We are thrilled to announce that the SophiA partners IIR, 2iE, OST/PSF and HKA have submitted two papers’ proposal for the 18th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environmental Systems (SDEWES), which will take place in Oujda and Saidia, Morocco, from June 2-6, 2025. The first paper focuses on the environmental impact of…
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…
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…
In November, MAK, member of the SophiA consortium, will participate to the conference organized by the Alliance for Modernizing African Agrifood Systems (AMAA). The theme of the conference is: “Imagining African Agrifood Systems Looking Forward”. It is the occasion for MAK to present and promote the SophiA project. AMAA is an initiative of the American…
The Renewable Energy Conference 2023 (REC23) & EXPO is organized by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of through the National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) under the theme “A clean energy future for all”! REC23 & EXPO aims to bring together thousands of stakeholders from academia, industry, government, development partners, civil society organisations, and…
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28, will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference, held from November 30 to December 12, 2023, at the Expo City, Dubai. At this event, the IIR will be co-owner of a pavilion in…
The ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) is one of the largest energy events in West Africa. It was initiated in 2016 by the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) to support investments in sustainable energy anchored on ambitious policies on the part of ECOWAS Member States. It is a platform for improving…
From 24th to 28th July 2023, three partners of the SophiA project will be organising the second edition of the International Summer School on Sustainability, this time in Braşov, Romania. After the successful first edition of the international Sustainability Summer School in 2022 in Rapperswil at the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST), the SophiA…
SophiA will be promoted on the shared stand of the IIR and French institutions (CILSS, CIRAD, IRD, INRAE) during the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) organised by the United Nations. To know more about COP27, please visit: https://cop27.eg/#/
HKA will be presenting an academic paper related to the SophiA technologies at the EuroMembrane 2022 which will take place on November 20-24, 2022, in Sorrento (Naples, Italy). At this occasion, the European Membrane Society (EMS) will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Please visit: https://euromembrane2022.eu/
