Title: TASK: Solve Leinwig's energy challenge
Course: Project week - Leuphana-Copy > Section: Day 1

Attention! The mayor of the City of Leinwig, Dr. Michaela Johannsen, is seeking your help to create a community energy plan for her town. She has written you a letter on behalf of Leinwig's citizens detailing the status quo of her town's energy supply and outlining future goals.

Leinwig needs your help, Dr. Johannsen writes:

We are asking you to develop a renewable energy action plan for our community that adequately addresses the aspects mentioned in this letter. The clock is ticking, and you will have to present your blueprint to our energy commission at the end of this week. Please find more information, and additional materials attached to this letter. Leinwig City and County are counting on your help. We hope you will answer our call and help to build our future.

— Dr. Michaela Johannsen, Lord Mayor of Leinwig

This is going to be your overall task for the project week:

Develop a community energy plan for Leinwig that corresponds with the town's climate and energy targets and provides an innovative and realistic blueprint for the town's future. 'Pitch' your plan to a commission of local experts on energy policy and affected citizens.

(You can peek at the exact TASK: Make a pitch for a community energy plan and the TASK: Create a video and participate in the school competition here.)

Tasks

1. Read mayor Johannsen's letter carefully. Note down any questions you might have. Look up unknown vocabulary. (> Letter from Mayor Johannsen)

[fa-list-ul] You can insert new words and concepts into the glossary Energy Lingo.

2. Read the letter again and take notes on the following questions. Highlight important passages in the text. Discuss the questions in small groups first and then in class. Collect all results.

Analysis questions:

- What do you learn about the City of Leinwig in general? (Population? Location? Size? Current debates?)
- What do you learn about the current situation – the status quo – of energy supply in the City and County of Leinwig? (What energy sources? Recent changes or developments? Expectations for the future?)
- What do you learn about mayor Johannsen's goals and targets? What does she wish for the future of her community?

[fa-comments-o] You can discuss your findings in the Course Forum.

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

3. Create a profile of the current situation in Leinwig from the materials provided:

- Letter from Mayor Johannsen
- FILE: Leinwig community portfolio
- FILE: Leinwig climate data
- FILE: Leinwig energy portfolio
- FILE: Leinwig county utility map

The profile could be a Popplet wall or actual index cards stuck to your chalkboard. Form groups and divide up the work. For example, you could focus on these topics:

- Leinwig – City and community
- Energy and emission targets
- Energy sources – renewable and non-renewable
- Energy sources – status quo and future potentials
- ...