This year, the Energy and Climate Workshop offered a very special stage to the prizewinners. 600 guests attended the<link www.eco2friendly.ch - external-link "Opens external link in current window"> eco2friendly</link> Day at the KKL in Lucerne in the context of cooperation with the "eco2friendly" electricity efficiency programme.
The first prize in the Energy category went to Jonathan Ritter, Candy Stettler and Florend Aljimi, apprentice bakers in their second year at<link www.bbz-biel.ch - external-link "Opens external link in current window"> BBZ Biel</link>, for their <link www.energie-klimawerkstatt.ch/projekte/detail.html - external-link "Opens external link in current window">“Achieving savings in a bakery with LEDS”</link>. In the Innovation category, the IT quartet of Nicolas Schäfli, Nicolas Märchy, Nicola Streit and Tobias Lüscherm, all in their third year at the <link www.gibb.ch/Seiten/default.aspx - external-link "Opens external link in current window">GIBB</link> in Bern, submitted a very convincing project. They have created the<link www.energie-klimawerkstatt.ch/projekte/detail.html - external-link "Opens external link in current window"> “IntelliPlug”</link>, an intelligent in-line switch intended to reduce the power consumption of devices in standby mode.
Jasmin Meier and Yasmin Bösiger, KV apprentices from <link www.winterthur.ch - external-link "Opens external link in current window">Winterthur</link>, received the first prize for their <link www.energie-klimawerkstatt.ch/projekte/detail.html - external-link "Opens external link in current window">“Every day counts - small actions - big results”</link> awareness project. They have shown more than 5000 students how to have a major effect through minor actions. Icaro Oliveira de Souza, Timon Fröhlich and Felicia Larcher, all apprentice chefs in the<link k-z-u.ch - external-link "Opens external link in current window"> KZU Health and Care centre</link> of excellence in Bassersdorf/Embrach, were also pleased to receive the main prize in the Planning category. Their <link www.energie-klimawerkstatt.ch/projekte/detail.html - external-link "Opens external link in current window">“Vegi days at the KZU”</link> project is intended to reduce CO₂ emissions and be kind to the environment through targeted avoidance of meat throughout the KZU's entire food offering. Previously-selected public favourites Julia Sebastiao, Melanie Arias Gabian, Claudia Krapf, all specialists in Health and/or Home Economics (1st/2nd year), are studying at the KZU. Their<link www.energie-klimawerkstatt.ch/projekte/detail.html - external-link "Opens external link in current window"> “Bio-Garden”</link> project proved convincing thanks its comprehensive approach to providing information about CO₂ emissions using their own crops in three raised beds while motivating locals to help them in the garden.
The myclimate Energy and Climate Workshop is a national project competition for all those in education or training. To date, 679 projects from more than 7,600 applicants have been put into practice. It will be celebrating its 10th year anniversary during the next school year.
This Switzerland-wide project would be impossible without professional and financial support from different sources. This year, support was provided by <link www.energieschweiz.ch/home.aspx - external-link "Opens external link in current window">EnergieSchweiz</link>,<link www.griesser.ch/en/home - external-link "Opens external link in current window"> Griesser Storen</link>, <link www.cembra.ch/en/ - external-link "Opens external link in current window">Cembra MoneyBank</link>,<link www.axa-winterthur.ch/en/Pages/default.aspx - external-link "Opens external link in current window"> AXA Winterthur</link>, <link hotel.sv-group.com/de/ - external-link "Opens external link in current window">SV Hotel</link> and <link www.sbbcargo.com - external-link "Opens external link in current window">SBB Cargo</link>.