 to 13, 2024, brought together 36 students from 13 countries to explore cutting-edge sustainability topics. This year’s event,…
On August 13th, 2024, Oliver Schmid, a third-year PhD candidate from Hochschule Karlsruhe (HKA), made made quite an impression at the 16th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on natural refrigerants. As the Technical Project Coordinator of the SophiA project, Schmid delivered a 20-minute presentation titled “SophiA: Sustainable Off-Grid Solutions for Pharmacies and Hospitals in Africa – Laboratory…
Kanchan Bohara, a researcher at the SPF Institute for Solar Technology, has received the prestigious Best Poster Award at the International Sustainable Energy Conference (ISEC) 2024. The event, held on April 10th and 11th at Messecongress Graz, Austria, brought together world experts in renewable heating and cooling within integrated urban and industrial energy systems. Kanchan…
