Sustainable cooling hub for small-scale fisheries in Indonesia 

Partners: Cranfield University (Lead), Environmental Process Systems Ltd, Pt Selaras Mandiri Tehnik, Politeknik Negeri Bali

Country: Indonesia

Technology: Sustainable cooling

Stage: Early

Stage: 9

Small-scale fishers in Indonesia’s coastal communities lack access to the technology and resources required to preserve their catch from their rural locations to the markets. This results in up to 35% of seafood pre-consumption lost. Thus, access to cold chain technology is vital to mitigate this problem.

This project aims to design a sustainable cooling hub that can cover cooling services in small-scale fisheries. The hub will maximise the renewable energy potential through solar energy utilisation and energy storage.

The optimal design will consider the technical, financial, and environmental performance, ensuring an efficient, affordable, and clean cooling solution. This will significantly improve energy access to households in most small-scale fishing villages.