The Horse 2021/22

Environment & Technology

Embodied Energy / Task 14

Hello Reader,

Do you think you use grey energy in your life? :-) 

If you are interested, read the following post! 

[More] --> In the following post, grey energy is explained in more detail. The circle of life is explained preciser as well as what grey energy contains. In addition, everyday consumption is shown by means of examples. Aswell as the footprint compared to the average footprint. 

Picture: Cycle of grey energy

[Audio pitch: Recording Embodied Energy.ogg (112.01 kb) 

Quiz questions:

Q: What where the two sounds in the recording above?

A: _________________________________________

Multiple Choice:

Q: Is meat embodied energy?

A: ( ) YES

    ( ) NO

Vocabulary:

  • Consumer goods --> Konsumgüter
  • Recources --> Rohstoffe
  • Mining --> Rohstoffgewinnung
  • Raw material processing --> Rohstoffverarbeitung
  • Disposal --> Entsorgung
  • Production --> Fabrikation
  • CED (Cumulativ energy demand) --> KEA (Kumulierter Energieaufwand)

 

[Source: Focus Terra I / focusTerra I - Earth's Treasures (office.com)]

Alina & Lia

What is SpaceX

What is SpaceX

English:

SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars. SpaceX manufactures the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, several rocket engines, Dragon cargo, crew spacecraft and Starlink communications satellites.

German:

Elon Musk gründete 2002 das Raumfahrtunternehmen SpaceX mit dem Ziel, Menschen in den Weltraum zu bringen und diesen für humanes ökologisches Wachstum auf anderen Planeten zu nutzen. Vordergründig geht es darum, die notwendigen Technologien zu entwickeln, um in den nächsten Jahren den Mars kolonisieren zu können.

Source: [1] SpaceX (Wikipedia.org)

Source: [2] NZZ (NZZ Newspaper)

Actual Tweet Released on 12.11.2021

Solutions for Enviroment / Poulation:

If Mars could be conolised, the ever-growing overpopulation on Earth could be shipped there.

Task 11: Soumaya and Lia

 

Mission and Tesla Ecosystem

Climate Change and Co2:

Addressing climate change through an entire ecosystem Climate change is reaching alarming levels globally due in large part to emissions from burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity generation. The world cannot reduce CO2 emissions without addressing both energy generation and consumption. And the world cannot address its energy habits without first directly reducing emissions in the transportation and energy sectors.

How are they achieving this mission?

Tesla is designing and manufacturing a complete energy and transportation ecosystem. Tesla seeks to achieve this through our R&D and software development efforts as well as through our continuous drive to develop advanced manufacturing capabilities. 

System:

Source Link: 

[1] 2020-tesla-impact-report.pdf (tesla.com)

Project Solar Energy

Idea:

Today you can share everything, how about renting out roofs with solar panels for people who don't have a roof. That way you could achieve a greater range.

Why I think this topic is important:

It would be good if in the future we would grasp onto sustainable energy sources, not everyone has the chance to have PV systems. Because they dont have a roof.

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