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

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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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Network News

The latest from the global Clean Cooling community

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ACES Marks Ozone Day 2025 at Kigali Campus: Celebrating 40 Years of Global Action

On 16 September 2025, the African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES) joined the global community in commemorating the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer and the 40th Anniversary of the Vienna Convention.

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Strengthening Cold-Chain Capacity in Africa: CCN Successfully Hosts Pivotal Foundation Course

The five-day training brought together 14 participants for an intensive learning experience on cold-chain systems and their applications in the food and pharmaceutical sectors.

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Faults on Purpose - Accelerating Experience Today for Africa’s Cooling Engineers of Tomorrow

At (ACES) in Rwanda, we are training engineers and technicians on a novel unit that deliberately fails. With 25 built-in designed faults, this teaching rig gives our students the confidence and competence needed to tackle a range of technical challenges...

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