IES Sierra Minera,

La Unión.

We come

from La

Unión,

Murcia.

In the

southeast of

Spain.

In the vicinity of La Unión you can find nature

protection areas as Calblanque Natural Park…

...or Cenizas hill.

Moreover, there are places of great tourist

interest like La Manga del Mar Menor.

MERCADO PÚBLICO

THE INTERNATIONAL FLAMENTO FESTIVAL “CANTE

DE LAS MINAS”

Our city has an old flamenco

and mining tradition

Mining tradition

Another interesting place near

La Unión is Cartagena.

Interesting places to visit in

Cartagena

The Roman Theater

ENERGY RESOURCES IN

LA UNIÓN

ESCOMBRERAS THERMAL

POWER STATION

• Escombreras Thermal Power Station is an

electricity-generation plant located in the

Escombreras Valley, in the local district of

Cartagena next to La Unión.

•The station is a

combined cycle

power plant.

•The plant uses

natural gas.

•With gross

power of 830 Mw.

THERMAL POWER PLANTS AND

ENVIRONMENT

• Carbon dioxide emissions and nitrogen

oxides emission.

• The increase of greenhouse effect and

acid rain.

• Atmosphere and water increasing.

• Environmental impact.

COMBINED CYCLED POWER

PLANT

• They are more efficient and less polluting.

• They are an important driving force of the

economy in our Region.

RENEWABLE ENERGY IN OUR

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

• We can find a wind power plant which is

located next to our School.

• It has 8 units.

• The plant has a power of 5280 Kw

• Each unit has a power of 660Kw

WHAT ARE WE DOING IN OUR

SCHOOL RELATED TO THIS?

MAKING A WIND TURBINE

We are working on our projects

Some projects have already been

finished

We are working on a big wind

turbine

ENERGY AND SAVING

ENERGY IN OUR SCHOOL

IES SIERRA MINERA

LA UNIÓN

• In the vicinity of the school you can find

wind generators, whose energy we use in

ous classrooms.

WIND ENERGY

• On the roof of our

gymnasium you

can find solar

panels and we

take advantage of

them.

SOLAR ENERGY

• In our school there are

fountains of water

around the schoolyard.

• Problem: We detected

we were wasting water

because the tap didn´t

work .

• Solution: Change the

kind of tap with dosage

measure.

SAVING WATER

• In our classrooms there are three rows of

fluorescent tubes.

• Problem: we waste too much energy.

• Solution: We eliminated one row to take

advantage of the sunlight and to save

energy.

SAVING LIGHT

STATISTICAL STUDY

ON

ENERGY SAVING

STATISTICAL STUDY ON

ENERGY SAVING

1. Choose the negative consequences that energyconsumption has on the environment.

2. Do you usually turn off the lights when you leave a room?

3. Do you turn off the lights when you find them onunnecessarily?

4. At home, do you use the washing machine and thedishwasher when they are full?

5. Do you leave electrical appliances (television, DVD, etc.)with the pilot light on ?

6. When central heating is on at home or at school, do youopen windows because it’s hot?

STATISTICAL STUDY ON

ENERGY SAVING

7. Do you think it is good to have double or triple glasslayers in windows at home or at school?

8. What's the meaning of Low/Save energy lights bulbs?

9. Do you think that saving energy can help to improve the environment and our economy?

10. How do you usually go to school?

11. Would you agree to use public transport instead of private transport because it has more environmental benefits?

12. Do you think of saving energy when you take a hot shower?

STATISTICAL STUDY ON ENERGY SAVING

RELEVANT INFORMATION

Do you usually turn off the lights

when you leave a room?

16%

32%41%

11%

sometimes

usually

always

never

Only 41% of

the surveyed

turn off the

lights when

they leave a

room.

STATISTICAL STUDY ON ENERGY SAVING

RELEVANT INFORMATION

Do you leave electrical appliances

(television, DVD, etc.) with the pilot

light on ?

47%

5%

32%

16%

usually always

sometimes never

Only 16% of

the surveyed

leave electrical

appliances

with the pilot

light off.

STATISTICAL STUDY ON ENERGY SAVING

RELEVANT INFORMATION

Do you think of saving energy when

you take a hot shower?

48%

47%

5%

no yes Idon't know

Only 47% of

the surveyed

think of saving

energy when

they have a

hot shower.

WHAT HAVE WE DONE IN OUR

SHOOL TO MAKE PEOPLE MORE

AWARE OF SAVING ENERGY OR

TO TEACH THEM SOME USEFUL

TIPS ABOUT ENERGY?

A QUIZ ABOUT ENERGY