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.
serious difficulty finding the USD 500 that the cheapest biogas reactor would cost. Resources made available through a debt-for-environment swap (DFES) could act as a financial facility to promote the expansion of the biogas sector. The report includes a brief description of donor activities and lessons learned in the field of biogas production and possible links with DFES. A stakeholder analysis has been carried out. Households, local businesses, engineering and consulting companies in the field of biogas have been identified as main stakeholders and their incentives and