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Train the Trainers, SPF-OST, Rapperswil, 26-28 February 2024

Together with SophiA partners 2iE, Raach Solar and Simply Solar, SPF has prepared three inspiring days for the future SophiA trainers on solar technologies. Professors from the OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, study program in Renewable Energies and Environmental Engineering were also involved in this unique initiative aiming to empower future trainers…

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Francis Kéré, winner of the 2024 Crystal Award

The architect of the Léo Hospital, Francis Kéré, has won the prestigious 2024 Crystal Awardfrom the World Economic Forum.   This award celebrates the achievements of leading artists who are bridge-builders and role models for all leaders in society. It is an excellent way of recognising Mr Kéré’s exceptional contributions to architecture and his commitment…

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SophiA attendance in December events

December was a busy month for the SophiA project!   Sneha De, Duc Ngoc Dinh and Jan Hoinkis, from HKA, attended two events to present their paper: “Sustainable Off-Grid Technologies for Drinking and Deionised Water for Hospitals in Africa”. With a focus on SophiA’s water treatment process and its laboratory test results, the paper attracted considerable…

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SophiA at COP28

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.…

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SPF technical visit at Everflo

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…

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2iE was at the third edition of SICRO

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…

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SophiA at ESEF 2023 in Praia

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…

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SophiA at ICR 2023

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…

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MPHC participation the WRD in Cameroun

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…

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SophiA at the ENRICH in Africa Center event

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…

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SophiA at the Sustainable Places event

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…

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SophiA consortium met in Cape Town

SophiA consortium met in Cape Town Held from March 15 to 17, 2023, the 18-month SophiA progress meeting took place in hybrid format between South Africa and Germany. The majority of the SophiA consortium partners met in Cape Town, South Africa, in the facilities of Everflo, and those partners who could not travel joined the…

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Conference hka at euromembrane 2022

SophiA at the Euromembrane Conference

SophiA Water Technologies for Drinking and Deionised Water Poster Presentation The 40th Euromembrane Conference in Sorrento, Italy was attended by the Water Technology team of HKA from 21st – 24th November 2022. The Horizon 2020 EU funded project SophiA was presented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Hoinkis, his team member Sneha De and SophiA’s advisory board…

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Meeting SophiA in COP 27

Sophia participation in COP 27

COP 27 has marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) from 6-20 November 2022. SophiA was also theret! One of the main outcomes of COP27 is the establishment of a loss and damage fund to save livelihoods and support low- and middle-income economies qualified to be as the…

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