The students were given a task to brainstorm about energy saving and look for information about those little things that everyone of us can do in order to save the environment. In the following, around dozen tips from each country is listed.
Let us start from Poland. The Polish students came up with the following tips:
1. Switch off the lights when you leave the empty room
2. Boil as much water as you need
3. Turn off the oven 15 minutes before taking out the dish
4. Clean filters in domestic appliances
5. Put a lid on the pot, the dish will be cooked faster
6. Use energy efficient bulbs
7. When you charge batteries unplug the charger after the battery is full
8. Avoid using disposable batteries
9. Decrease the temperature in your room to 20 degrees Celsius
10. Choose products in light packaging
11. Recycle!
12. To water your garden use rain water
13. Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth
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Let us then continue to look at the tips given by the German students:
1. Use public transport
2. Share your car with others
3. Don´t use parental taxis
4. Use trains, prefer trains to aircraft
5. Check the pressure of your tires regularly
6. Cycle!
7. Don´t fiddle around with your mobile all day
8. Use LED light bulbs
9. Shut windows when heating is on
10. Ventilate room intensively for a short time
11. Switch off stand-by
12. Don´t use tumble driers
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The Romanian students came up with:
1. Plant a tree to shade the house and to reduce the expenditure of energy for cooling the house!
2. Use economical light bulbs!
3. Set the refrigerator at a lower level because this consumes almost 20 % of the electrical power of the house!
4. Unplug the electronic devices when not used!
5. Let the sun rays illuminate the house instead of light bulbs!
6. Save the hot water using short showers instead of bathing in bathtubs!
7. Do not let the refrigerator door open too long because it needs more energy to keep the cold air in it!
8. Do not let the house doors open too long during winter because it needs more energy to warm up it again!
9. In order to cool the house use a fan which consumes less energy and helps to distribute the cold air in the house!
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Tips from Finland:
1. Only use the dishwasher when it's full
2. Don't leave the fridge door open longer than necessary
3. Use the fireplace to warm the house
4. Warm sauna for the whole crowd rather than warming it for everyone separately
5. Keep the doors closed in summer so that the air indoors stays cool
6. If you go to vacation for long time turn down your heating elements or your thermostats
7. Lower the temperature in rooms that are not used regularly
8. Take shorter showers
9. Unplug electronics that are not in use
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Then last but not least, the top ten tips from the Turkish students:
1. Use energy only as much as you need
2. Insulate buildings
3. Prefer energy efficient devices
4. Turn off unnecessary light
5. Prefer renewable energy sources
6. Walk more
7. Use bicycle
8. Use public transport
9. Prefer cars with less fuel consumption
10. Dress appropriate clothes with each season
Let us start from Poland. The Polish students came up with the following tips:
1. Switch off the lights when you leave the empty room
2. Boil as much water as you need
3. Turn off the oven 15 minutes before taking out the dish
4. Clean filters in domestic appliances
5. Put a lid on the pot, the dish will be cooked faster
6. Use energy efficient bulbs
7. When you charge batteries unplug the charger after the battery is full
8. Avoid using disposable batteries
9. Decrease the temperature in your room to 20 degrees Celsius
10. Choose products in light packaging
11. Recycle!
12. To water your garden use rain water
13. Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth
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Let us then continue to look at the tips given by the German students:
1. Use public transport
2. Share your car with others
3. Don´t use parental taxis
4. Use trains, prefer trains to aircraft
5. Check the pressure of your tires regularly
6. Cycle!
7. Don´t fiddle around with your mobile all day
8. Use LED light bulbs
9. Shut windows when heating is on
10. Ventilate room intensively for a short time
11. Switch off stand-by
12. Don´t use tumble driers
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The Romanian students came up with:
1. Plant a tree to shade the house and to reduce the expenditure of energy for cooling the house!
2. Use economical light bulbs!
3. Set the refrigerator at a lower level because this consumes almost 20 % of the electrical power of the house!
4. Unplug the electronic devices when not used!
5. Let the sun rays illuminate the house instead of light bulbs!
6. Save the hot water using short showers instead of bathing in bathtubs!
7. Do not let the refrigerator door open too long because it needs more energy to keep the cold air in it!
8. Do not let the house doors open too long during winter because it needs more energy to warm up it again!
9. In order to cool the house use a fan which consumes less energy and helps to distribute the cold air in the house!
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Tips from Finland:
1. Only use the dishwasher when it's full
2. Don't leave the fridge door open longer than necessary
3. Use the fireplace to warm the house
4. Warm sauna for the whole crowd rather than warming it for everyone separately
5. Keep the doors closed in summer so that the air indoors stays cool
6. If you go to vacation for long time turn down your heating elements or your thermostats
7. Lower the temperature in rooms that are not used regularly
8. Take shorter showers
9. Unplug electronics that are not in use
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Then last but not least, the top ten tips from the Turkish students:
1. Use energy only as much as you need
2. Insulate buildings
3. Prefer energy efficient devices
4. Turn off unnecessary light
5. Prefer renewable energy sources
6. Walk more
7. Use bicycle
8. Use public transport
9. Prefer cars with less fuel consumption
10. Dress appropriate clothes with each season