Nine Work Packages (WP) have been defined to fullfill the objectives and obtain the foreseen results of SophiA project as described below.

SophiA Working Packages
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.