ACES / ATC

Rwanda

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. TechEmerge provided grant funding for innovators to ship their technology to ACES’ facility in Rwanda to be tested under local conditions and showcased to potential adopters. This pilot will trial a 6-meter refrigerated truck for fossil fuel-free long-haul transport. It is lined with PCM-filled plates, aided by solar panels mounted on top of the truck and Li-ion batteries under the chassis. It was developed by Turkish innovator ATC.

Innovator

ATC International

ATC is an engineering, production, and export company operating in the field of R&D studies, design, engineering, manufacturing of industrial projects, machinery, solar systems eutectic cooling and technological products.

Adopter

Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain

Along with partners in the UK and Rwanda, U4E has established the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES) to develop and accelerate uptake of sustainable cold-chain solutions in the agriculture and health sectors throughout Africa and India. Working with governments, industry, academia, communities and other stakeholders, ACES will be a comprehensive hub for state-of-the-art technical assistance and knowledge transfer along the ‘farm-to-fork’ continuum.