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
The Centre for Sustainable Cooling researches sustainable, resilient and equitable solutions to global problems.
Cranfield University is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.
LSBU is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.
Heriot-Watt University is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.
The University of Birmingham is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.
Wageningen University and Research is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a primary partner of the Clean Cooling Network.
DEFRA is a partner organisation of the ACES institute
The Centre For Sustainable Road Freight is a partner of ACES.
U4E is a partner organisation of the ACES institute.
The University of Rwanda is a partner organisation on the ACES institute.
Rwanda Environment Management Authority is a partner organisation of the ACES institute.
NIHR/Wellcome Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
ACTS provides training courses in Kenya on behalf of ACES.
FPS utilises real time energy, operations and vehicle data to reduce costs, complexity and risks of commercial vehicle fleet electrification.
The University of Dundee is a partner of the Clean Cooling Network.
Danston provides commercial refrigeration services, including Design & Servicing, Project Delivery & Installation Service.
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.
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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Network News
The latest from the global Clean Cooling community
The ACES team visit the Ntarama Genocide Memorial
On April 9th, 2025, the team from the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) visited the Ntarama Genocide Memorial to honour the memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In this place of remembra
CCN and ACES announce the Festival of Cooling for September 2025
The Clean Cooling Network and the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) are hosting a week-long, public engagement “Festival of Cooling” (Sept 22nd – 26th) at the ACES Campus in Kigali, Rwanda, and via an outreach programme.
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Exclusive lectures and workshops from the Clean Cooling team and partners.
Festival of Cooling
The Clean Cooling Network and the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) are hosting a week-long, public engagement “Festival of Cooling” at the ACES Campus in Kigali, Rwanda, and via an outreach programme.
