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Thisenergydetectivescompetitionisorganizedbyeinkorn(Germany),WESC
(Egypt)andsupportedbyindividualsinJordan,andisheldinallthreecountries:The
4bestsubmissionsineachcountrywillgetthechancetoactasenergyembassadors
fortheircountryandmeetinAugust2016inHamburg,Germany.Bysubmittingthis
competitionIconfirmthatIhavemyparentsconsentfortravelingtoGermanyand
willcontributewithownfinancialmeanstotheextentpossible(scholarshipsare
available).Bysubmittingthisform,Ialsoagreetohavingmypicturetaken,Ifnot,
pleasecrossouttheprevioussentence.
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memberifyouwish
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orgetintouchwithyourlocalcontactperson.
A.
Energyquiz
1. Pleaselistall
primary
sourcesofenergy(renewableandnonrenewable)that
youknow.Primaryenergysourcesareenergysourcesthatcanbeused
directlyastheyappearinnaturewithoutanytransformation.
2. Somecountriesaremoredependentonimportsforcoveringtheirenergy
demandthanothers.Matchthepercentagetowhichacountryisdependent
onforeignsourcesofenergytoEgypt,Germany,andJordan(2012data).
Country
Egypt
Germany
Jordan
Dependency
96%
5%
61%
Bonusquestion:whatdoesitmeanstohaveanegativedependencyrate?
3. Ineachcountry,energycomesfrommanydifferentsourcesandsoeach
countryhasadifferentenergymix.Canyouguesswhichchartbelongsto
whichcountry?
Thisis:
Thisis:
Thisis:
4. Whenalampisswitchedontoproducelight,italsogeneratesheat.The
moreitgeneratesheat,thelesslightisproduced.Anenergysavinglampis
thusalampthatgenerateslessheatwhileproducingthesameorahigher
amountoflight.Canyouconnectthepicturesbelowwiththecorrecttypeof
thelampandthedegreeofenergyefficiency?
lightbulb
inefficient
LED
efficient
energysavinglamp veryefficient
B. Inventory
5. Didyouuseanyenergytoday?Pleasedescribeeverythingyoudidtodaythat
usedenergy.
Howmuchenergyweconsumedependsonwhatenergyconsumingapplianceswe
ownandhowweusethem.Pleasedoacompleteinventoryofallenergyconsumers
inyourhomeandfilloutthetablesbelow.
6. Counthowmanylampsyoufindinyourhouseandwhereandfindouttheir
power(writtenonthelamp)andestimatehowmanyhoursyouusethemper
year.
Lighting
Zone
Typeoflamp
Power(Watt)
perunit
Hoursusedperyear
Example:kitchen
1CFL
75
4hoursperday*365
days=1460hoursper
year
1smallLED
0,25*365=
7. Nowgoonscavengerhuntthroughyourfamilyshomeandwritedownany
devicethatuseselectricityandaddittothetablebelow.Thepower(indicated
inWatts)onhouseholddevicesisonlyatheoreticalvalue.Inactualusage,
thepowerconsumedmaydiffer.However,itstillgivesusagoodindicationof
ourelectricityconsumers.Ifthewattageisnotindicatedonyourdevice,look
fortheoutputvaluesforvoltage(V)andampere(A)andmultiplythosetoget
thepower(W).Ifyoucannotfindanyofthosevalues,pleasedoashort
researchontheInternet.
Devices
Zone
Item
Watt
(W)
Hoursusedper
year
Kitchen
Examplefridge
160
=24*365
8. Transportalsoconsumesenergy,mostlyintheformofoilproducts.Describe
whatareyourfamilysmainmeansoftransportation?Fromallthemeansof
transportationthatyourfamilyuses,whichoneisthemostenergyintensive
andbywhatcoulditbereplaced?
C. Calculations
9. Calculatehowmuchenergyyouuseforlightingandappliancesperyear.
10. Costsforenergycanbehigh.InEgyptandJordan,thepriceofelectricityis
setbythegovernment.Thegovernmenthasdecidedtoincreasetheprices
forelectricityinthenextyearsuntilitsellsonekWhatthepriceitpaysto
produceit.InGermany,thepriceissetbytheinteractionofconsumersand
producers.Calculatehowmuchyouhavepersonallywouldhavetopayfor
whatyouconsumeineachcountryin2016.
Egypt
Year
Consumption(inkWh)per
year
Cost(perkWh,in
EUR)
Annualcost(EUR)
2016
0.04
Germany
Year
Consumption(inkWh)per
year
Cost(perkWh,in
EUR)
Annualcost(EUR)
2016
0.25
Year
Consumption(inkWh)per
year
Cost(perkWh,in
EUR)
Annualcost(EUR)
2016
0.09
Jordan
11. Canyouexplainwhytherearesuchbigdifferencesinpricesinthosethree
countries?
12. Tickallthewaysinwhichapersoncanactuallysaveenergy:
O
O
O
O
C
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Switchingofflightswhentheyarenotneeded
Eatingproductsfromfaraway
Cookingwithalidonthepot
Usingenergysavinglamps
Cyclinginsteadoftakingthebus
Puttingapplianceslikeafridgeandanovennexttoeachother
Buyingproductsthatlastlonger
Usingpublictransport
Bathinginsteadofshowering
Pullingtheplugofallelectricaldeviceswhennotinuse
Recyclingcokebottles
Walkinginsteadoftakingthecar
13. Whatcouldyoudotoproduceyourenergyathomeorinyourcommunity
D. Application
14. I
nthispart,wechallengeyoutogooutandapplyyournewknowledge.Youdecidehow
todoitbutyourprojectmustfollowtheseguidelines:
Focusonreductionofenergyconsumptionineverydaylife.
Showinteractionwithatleastonepersonotherthanyou.
Expressyourprojectinoneormoremediaformats:photography,newspaperarticle,
film,drawing,report,radioshow,collage,presentation