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ACES / Koolboks
TechEmerge partnered with the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chains (ACES) in Rwanda, to test, develop, and demonstrate sustainable cooling solutions, particularly for health and agriculture.
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Fan Milk and Koolboks
French innovator Koolboks has developed a technology that harnesses solar energy and stores it in the form of ice batteries strategically arranged in freezers to maximize temperature retention. In this pilot, Koolboks is partnering with Nigeria’s Fan Milk to pilot this IoT-enabled technology to store milk, ice cream, yogurt and other perishable goods in retail stores.
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Amo Farm and Koolboks
French innovator Koolboks is teaming up with Nigerian integrated poultry company Amo Farm to pilot an solar-powered freezer equipped with IoT technology to store frozen poultry produce at the last mile. They are also field-testing a Koolboks vaccine fridge to assess future opportunities for Amo Farm to diversify its operations.
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Alyx and Koolboks
In this pilot, French innovator Koolboks and Nigerian logistics company Alyx will pilot solar-powered storage trailers with local farmers requiring cold chain transport for their fruit and vegetable produce. The pilot aims to reduce Alyx’s last mile distribution costs and prevent food waste and losses for farmers, which can reach 40-60 percent using conventional, unrefrigerated transport methods.
