<p>If you ever needed another reason why UC Davis was voted as one of the top ten coolest schools in the nation, here you go. The university is formally opening the UC Davis Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester on April 22nd, a facility built to process leftover student-grown veggies like <B>cabbage and kale, and turning it into clean, renewable electricity</b>. To get a inside look into the process, check out the video below!<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/PL68dxvuavs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Built from technology developed by faculty member, Ruihong Zhang, this new facility will ultimately process <B>50 tons of organic waste each day</b> and turn it into clean, renewable electricity powering our campus,” says Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. “This <B>farm-to-fork-to-fuel process is unique to UC Davis</b> and affirms our profound commitment to sustainable practices.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Half of the waste going into the biodigester comes from the campus, such as the dining commons, animal facilities, olive oil production, and winery. The rest comes from local commercial food companies and restaurants, according to The Aggie. Seems like a great way to get students to not only get their fill of produce, but also power the campus as well.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “[It] allows the University to demonstrate the leadership in environmental stewardship and converting waste into clean bioenergy and reducing the carbon footprint of the University’s community and facilities,” said Zhang.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> It’s reasons like this that make me proud to be a UC Davis alumni!</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://bae.engineering.ucdavis.edu" target="_new"> UC Davis Biological and Agricultural Engineering </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
