Koolboks is proud to announce that our solar-powered refrigerator has officially won the highly competitive 2025 SET (Start Up Energy Transition) Award, a global recognition of excellence in sustainable energy solutions. This monumental win confirms what our customers, partners, and communities across Africa already know: Koolboks is redefining solar-powered refrigeration with our award-winning solar-powered refrigerator that’s transforming lives across Africa.
Why Our Solar-Powered Refrigerator Stands Out
In a continent where 60% of the population lacks reliable electricity, Koolboks’ solar-powered refrigeration solution directly addresses pressing challenges in agriculture, healthcare, and energy access.
Here’s why the judges and the world are paying attention:
- ✅ Proprietary Ice Battery Technology: Maintains cooling for up to 72 hours with zero battery degradation.
- ✅ Completely Off-Grid: Designed to work in the most remote areas, no grid connection needed.
- ✅ 60% Cheaper than diesel-based refrigeration over 5 years.
- ✅ Eco-Friendly: No carbon emissions, no toxic battery disposal, just clean and renewable solar power.
“Our mission is simple: make cold affordable, accessible, and sustainable for everyone.”
The Problem We’re Solving
Across Africa:
- 🔌 600 million people live without access to consistent electricity
- 🥬 Over $1.2 billion in food is lost annually due to poor refrigeration infrastructure
- 💉 Vaccines & medicines become unusable in clinics with no cold-chain solutions
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), these challenges will persist unless disruptive, sustainable technologies are deployed—exactly what Koolboks is doing.
How the Koolboks Refrigerator Works
1. Solar Panel Input
- High-efficiency panel
- Works even in low-light conditions
2. Ice Battery Storage System
- Stores thermal energy instead of chemical energy
- Powers the unit for 3 full days without sun
3. Smart Design
- Lightweight and modular
- Supports mobile vendors, rural clinics, farmers, and markets
Our solar-powered refrigerator uses a thermal ice battery that makes it more durable.
💡Want to dive deeper? Explore our solar refrigeration tech.
Community Impact Since Launch
We measure success not just in awards but in lives changed:
- 👩🏾🌾 8,000+ farmers now preserve produce, extending market shelf life
- 🏥 120+ health clinics safely store vaccines, blood, and medications
- 👷🏾♂️ 500+ jobs created for local technicians, field agents, and distributors
“Every Koolboks unit out there is fighting poverty, hunger, and inequality one degree at a time.”
Each solar-powered refrigerator helps preserve livelihoods and medicines in regions once cut off from power.”
Celebrating Our Global Team
This win is shared by every Koolboks teammate across 12 African countries.
🎖 Special recognition to:
- Laurelle Niemack CA(SA) & Abiodun Mutairu – whose pitch electrified the SET Award stage
- Our frontline technicians work in extreme heat to keep fridges running
- The behind-the-scenes teams—from sales to logistics to customer support and every team—making miracles happen daily
“This isn’t a company win, it’s a mosaic of personal triumphs.”
Where We’re Headed Next
With the 2025 SET Award as our launchpad, Koolboks is ready to scale:
- 🌐 Expand to 5 more countries in West, East, and Central Africa
- 🔋 Increase energy storage capacity for even longer cooling cycles
- 👥 Hire and train 200+ more field operatives to support new territories
We’re scaling production of the solar-powered refrigerator for more clinics, vendors, and farmers, and we won’t stop until every home, clinic, and business on the continent has access to affordable cold.
Learn More from Trusted Sources
- 🌍 2025 SET Award Winners – Official Announcement
- 🔗 UN Environment Programme – Cooling for All
- 🧊 IEA Report: Africa’s Cooling Needs
- 💡 Explore Koolboks’ Full Range of Technology
Final Thoughts: Cold for All, Powered by the Sun
Koolboks’ solar-powered refrigerator isn’t just a product, it’s a vision. A vision where clean, reliable cooling is available to every farmer, nurse, and merchant from Lagos to Lilongwe. It’s about unlocking potential through innovation.
Because when the sun powers your fridge, it powers your future.
With every Koolboks fridge powered by the sun, we cool not just food and vaccines but also hearts, communities, and futures.
Solar-powered refrigeration isn’t just an innovation. It’s a revolution—and we’re just getting started.
