Noella Technologie had to adapt the installations to the constraints of each hospital, in particular for the fixing of the photovoltaic modules. Each of the systems delivered includes a 200-litre 6-drawer freezer, 2 x 330Wp solar modules, 4 x 80Ah batteries, an automatic Duo-Freecold switch, a 230V/24V power supply and an earthing kit.

Noel Emmanuel Senou of Noella Technologie also provided training for the laboratory staff in the use and maintenance of the equipment and facilities, which were fully funded by Fondation Mérieux.

Fondation Mérieux is an independent foundation created in 1967 and recognised as a public utility. Its mission is to contribute to global health by strengthening local capacities in developing countries to reduce the impact of infectious diseases that affect vulnerable populations, particularly mothers and children.

As part of the response to the COVID 19 pandemic, Fondation Mérieux has therefore supported the Laboratory Division of the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Health Care in Togo, through the RESAOLAB project, for the acquisition of these 7 pieces of equipment.

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To complete the work on the new fishing port of Mopti on the Niger River, our partner DOLO Froid in Bamako is installing two solar cold rooms that will be operated by fishmonger organisations (wholesalers who buy fish products locally and ship them to fish merchants in the capital Bamako).

These cold rooms have a capacity of 80m3 and are designed to refrigerate 850kg/day of fish. They are powered by 10kWp solar plants with a 400V three-phase energy conversion. This project is part of the EU’s “PRORESA” programme (Programme de renforcement de la sécurité alimentaire au Mali) implemented by ENABEL, the Belgian development agency.

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Find here the pictures of the construction site and the inauguration, as well as the reactions of the Beninese press.

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This cold room can refrigerate daily up to 12 tons of freshly harvested pineapple before they are shipped to Europe. It fills the volume of 2 contiguous containers and is powered by a 40 kW solar power plant.

The solar-powered cold room designed and installed by FREECOLD was officially inaugurated on February 28, 2019. This equipment is part of the PINEX project, Pineapples for Export, driven by the American NGO Partners For Development. It was also funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop the pineapple industry in Benin.

EDIT: 4 months later (June 2019), the monitoring system of the cold room is finally operational! It confirms that the FREECOLD part of the system is working properly and perfectly complies with the initial requirements.

The inauguration

Assembly work

Beginning of the project

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