Quang Truong

Quang Truong is the CEO and co-founder of Fenik. He has worked on development projects that span countries as diverse as Haiti, Liberia, India and Vietnam, and he possesses expertise in M&E, agricultural supply chains and agribusiness.

Formerly a consultant at HighQuest Partners, he worked on projects at NorthStar Agri as well as NGOs such as Catholic Relief Services, ACDI/VOCA and Heifer International. Throughout his career, he recognized a recurring problem in the lack of adequate cold chain infrastructure throughout the developing world, leading him to found Fenik. Quang holds a Master’s of Law and Diplomacy from the Tufts Fletcher School with focuses on International Business and Development Economics.

Articles by Quang Truong

Wednesday
September 19
2018

Quang Truong

Refrigeration Off the Grid: An Innovative Solution to Food Spoilage for the Billions Without Electricity

Home refrigerators, essential appliances in much of the world, remain out of reach to over one billion people who, as social entrepreneur Quang Truong puts it, must plan their lives around eating rather than vice versa. Without access to reliable grid energy, families are not just inconvenienced – they’re also contributing to climate change as their rotting foods emit greenhouse gasses. In this post, part of our “Offline Innovation” series, Truong puts the spotlight on his Fenik Yuma cooler, which solves this dilemma through low-tech evaporative cooling.

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Energy, Technology

Tags
food security, Off Grid Energy, social business, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social impact, supply chains, technology

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Refrigeration Off the Grid: An Innovative Solution to Food Spoilage for the Billions Without Electricity