Field of Expertise
- Design of sustainable cooling solutions
- Agri-Food Value Chains
- Operation of cooling systems (eg. solar cold rooms)
- Train of Trainers for solar energy, refrigeration and local manufacturing
- Specifications for walk-in storage rooms, milk tanks, ice-makers, freezing rooms and air conditioners.
- Evaluation of business models around access to refrigeration in agri-food value chains.
- Pilot testing of technology and financial models such as Cooling-As-A-Service or lease-to-own.
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References
■ 2019 GIZ Powering Agriculture. Deployment of solar cooling systems in Kenya and Mali through capacity building
■ 2020 GIZ Green´s People Energy. Implementation of a refrigeration training curriculum for Strathmore Energy Research Center in Kenya
■ 2020 Antenna Foundation – Support of the construction and installation of 24 battery free refrigerators in Burkina Faso
■ 2020 GFA – Promotion of locally manufactured milk cooling in Afghanistan
■ 2021 GIZ Green´s people energy – Consultancy for promotion of milk cooling systems in Zambia
■ 2021 GIZ – Consultancy for the promotion of renewable energy in agri-food value chains in Ecuador
■ 2022 GIZ Endev – Technical Training for local experts in Rwanda
■ 2022 University of Hohenheim – Research on humidity control systems for storage rooms
■ 2023 GIZ – Provision of demonstration milk cooling system for Ethiopia
■ 2023 WeTu Hub Kenya: Implementation of a cold room made of biogenic materials (Carbon Net-Zero Approach)
■ 2023 SuisseDev: Support of local manufacturing of 5 cold rooms with local companies in Mali
■ 2023 DEG: Cooling-As-A-Service for three cold rooms in Kenya and Ghana.
■ 2023 Efficiency for Access: R&D Grant for the promotion of local manufactured solar cold rooms
■ 2024 EnDev – GEAPP Malawi: Detail engineering of solar powered milk cooling systems
■ 2024-2026 GIZ- Specifications of larger solar powered cold rooms in Indonesia. Trainings and installation demostration systems.