Title: TASK: Comparing Energy Technologies
Course: Project week - Leuphana-Copy > Section: What is renewable energy? (science focus)

You have seen in this course section that electric power can be generated from different sources. But how do these different technologies actually work? And what are their impacts on our environment? Get an overview of the different technologies and compare their features in the following steps.

Renewable energy fact sheet

Step 1: Preparation

Get together in groups of (at least) four students. Each group will focus on a different technology for generating electric power. As a group, pick one of these technologies:

- solar cell power
- nuclear power
- natural gas
- wind power
- coal
- biomass

Your primary resources are the 'FACT SHEETS: Renewable energy technologies'. They cover various features of the technologies. In your group, determine which person will have a closer look at which features:

1. Carbon dioxide released + environmental impacts
2. Other pollution/ waste + noise
3. Land use and ecology + safety
4. Availability + reliability

Read the fact sheet and your features carefully and take notes. Discuss questions that might arise among each other.

Step 2: Expert groups

- Meet the other students who focused on the same features. Share and compare your results. Can you spot similarities between the technologies or are there striking differences concerning the features? Compare the different technologies.
- Document your findings in the form of two posters (each poster covering one feature), and practice presenting your findings to others.

Step 3: Class

Present your poster in class. Be prepared to answer your classmates' questions. Leave the posters up on the wall – you will need them again later in the project.

[fa-database] You can upload photos of your posters to the database Learner Texts.

[fa-pencil] You can document your findings in the Project Journal.