AGRI-COOL at European Researchers’ Night 2025
On 19 September 2025, the AGRI-COOL project took part in Nit Europea de la Recerca 2025 (European Researchers’ Night), an annual celebration held on the last Friday of September across more than 300 cities in 30 European countries. The event aims to bring science, innovation, and the work of researchers closer to the public through […]
5th Edition of LTES2025 – International Summer School on Latent Thermal Energy Storage
From 1 to 5 September 2025, the 5th Edition of LTES2025 – International Summer School on Latent Thermal Energy Storage took place at the University of Lleida, Spain, bringing together 40 young scientists and engineers from both academia and industry. Co-organised by the University of Lleida, the University of Padova, and the Lucerne University of […]
Agricool presented at the 1st International Conference on Refrigeration in Africa
On 12 November 2025, Ouagadougou hosted the first International Conference for the Popularisation of Refrigeration in Africa, organised by U-3ARC with the participation of numerous international experts and institutional representatives. One of the highlights of the day was a major session dedicated to the challenges and issues of the cold chain across the African […]
The Agri-Cool project was showcased at the World Cold Chain Symposium 2025
Nairobi, Kenya – 1 November 2025 — The World Cold Chain Symposium (WCCS) convened global experts, industry leaders, and policymakers at the UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, ahead of the 37th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Organised by the Global Food Cold Chain Council (GFCCC) in partnership with UNEP OzonAction and Carrier, this […]
AGRI-COOL Advances Spotlighted at International Modelica FMI Conference in Lucerne
The AGRI-COOL project was prominently showcased at the 16th International Modelica FMI Conference in Lucerne, Switzerland from 9–10 September 2025. PhD candidate Bahareh Bakhsh Zahmatkesh from the University of Twente presented recent advancements in Work Package 4 (WP4), which centres on system integration, digital twin development, smart control, and system design for AGRI-COOL. Her poster, […]
AGRI-COOL at the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF 2025)
AGRI-COOL was showcased at the pre-ESEF workshop on Climate-Resilient Cooling, Climate Change and Gender, organised by ECREEE and the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) in Banjul, The Gambia.The workshop preceded the 10th edition of the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF 2025), held from 18-19 September 2025 under the theme “Accelerating Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Solutions for […]
AGRI-COOL at the WRD in Cameroon
The World Refrigeration Day (WRd) is celebrated every June 26 to raise awareness about the importance of refrigeration and air conditioning in modern society. The 2025 edition, themed “Pierce the Bubbles,” promotes responsible and sustainable technology choices in the cooling sector to ensure the well-being of present and future generations. In Cameroon, the event took […]
AGRI‑COOL at the SophiA Train the Trainers and Final Consortium Meeting
AGRI‑COOL will take part in the upcoming SophiA Train the Trainers course and Final Consortium Meeting, taking place from 15 to 19 September 2025 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This key event will bring together international project partners to deepen their understanding of SophiA’s innovative, off-grid refrigeration solutions designed for hospitals and pharmacies in Africa. The programme […]
AGRI-COOL Consortium Meeting in Vicenza
On June 10 and 11, all partners of the AGRI-COOL project gathered for the annual consortium meeting in Vicenza, Italy, marking a major milestone in the project’s development: the commissioning of the first fully operational AGRI-COOL demonstrator at the Genius Watter (GW) premises. Held one year after the project kick-off, the Month 12 meeting was […]
WEFE Cluster: 8 Projects Join Forces to Accelerate Clean Energy in Africa
The WEFE Cluster brings together eight projects — AfricaEnergyParks, RePower, SUNNY, AGRI-COOL, SWARM-E, LoCEL-H2, REFFECT AFRICA, and OPTiMG — united by a mission to advance renewable energy access and climate resilience in off-grid African communities through an integrated Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems approach. Challenges faced by off-grid communities include: Limited access to affordable, clean energy Dependence on […]
