Renewable energy satisfies school’s farm and community

Wat Sa Kaew school’s biogas collection system allows a saving on its electricity bill, as well as a better relationship with its neighbours. The system, which captures methane gas from composted manure and burns it in a generator, has virtually eliminated complaints from the neighbourhood regarding horrible odours emanating from the school’s poultry operation. By Apisit Buranakanonda, Bangkok, Thailand  Wat Sa Kaew school, founded in Ang Thong province in Thailand in 1942, is a