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.
Farm will buy energy from PG&E, and will be credited by PG&E at a rate of --50% of rate PG&E charges per kWh-- per kWh produced on farm source: RCM Digesters, www.rcmdigesters.com A 70kW generator operating on the biogas from 500 cattle produces 1,200 kWh/day (438,000 kWh/yr).Total Cost: $387,500.Note: Energy consumption comes from www.RCMdigesters.com, (also consistant with PG&E 400-700kWh/day).] Assume farm purchases energy from PG&E at $0.1093/kWh, electricity costs/yr: (0.1093(rate) x 182,500(usage) = $19,947.25/yr) Routine daily maintenance of farm (checking machinery, cleaning up manure) is 1 hr/day.