The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Energy calculation

As homework we had to calculate the energy of a meal. For my example I choose a "Choco Petite Beurre au lait".

1075 kJ = 0.298611111 kWh

 

Anja Bachmann, M17a

 

From Joule to kWh

I decided to calculate the energy of cottage cheese. It’s a small meal I really like to eat for lunch at school.

100g of cottage cheese has 88kcal.

Calculation:

1 kcal = 0.001163 kWh

88 x 0.001163 = 0.102344 kWh

 

To calculate the result I used the numbers from this homepage.

 

Maria Bai, M17a

Energy calculation from a cup of cereals

Hi there

As Homework we had to calculate the kj to kwh from a meal.
Every morning I eat a cup of cereals. So I decided to take a cup of cereals as an example.

So 100 g of Kelloggs Cornflakes has about 372 kcal.

Calculation:
1 kcal  =  4.1868 kJ  =  0.001163 kWh
372 kcal = 1557.50 kJ = 0.432636 kWh

For the calculation I used the following link: calculation kJ and kWh

Intelligent plate - how much is enough?

According to the web app KoBo Toolbox it is possible to analyze the eating habits all over the world and compare them across the different countries.

Our idea is to proceed with the output of analysis and find the most efficient way to counteract and therefore protect the environment (e.g decrease meat consumption, put fishing restrictions in place,...). The analyzes could be used as a first step into a bright future not only for us but also for the next generations.

Authors: Matthias Bänziger, Raffael Hofmann, Stefanie Kunz, Sharon Sommer