As we know, solar panels doesnt emmitt any CO2. If put correctly on the roof, it can make full use of the sun shining on it. We have some own solar panels on our roof.
While the specifics behind solar power are perhaps a bit on the technical side for some homeowners, the basic principles are straightforward and easy to understand. Standard solar panels - or photovoltaics (PV) as they are technically called - generate an electric current by catching light particles from the sun. This current is transferred to wires that lead to an inverter. The inverter converts this energy into AC power for your home and can be used throughout the home in a variety of ways. As we produce more current than we need, we sell the part we doesnt need.
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We live on a farm and that's why we have such an old heating system with wood.
As you can see on the picture, we heat with wood sticks.
We burn the wood sticks and this creates heat / energy. The heat is then distributed through the pipes to the various radiators in the whole house.
With a wood heater system you can use the raw material (wood) and the wood is usually also available regionally.
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New super battery (srf.ch, in German)
Can this tower secure our energy future?
Admired by Bill Gates, funded by a Japanese telecom giant: Swiss engineer Andrea Pedretti's idea is being built in Ticino.
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On the 6th of december 2019 I went with Michel Fejzullai and Simon Laubacher to the Sudwerk in Pfäffikon Zurich. There we met a very friendly man called Martin. He is the owner of the Sudwerk. Afterwards, he showed us the process of making high quality beer. He told us that we doesn't like the beer from the popular companies, such as Heineken, Feldschlössli or Quelfrösch. The reason is the taste. In his opinion, these beers taste boring. "It's just mixed water", he said.
It was really interesting to learn new things about beer. Unfortunately, in this Business it is very difficult to create an ecological beer, because a lot of raw materials have to be imported from England. In Switzerland we don't have enough barley malt to produce beer. Of Course, we could taste some tasty beers, yummy!
If you want to know more about the interview, you can take a look in Simons and Michels Project. H
Hi everyone,
I want to get your attention. There was an earthquake with a magnitude of 6,4! I was in Albania and I know that the people and the government does not have the money tho re-build all the damage! 28 people are dead and over 300 are missing. Many people lost their home and need help.
Refuigees of the natural disaster in kosovo
So please if you can donate even 1$ that would help alot!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/termeti
Thank you,
Melisa Sylejmani
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Today I saw an interesting report on Blick.ch which I would like to share with you.The report mentions which food needs how many litres of water. More...
Hello everybody,
Since I work for a Swiss washing machine and tumble dryer manufacturer (Schultess Maschinen AG), I had the idea to create a post about energy efficiency of today's washing machines. More...
One of our tasks was blogging our food on the KoBo Toolbox. Unfortunately, I missed the interduction class to this task due to sickness. However, once I joined the class, I found the experience really interesting. Eventough it was difficult to Keep up with documenting everything I consume, it really made me realise how I fuel my body. I started to be more aware of what I eat, for my health as well as for the enviroment. I started eating healthier and feeling better thanks to that. I also ate more homemade meals, because this way I knew exactly what I was eating and where it came from.
Since I stopped blogging my food experience, I have notice that I am less conscious of what I eat. I could feel the Impact the unaware eating had to my body, so I am thinking of documenting my nutrition on my own time!
In conclusion, this project was a interesting learning experience about the food, it's origin and ingredients as well as the impacts my eating habits have for my health and the enviroment.
We had the task to do a research about a plant which we use to eat. We decided to do a search of a plant which is known mostly as a drug.
Although this plant can be used for about 60'000 different things rarely one knows; one can use it for cooking as a superfood. It isn't just a drug, it is also used in the pharma and textile industry and we find the plant hemp in form of seeds, oil and flour. Hemp is a very healthy plant because it contains a lot of vitamins and mineral nutrients, much protein and a lot of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.
The parts of the plants which are used for cooking are the seeds. Normally, the blossoms aren't used for cooking.
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