Today, as we handed over the prize—a six-pack of Trojan doughnuts—we had the pleasure of speaking with Zala Burnik, the winner of the AURORA Energy Tracker mobile application user draw.
Zala Burnik is a student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana. She first learned about the AURORA Energy Tracker mobile application and the AURORA project through social media.
“I would occasionally receive notifications that my friends had liked posts from the AURORA Ljubljana or ŠEK (Student Energy Club) profiles. That piqued my curiosity, so I decided to explore these profiles myself. That’s how I came across the AURORA Energy Tracker mobile application. I downloaded it and have now been using it for three months.
Yes, most of my entries in the app relate to transport, as determining the share of my energy consumption and costs in student accommodation would be rather complicated. I don’t want to overcomplicate my life with that. However, when it comes to transport, I do. Now, I clearly understand my carbon footprint for any type of journey, whether local or long-distance. The difference between public and individual transportation is striking—except, of course, for cycling. Besides having a zero-carbon footprint, cycling also offers significant health benefits. It would be great if the app could also track these health benefits.”
This is how Zala Burnik summarised her experience with the AURORA Energy Tracker mobile application. Since she resides in a student dormitory in Ljubljana, she has also shared her experience with her fellow residents.
This article is also available in Slovene at http://www.s3k.si/novice/izzrebanka-tega-meseca-je-zala-burnik/
