Establishment of a training course for small-scale solar cooling
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Establishment of a Training Course for Small-Scale Solar Cooling in Kenya
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Key Data
Organisation
SERC Strathmore Energy Research Centre ; University of Hohenheim (UHoh)
Duration
2019/09/01 - 2020/02/01
Project Description
SERC and UHoh begin by developing a five-day training course that includes selected training materials on topics such as basics on refrigeration, calculation of cooling demand and design of different solar powered cooling systems. In a second step, trainers are taught to work with the developed material. Parallel to the training of trainers, a 15 m³ solar powered cold storage room is installed at SERC, which provides the participants with hands-on experience during their training. After a first pilot training, SERC develops marketing and communication material to attract members of the target groups and to ensure the continuation of the training programme. The developed training material can also enable other institutions to run courses at low cost. Through the training of technicians, solar-powered cooling is offered for different purposes. Thereby e. g. food losses are reduced. The project includes the creation of completely new training materials for a 5-days course including lectures, design tools, and practical work with hands-on prototypes. Maintenance of the technical training equipment is sustainably financed by a fixed share of 30% of course fees from training participants. Trained members of Women in Sustainable Enterprise (WISE), a community based organisation that supports women and girls from marginalized areas, become female members of the SERC trainer pool. A trained company commercializes a solar milk cooling system and is planning the installation of several cold rooms.
GBE Component
Small Projects Fund
Categories
- Skills Development
Location
Country SPF
Kenya
Geographic coordinates of project site
{{#geocode: -1.31077, 36.81322}}
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