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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Step 2 - Accessoire Sharing

Hello:)
 
Our goal is to reach people who need high-quality jewellery once and for whom it is not worth having it forever. This can save a lot of material and effort.
 
First a few general things about the material: A piece of jewellery can consist of different materials. The most common are gold, silver, palladium, stainless steel, platinum etc. For example, a white gold chain can consist of 37% gold, 11% silver, 20% copper and 32% palladium. Gold, for example, is measured in carats, which means that a Cartier ring has been assumed to contain 18 carats of yellow gold, which means that it contains 3.6 grams of gold. 
The fineness of a piece of jewellery indicates how much of the precious material in a piece of jewellery is in per thousand.
 
The distribution will be carried out via a homepage, on which all pieces of jewellery are registered. The procedure will be that we are like a company with individual departments, each of which is responsible for something. The customer can choose a piece of jewellery. This will be sent to his home. He can use it for a certain period of time. Afterwards, he sends it back and we clean it again so that it is ready for the next parade.
 
We hope that you were able to get a little insight.
 
Kind regardes
 
Julia and Selina

carsharing app

Hello

This is our great idea about our car sharing app. The name off the app is "sharing". It's a app, where you can lend a car for a few hours or days. It's very simple. Firs of all, you have to register yourself and you have to deposit a credit card or your pay pal account. After that, the app asks you if you want kind of vehicle you want to drive. Lets say a family car or a smart for example. It's important that you activate your gps so that the car near your is shown. With one click, you can reserve the vehicle for 3 hours. At each "sharing" station is a safe with the key. You get the code for the safe on your app. The Car tracks and counts the km you drove and it will automatically will be put on your bill. You can return the car anytime to a "sharing" station. It is important, that you charge the car after using it a lot and as already said, when your finished, you have the plug in the car at the station, because it's a electric car. Your keys have gps on, so don't forget to put it back in the safe.

 

sharing streaming platforms

Hello guys

We decided to change our topic, because we wanted something that we have a relation to. As you can see our new topic is "sharing streaming platforms" for example Netflix, DAZN, Skysport etc.

If you a share an account of one of these streaming platforms, you can save a lot of money, but that's not the only advantage.  The providers can save a lot of energy, because they just have to send an email only to the account owner and not to every single user. The probability that there is a shorter dunning procedure for open invoices is higher, because several people manage the same account.

We would like to create an app, where you can enter your zip code and then people can see if there is an account available to share.

At the moment we are doing research on what energys we could save with our concept. 

Best regards

Michael and Chem

Resources sharing - short facts about Petroleum

Today we have collected some facts about petroleum.

  • What is petroleum?
  • Where can we find petroleum?
  • How long will petroleum reserves last?

What is petroleum?

Millions of years ago, algae and plants lived in shallow seas. After dying and sinking to the seafloor, the organic material mixed with other sediments and was buried. Over millions of years under high pressure and high temperature, the remains of these organisms transformed into what we know today as fossil fuels. 

Petroleum is a naturally occurring liquid found beneath the Earth’s surface that can be refined into fuel (Treibstoff). Petroleum is a fossil fuel, meaning that it has been created by the decomposition (Zersetzung) of organic matter over millions of years. It is formed in sedimentary rock under intense heat and pressure.

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Where can we find petroleum?

- gasoline
- heating oil
- diesel fuel
- kitchen items
- clothing (to help make clothing non-flammable and colorful)
- plastic 

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How long will petroleum reserves last?

Petroleum will last for about 50 - 60 years!

If you want more information and you don't want to wait until next week click:  Video - Petroleum

Next week we will inform you about: What will we miss when petroleum runs out? 

 Stay healthy!

Emanuela, Anja and Vanessa