Students and teachers at Kasiisi nursery and primary school in Uganda have found an innovative way to save money and protect the planet when nature calls – by building a biogas digester that allows them to harness the energy contained in human faeces. The thought of it is enough to put most people off their food, but the plan is to produce enough methane to cook meals for the school lunch programme, which provides rural…
Poo power: fuelling schools and teaching students a lesson
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