Re: conversion factors

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

from   http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictT.html

TOE   a symbol for tonne of oil equivalent, a unit of energy used in the
international energy industry. 1 toe represents the energy available from
burning one tonne (metric ton) of oil; this is defined to be exactly 107
kilocalories, equivalent to approximately 7.4 barrels of oil, 1270 cubic
meters of natural gas, or 1.4 tonnes of coal. 1 toe is also equivalent to
41.868 gigajoules (GJ), 39.683 million Btu (MM Btu) or dekatherms, or 11.630
megawatt hours (MWh).


Rick

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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bowman" <David_Bowman@GEORGETOWNCOLLEGE.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: conversion factors


> Regarding Ludwik's conversion factors:
>
> > ... Below
> > is a table of conversion factors given by
> > H. Geller in his 2003 "Energy Revolution:
> > Politics for a Sustainable Future"  book.
> > ...
> > 1 TOE (ton of oil equivalent) = 4.19*10^9 J
> >        =4.19 GJ
> >
> > 1 BBL (barrel of oil) = 6.1*10^9 J = 6.1 GJ
> > ...
>
> Ludwik, do you have a typo somewhere here or does Geller
> really claim that a barrel of oil weighs about 3/2 ton?
>
> David Bowman