Efficient, Clean and Quiet Refrigeration from Energy Partners: CaaS for Food Processing
Energy Partners Refrigeration, a leading provider of Cooling-as-a-Service (CaaS) solutions for commercial and industrial refrigeration based in South Africa, redesigned the refrigeration system for one of Sovereign Foods’ processing facilities in Hartbeespoort. The new ammonia-based system will deliver a cooling capacity of 5.4 MW to the processing plant. This collaboration builds upon a previous successful […]
YourVCCA in India: Insights on servitisation and digitalisation for food security
As global warming increasingly affects the Indian subcontinent, solutions for the adaptation of the agricultural sector are urgently needed. In March and April 2022, unprecedented and deadly heat waves swept the Indian subcontinent, with temperatures soaring above 45 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country. Climate change means such events are likely to occur […]
An innovative Agri-cleantech transforms India’s rural livelihoods with accessible cold storage
Koel Fresh is setting up solar-powered cold stores at farm gates and markets run by local women’s federations in and around Rourkela. The project is leveraging the Your Virtual Cold-Chain Assistant (Your VCCA) solution comprising the Coldtivate mobile application to facilitate inventory management, post-harvest and market intelligence, and a Cooling-as-a-Service business model. Tackling post-harvest food […]
A leading hospital chain in India turns to Cooling-as-a-Service
KIMS Sunshine Hospital, a group based in Hyderabad planning 10 new facilities in major cities in India over the next 2-3 years, entered a 12-year CaaS contract with Smart Joules in order to adopt clean cooling solutions for its health centres.The first project is currently ongoing and due for completion in early 2023. Decarbonising health […]
Comfort Loop: A clean cooling accelerator
Comfort Loop, a business unit of Grupo CYVSA, a member of Daikin Group, is a prominent CaaS provider for applied HVAC systems in Latin America. Comfort Loop, completed a chiller system retrofit project for a commercial real estate building in Mexico City, the Torre Optima II, which has achieved Gold level LEED certification. A unique […]
Launch of the first version of the app in India and Nigeria
BASE and Empa are proud to release Coldtivate, an open access, data-science-based mobile application that provides access to postharvest expertise and allows farmers to maximise benefits from cooling. In today’s world, so much of ‘farming’ and what it means to be a ‘farmer’ has undergone radical change given advances in machinery but also technology. Many […]
