The Van region has a large Kurdish population, and the Van cat has been referred to as the Kurdish cat or Kurdish Van cat, and made a symbol of Kurdistan in Kurdish nationalist circles.
Each cubic meter (m 3) of biogas contains the equivalent of 6 kWh of calorific energy. However, when we convert biogas to electricity, in a biogas powered electric generator, we get about 2 kWh of useable electricity, the rest turns into heat which can also be used for heating applications. 2 kWh is enough energy to power a 100 W light bulb for 20 hours or a 2000W hair dryer for 1 hour.
Quick guides are concise explanations of topics or issues in the news. More Quick Guides. However, energy is used in farming and processing the crops, and this can make biofuels as polluting as petroleum-based fuels, depending on what is grown and how it is treated.iofuels: the next batch. Sixty percent of new cars can run on a fuel mix which includes 85% ethanol. The European Union has a target for 2010 that 5.75% of transport fuels should come from biological sources, but the target is unlikely to be met.