The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Feedback round peers to peers

Dear Lars

Dear Dharany

We really like our idea of the "SHARE-it App". You can save a lot of money, if you rent things and not buy them.

Unfortunately you couldn't create a real app which could be used, but you found a good solution with the PowerPoint. It' is possible to search systematical and there are further details to every object which is great.

We are looking Forward to your results.

Best regards,

Shana and Rahel

What will we miss when petroleum runs out? - Resources sharing

Like we promised last week, we will tell you today what happens when we run out of petroleum. 

According to calculations we will run out of oil in 50 to 60 years.
Many people do not know that we come into contact with products containing petroleum several times a day. 

Which products contain petroleum?

  • Cosmetic products (bodylotion, mascara & shower gel)
  • Chewing gum 
  • Fuel (cars, plans etc.)
  • Clothes
  • Candles
  • Tupperware
  • Mattresses, duvets, pillows
  • Swimming suit
  • Cleaning products
  • etc.

As you now realize, many products contain petroleum.

 
The consequence for us humans is therefore that we already have to find more alternatives to oil and get used to them. A lot of what is daily routine for us would fall away. For example, cars would run out of fuel, airplanes would no longer be able to fly and many articles would have to be produced differently, like chewing gum, clothes or cosmetic products.
 
 
Next time we will look at how we can share petroleum so that we can keep petroleum for a longer time.

 

Stay healthy and have a good time!

Team Resources sharing :-)

Team Energy Sharing, results from the 03.04.2020, caluclations and report

Hello together

Here you cand find our results from the 03.04.2020:

Um die Kosten von Solarenergie besser analysieren zu können, muss eine Zeitspanne von mindestens 10 Jahren berechnet werden. Die Anschaffungskosten der Solarzellen, für unser Quartier, belaufen sich ca. auf CHF 231'111.10 (siehe Berechnungen in unserem letzten Post). In den Jahren darauf hat man maximal noch Servicekosten, falls etwas beschädigt wurde. Die Kosten für nicht erneuerbare Energien, in unsrem Quartier, belaufen sich nach unsren Berechnungen vom letzten Post auf CHF 22'880 im Jahr. Nicht enthalten sind auch hier Service- und Unterhaltkosten von Heizungen etc.
Nach 10 Jahren wurden also CHF 228'000 für nicht erneuerbare Energien ausgegeben. Somit könnte man ab dem 11. Jahr mit Solarzellen Kosten sparen.

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END - VZ19A - Distance learning experiment III

W8: 4/01 Wednesday * 2020

Special - Distance learning experiment III

Have a good day!  To the program & tasks >

Knowledge deepening

Task 9 (Team work) - Homework: From speedy posts to deepened energy posts! Deepen your Energy knowledge. You can add it directly in your Speedy post or even better create one (or two) new posts and set internal links to yor new "deepended knowledge post(s)" (Categories: your class, Energy knowledge; Tag: knowledge deepening  Check out the teacher's note here >

Reminder
>Keep your class OneNote VZ19A (private section "Tasks") up to date (e.g. direct links to your single or team tasks on The Horse)
>Don't forget to check out the following website for your energy carrier: https://dontwastemy.energy/
>Don't take your info from one single material (könnte einseitig sein!)
>Mind the categories!
>Put challenging/interesting questions
>On The Horse =>for smaller line spacing =>Shift + Enter

Knowledge deepening on hydro energy

To learn more about the use of hydro energy in Switzerland we've put up a link from the official website of the governement.

- about 57 % of the domestic electricity production comes from hyrdo energy

- it is the most important domestic source of renewable energy

- there are about 660 hydropower plants in Switzerland

- the hydropower market is worth 1.8 Billion Swiss Francs

- the federal governement is promoting the future use of hydro energy

Hydro energy usage (bfe.admin.ch)

Jan Tall, Luca Napolitano