ACES welcomes generous support for its new Refrigeration Training Centre
The Africa Centre of Excellence (ACES) is thrilled to announce the support of two UK companies, DiversiTech Global and BusinessEdge Ltd, for the establishment of its state-of-the-art Refrigeration Training Centre.
Clean Cooling Network launches work with Kenyan farmers to build their own Community Cooling Hub
More than 130 Kenyan farmers attended a Clean Cooling Network open day - signing up for free training in Cold-chain and Postharvest Management, and testing the latest cold-chain technology.
Strengthening the climate resilience of health systems in Africa
There is a pressing need to implement climate change adaptation measures within African health systems and to safeguard health system resilience.
ACES Annual Review: March 2024
In less than four years, we have progressed rapidly from conceptualisation to the realisation of a physical campus in Kigali, the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES).
Cooling is critical infrastructure for tackling climate change impact
Governments and policy makers must recognise cooling as critical national infrastructure (CNI) if humanity is to build resilience to the impact of climate change, according to a new report.
The Hot Reality: Living in a +50°C World
The Hot Reality: Living in a +50°C World (published 18th July) calls for a radical shift in policy to create more ambitious strategies for delivering cooling and effectively managing energy use and achieving reductions in cooling demand.
Measles Vaccine Coverage and Disease Outbreaks
We aimed to evaluate changes to measles-containing vaccine (MCV) provision and subsequent measles disease cases in low- and lower-middle income countries (LICs, LMICs) in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Living in a +50°C world: Cooling must be considered critical infrastructure, says new report.
Experts from the University of Birmingham are calling for global cooling and cold chain to be considered as critical infrastructure as the planet continues to heat.
Cooling is Critical Infrastructure
The European Commission defines ‘Critical Infrastructure’ as an asset or system which is essential for the maintenance of vital societal functions.
Cold Chain Report 23: Energy Tech Will Have Greatest Influence On UK Cold Chain’s Next 10 Years
Cold chain professionals say energy management technologies will have more influence over temperature-controlled logistics in the coming decade than automation, blockchain or changes to demand for cold chain products.
Raising frozen food temperature by 3°C can make global food chain more sustainable, say experts
New research from an international team of scientists has shown that raising the temperature of frozen food by just 3°C could safely reduce food loss and cut carbon emissions by 17.7 million metric tonnes.