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Modelling and simulation of heat sink cascade CO₂ systems in low-income countries with high ambient temperature.

• Author(s) : COLOMBO I., KAUFFELD M., SCHMID O., ALLOUCHE Y., KIGGUNDU N., PAURINE A., MAIDMENT G., N'TSOUKPOE K. E.
• Publication date: 2023/08/21
• Languages : English
• Keywords : CO2, R744, Africa, COP, Modelling, Temperature, Cascade system, Natural refrigerant, Heat sink, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Uganda, SophiA
• Source: Proceedings of the 26^th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration: Paris , France, August 21-25, 2023.
• Formats : PDF

Fiche technique PRISME. Réfrigération efficace.

PRISME data sheet. Efficient refrigeration.

• Author(s) : AHOUANNOU C.
• Publication date: 2021/12
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Household refrigerator, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Energy efficiency, Labelling, Benin, Case study, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Africa, Performance, Standard
• Formats : PDF

Overview of solar thermal technology development and applications in West Africa: Focus on hot water and its applications.

• Author(s) : N'TSOUKPOE K. E., LEKOMBO S. C., KEMAUSUOR F., KO G. K., DIAW E. H. B.
• Publication date: 2023/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Africa, Solar thermal system, Renewable energy, Hot water, Sorption system, Solar radiation, Market, Survey, Solar collector, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Domestic water, Cabo Verde
• Source: Scientific African - vol. 21
• Formats : PDF

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SophiA: Sustainable off-grid solutions for Pharmacies and Hospitals in Africa – Laboratory and field test data of three-stage cascade system with CTES.

• Author(s) : SCHMID O., KAUFFELD M.
• Publication date: 2024/08
• Languages : English
• Source: 16^th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL2024). Proceedings. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA, August 11-14 2024
• Formats : PDF

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An experimental solar-powered adsorptive refrigerator tested in Burkina-Faso.

• Author(s) : BUCHTER F., DIND P., PONS M.
• Publication date: 2003/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating system, Carbon, Burkina Faso, Methanol, Absorption system, Testing, Solar energy
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 26 - n. 1
• Formats : PDF

Le rafraîchissement par vaporisation : savoir-faire traditionnel et nouvelles perspectives socio-économiques pour les villages du Burkina Faso.

Mist cooling : traditional know-how and new social and economic perspectives for villages in Burkina Faso.

• Author(s) : LEON A., KAM S., BATHIEBO J., et al.
• Publication date: 2011/07
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Burkina Faso, Cooling, Review, Evaporative system, Evaporation, Water, Hot climate
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - vol. 101 - n. 1115

Refrigeration in developing countries : CFC phase out and refrigeration of food in Africa.

• Author(s) : DJIAKO T.
• Publication date: 1999
• Languages : French
• Source: Bull. IIF-IIR - vol. 79 - n. 2
• Formats : PDF

Launching of the ROCA project for sustainable cooling in francophone African countries

From 2021 to 2024, the ROCA project aims to promote sustainable and energy-efficient cooling in four French-speaking African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Senegal....

• Publication date : 2021/10/04
• Subjects: Environment, Developing country

A refrigerated bag to preserve vaccines in hot climates

An autonomous refrigerated bag is currently developed in Burkina Faso. It could preserve vaccines between 2 ans 8 °C.

• Publication date : 2017/09/15
• Subjects: Developing country

Fresh out of Africa

The annual production of fruit and vegetables in Burkina-Faso is estimated at over 300 000 tonnes. It encompasses more than 30 000 producers and 25-30 km² of market garden produce and 120 km² of orchards. The official opening of the SOBFEL, the...

• Publication date : 2006/01/24

Road to COP28: Energy efficiency, the key to sustainable cooling in Africa

According to Francis Sempore, director of ECREEE, energy efficiency is a key sustainability issue that needs to be promoted, funded and supported through the implementation of...

• Publication date : 2023/09/25
• Subjects: Developing country

Briefs: Accessible and free evaporative solution

A simple and ingenious utensil, the zeer pot, makes it possible to extend the shelf life of produce for several days and is becoming very popular in Africa. The system was invented by Mohammad Bah Abba, a Nigerian teacher and consultant to the...

• Publication date : 2008/08/12

Radiative Cooling in the Sub-Saharan Desert

A new way of lowering temperatures without using electricity has recently been developed. Iterrae, a French company, has discovered a way of using radiative cooling, a phenomenon that takes place at night, when the Earth is cooled by the 0 K...

• Publication date : 2007/08/05

More than one billion people are at high risk due to a lack of access to cooling

The annual Chilling Prospects report estimates that 355 million people living in poor rural areas and 732 million people living in poor urban areas are at risk due to a lack of access to cooling worldwide....

• Publication date : 2021/05/31
• Subjects: Developing country

Focus on the consumption of HCFCs in developing countries

Overview of the HCFC consumption in 19 Article 5 countries under the Montreal Protocol (2013-2016).

• Publication date : 2017/11/21
• Subjects: Regulation, Developing country

The IIR worldwide

Focus on the latest IIR interventions around the world.

• Publication date : 2019/04/30
• Subjects: General information

New EU funded project began on October 1st, 2021: “SophiA - Sustainable off-grid solutions for pharmacies and hospitals in Africa”

With a budget of 8 million euros over four years, SophiA will develop containerized solutions for hospitals using natural refrigerants, solar thermal and photovoltaics to enable more and more African people to...

• Publication date : 2021/10/21
• Subjects: Technology, Environment, HFCs alternatives, Developing country

Donation to Prof. Banadda’s family and job opportunity for the SophiA project in Africa

Please find attached the press release concerning the donation campaign for the family of Prof. Noble Ephraim Banadda, who was one of the key promoters of SophiA, convincing experts in African ministries of health and various organisations to...

• Publication date : 2021/11/29

IIR wins ECREEE Award for solar cooling and heating efforts in Africa with SophiA

The ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum took place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on November 28-29. The IIR organised a SophiA workshop and was honoured with an ECREEE Award for its outstanding contribution to...

• Publication date : 2024/12/13

SophiA at ESEF 2024 in Abidjan

SophiA will organise a 3-hour hybrid workshop focused on ongoing solar cooling and heating projects in the ECOWAS region.

• Publication date : 2024/10/25
• Subjects: Developing country

Find out who are the top 10 most active countries on the IIR website!

Since its overhaul in 2020, traffic to the IIR website has doubled and it has seen a drastic increase in the number of visitors from least developed countries. Find out who have been the top 10 most active...

• Publication date : 2022/12/05
• Subjects: General information

The IIR releases a new Informatory Note for World Refrigeration Day

To celebrate the world’s first Refrigeration Day, the IIR has released a new IIR Informatory Note on “The Role of Refrigeration in the Global Economy”.

• Publication date : 2019/06/26

World Refrigeration Day 2020

World Refrigeration Day 2020: Contribute to the promotion and raising awareness of the HVACR sector

• Publication date : 2020/03/03

The IIR around the world: October 2023

A look back at the IIR's latest events at Refcold in India, the ESEF forum in Praia, Cabo Verde, and the SIFA trade fair in France. 

• Publication date : 2023/10/24