2016EnergyDetectivesCompetition

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Thisenergydetectivescompetitionisorganizedbyeinkorn(Germany),WESC
(Egypt)andsupportedbyindividualsinJordan,andisheldinallthreecountries:The
4bestsubmissionsineachcountrywillgetthechancetoactasenergyembassadors
fortheircountryandmeetinAugust2016inHamburg,Germany.Bysubmittingthis
competitionIconfirmthatIhavemyparentsconsentfortravelingtoGermanyand
willcontributewithownfinancialmeanstotheextentpossible(scholarshipsare
available).Bysubmittingthisform,Ialsoagreetohavingmypicturetaken,Ifnot,
pleasecrossouttheprevioussentence.

Instructions:

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memberifyouwish
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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