Organisational Structure

Team & Partners

Clean Cooling Network Partners

The Clean Cooling Network consists of a collection of academic, industrial and government agencies, offering a vast range of knowledge and skills to the network.

Organisational Structure

Clean Cooling Network team and partners infographic

Partner Organisations

Centre for Sustainable Cooling Logo

The Centre for Sustainable Cooling researches sustainable, resilient and equitable solutions to global problems.

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Cranfield University Logo

Cranfield University is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.

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London South Bank University Logo

LSBU is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.

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Heriot-Watt University Logo

Heriot-Watt University is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.

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University of Birmingham Logo

The University of Birmingham is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.

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Wageningen University and Research Logo

Wageningen University and Research is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.

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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Logo

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.

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Defra - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs. Logo

DEFRA is a partner organisation of the ACES institute

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Centre For Sustainable Road Freight Logo

The Centre For Sustainable Road Freight is a partner of ACES.

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United for Efficiency UNEP Logo

U4E is a partner organisation of the ACES institute.

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University of Rwanda  Logo

The University of Rwanda is a partner organisation on the ACES institute.

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Rwanda Environment Management Authority Logo

Rwanda Environment Management Authority is a partner organisation of the ACES institute.

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NIHR/Wellcome Clinical Research Facility Logo

NIHR/Wellcome Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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African Centre for Technology Studies Logo

ACTS provides training courses in Kenya on behalf of ACES.

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Flexible Power Systems Logo

EV, Operations and Energy Connected

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University of Dundee Logo

The University of Dundee is a partner of the Clean Cooling Network.

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Danston Ltd Logo

Danston provides commercial refrigeration services, including Design & Servicing, Project Delivery & Installation Service.

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Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board Logo

RAB develops agriculture and animal resources through research, agricultural extension and animal resources extension in order to increase agricultural and animal resources productivity and quality.

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Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) Logo

ACES is a first-of-kind Centre dedicated to sustainable cooling, cold-chain and post-harvest management. It is hosted by the University of Rwanda in Kigali.

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Students explore cooling innovations at ACES festival

The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES) and the Clean Cooling Network, hosted a successful Schools and Education Day during the ongoing Festival of Cooling, bringing together students and teachers from eight secondary...

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The Festival Of Cooling mid-week round up

What better way to show all the great activity at the Festival of Cooling so far than a mid-week photo round-up? From innovative technologies to ice cream and lollies, the Festival keeps getting cooler and cooler!

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Strengthening Africa’s Cold-chain Capacity: Lessons and Impact from Four Foundation Course Cohorts

Over 55 early-career professionals, agripreneurs, engineers, and health specialists have now graduated from the four cohorts of the Cold-chain Foundation Course delivered between May 2024 and August 2025.

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