After 1,003 Years, Hungarian Monks Going Green.

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The Abbey of Pannonhalma celebrated its millennium in 1996.
The Abbey will soon get its own heating plant that runs on wood refuse from a nearby forestry and plant debris from local farms. It will nearly halve energy costs while cutting fossil fuel usage.
"We will eliminate the need to burn natural gas in all but the coldest days of the year," said chief architect Sandor Beck, pointing at the concrete skeleton of the plant. "We will put solar panels on the roof, and even collect and use rainwater."