WPs | Title | Main Objectives |
1 | Define boundary conditions for SophiA systems | Investigate the needs of hospitals / medical stations in different urban and rural areas in four African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi and Uganda. These will be used to derive specifications for SophiA water, cooling and electricity systems. |
2 | Design, build and test solar power assembly and overall SophiA smart control strategy | Design, build and test the solar power assembly and overall SophiA smart control strategy on laboratory scale. |
3 | Design, build and test three-stage refrigeration system using natural refrigerants | Design, build and test the three-stage refrigeration system using natural refrigerants on laboratory scale and will assess the benefits of using ice thermal energy storage instead of battery storage. |
4 | Design, build and test of water treatment system | Develop new infrastructures to produce clean drinking water free of bacteria and viruses. |
5 | Build, install and maintain SophiA systems | Design, build and install SophiA systems for the four field tests as well as maintain SophiA systems. |
6 | Demonstration of SophiA systems at four demo sites in four different climatic regions | Demonstrate SophiA systems at four demo sites in four different climatic regions in Africa. |
7 | Socio-economic analysis, sustainability assessment, business model and exploitation roadmap | Perform environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and business model. |
8 | Dissemination, communication and capacity building | Develop synergy activities in common EU projects, i.e. communication, dissemination, as well as capacity building. |
9 | Project Management | Coordinate activities. |