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International Students United in Exploiting Solar Power at DBG (DBG: Likely referring to a specific location or institution)
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In the realm of the Erasmus+ program, the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium kicks off an international endeavor focusing on renewable energy usage. Collaborating with schools from Poland and Spain, students will monitor photovoltaic system efficiency, experiment with solar observation, and engage in discussions in English. The project's foundation resides in a PV system positioned on the school rooftop.
A message from Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium.
Home Grown Initiatives
Approximately a year ago, a solar plant found its home on the roof of the DBG, providing solar power to the public grid. Utilizing the "Erasmus+" program, the forward-thinking project "Regenerative Energy Utilization" has now commenced, spearheaded by the physics department alongside students.
Come September 2024, an engaging international project, called the E-Soleo project, was launched. It revolves around the potential and obstacles of solar energy utilization and attracts partnership from Poland's "Dwujęzyczna Szkoła Podstawowa Nr.1" and a Spanish school. The project aims to investigate photovoltaic systems nearby each school, analyze the results, and discuss them.
The project is an inspiring model of international collaboration and promises a 15-month duration, educating 12 students from each participating school in physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, art, and other related areas, pertinent to solar energy, sun knowledge, and sustainable resource utilization.
With hands-on experiments, such as employing PV technology on a cycling trailer of the "Solarcamp makes school" initiative, participants may observe sunlight's practical workings, experience its performance, and scrutinize environmental factors like shading or angle of incidence. Additional sun observation experiments and solar energy application models can be developed, too.
Moreover, an artistic spin on solargraphy, a photo technique documenting the sun's movement, is also approached, while English usage is simultaneously fostered.
All data from the systems will be supplied to the school regularly by the BürgerEnergie Bergisch Gladbach eG (BEGGL), which enables the incorporation of the data into the school curriculum.
BürgerEnergie Bergisch Gladbach eGAddress: Schönen Feld 1, 1467 Bergisch GladbachEmail: [email protected]
Quick Notes about BEGGL
The BürgerEnergie Bergisch Gladbach eG (BEGGL) was instigated through Klimafreunde Rhein-Berg e.V., established at the tail end of March 2023, and was officially registered on 6th June 2023. The core purpose of the cooperative is to enable inhabitants from Bergisch Gladbach and the Rhein-Berg region to engage actively in a sustainable and distributed energy infrastructure through its membership.
The citizen's initiative works to contribute to the democratic governance and design of the local and regional energy future, thus paving the way for a secure and sustainable climate and energy-focused future – for the next generation and the economic prosperity of the Rhein-Berg region.
- The Erasmus+ program is providing a platform for the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium, in partnership with schools from Poland and Spain, to focus on renewable energy usage in an international endeavor.
- The physics department at Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium, along with students, is spearheading a project named "Regenerative Energy Utilization," which incorporates solar power, environmental science, finance, and education and self-development.
- In September 2024, the E-Soleo project was launched, a collaboration between Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium and schools in Poland and Spain, working to investigate the potential and challenges of solar energy utilization, with a focus on the efficiency of photovoltaic systems.
- The BürgerEnergie Bergisch Gladbach eG (BEGGL), a citizen's initiative, was established to enable local citizens to participate in a sustainable and distributed energy infrastructure, with the goal of contributing to a secure and sustainable climate and energy future for the Rhein-Berg region.
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