The Ensuing Global Dilemma

Energy Affordable, Sustainable & Environmentally

Compatible

Our Problem

•  Yearly consumption of oil, coal & gas requires 1 Mio years to be generated •  Energy burnout estimation by „Weltenergierat in Paris“

–  Oil: 40 years –  Gas: 50 years –  Uranium: 60 years (400 nuclear power plants)

(> 100,000 years of nuclear radiation) –  Coal: 120 years

•  Every hour we extinct 1 animal species and 60 plant species every day •  Every week we blast ½ billion tons of greenhouse gas into the environment

–  1% yearly reduction of the ozone layer density –  Global warming

 We  burn  the  future  of  our  children  Source:  Spiegel-­‐Online  9.3.2013  

Solutions •  Only nuclear power provides sufficient and long lasting energy •  Use modern global outsourcing strategy for nuclear power plant •  Use nuclear power of our closest star – the sun

–  Predicted operating time: 4,5 billion years –  Energy availability per day:

•  10,000 - 15,000 times more than our daily worldwide use •  Provides global energy demand for 180 years •  In the form of wind power we have 80 times more energy than our daily worldwide use •  Growing bio mass provides 10 times more energy than our daily worldwide use •  Water power alone would allow to provide the daily worldwide energy demand

Source:  Bernd  Vollmer  

Paradigm Change

•  Change from “Centralized Energy Production“ to “Decentralized Energy Production“

•  Private house power plants “Energy Plus Homes“

–  Generation of electricity by photovoltaics & wind –  Generation of heat and warm water by heat pump –  Storage of electricity in battery –  Electricity balance by grid connection

Source:  WirtschaAswoche  8/2013  

Critical Thinking •  Paradigm Change is not compatible with the business

interests of large energy providers

–  Energy provision is a multi billion € market –  Today, 1 out of 60 households relies on internal

energy generation

 We  have  to  Act  

DIS goes Green

Our Vision for The Solar Panel Project

for Sustainability

Through Learning and Fundraising Promoting Local and Global Action

DIS aims to educate and motivate its international community to

“Go Green“ To protect and enrich our shared

Environment

The "DIS goes Solar" project is part of the 21st century learning initiative which

Dresden International School launched at the beginning of 2012-13.

Major Focus:

Practical, „Hands-on“ Learning

Beginning with 10 Solar Kits

Implementing a Solar Lab with 10 solar panels (power: 1,4 KW generating ~ 10 KWh/sunny day)

Control/Monitor Panel Charging Station for BYOD Program Internal use cost savings on electricity bill ~1000€/yr

A Visionary concept for DIS ~ Generating Electricity for our own use!

DIS goes Green

The DIS Solar Project for Sustainability has a full Pedagogical integration at all

Grade levels of the DIS Curricula. Beginning with the Units of Inquiry :

EYP level - introducing the Concept of Light

PYP level - discovering the climate‘s effects and natural sources of clean energy

MYP level - exploring renewable and non-renewable resources, as well as the actual planning, building and implementation of the solar project

to the DP level wherein the focus continues to be on the actual monitoring and controls of the solar project structure‘s energy storage and usage as a complete model ...and onwards, ensuring DIS students become globally-minded responsible citizens of the world, at the forefront of future viable &

sustainable energy evolutions.

DIS goes Green

For Solar Visionaries

Please Help Support DIS in its aim to educate, motivate and spread

the Dresden International School‘s Solar Energy initiative

to the entire Dresden community... and beyond.

“DIS Goes Solar“

To protect and enrich our shared Environment

The DIS Solar Project Fund

Timeline – Summer 2014

Financial Target 10,000 €

Please Contact a representative at „DIS Goes Solar „Project Fund for more details on how you can be a part of this bright (Solar) future.

Thank you for Supporting....

....the Future of our Children & Our Planet

DIS goes Green

www.disgoesgreen.de