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.
If controls for NO x emissions are added (another $90,000 in capital costs), the levelized cost of electricity goes up to about $0.077 per kWh. The most likely scenario for California is an anaerobic generator with NO x controls and co-generation, which gives a cost range of $0.062 to $0.077/kWh.ased on the operating costs of several of the Swedish biogas upgrading plants, we projected that, at a very large dairy (8,000 cows) or centralized facility, the cost might be as low as $8.44 per 1,000 ft 3. Table 8-10 compares our estimated costs for producing biomethane to current prices for natural gas.