Energy units

Barrels or bbl.
Barrels of crude oil.1 barrel = 42 U.S. gallons.
Boe
Barrels of oil equivalent.1 barrel of oil equivalent = 1 barrel of crude oil = 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas
Bpd
Barrels per day
Dwt
Dead-weight tons. A vessel’s cargo-carrying capacity in tons.
kV
Kilovolt. A unit of voltage. 1 kV = 1,000 V (volts).
kW
Kilowatt. A unit of power. 1 kW = 1,000 W.
MW
Megawatt. A unit of power. 1 MW = 1,000 kW (kilowatt) = 1,000,000 W (watt). The power of a normal incandescent lamp is 25 to 100 W.
GW
Gigawatt. A unit of power. 1 GW = 1,000 MW
TW
Terawatt. A unit of power. 1 TW = 1,000 GW (gigawatt) = 1,000,000 MW (megawatt) = 1,000,000,000 kW (kilowatt).
kWh
Kilowatt hour. A unit of energy; the electricity or heat generated in one hour with the effect of 1 kW.
MWh
Megawatt hour. A unit of electrical or thermal energy; the electricity or heat generated in one hour with the effect of 1 MW.
TWh
Terawatt hour. A unit of energy; the electricity or heat generated in one hour with the effect of 1 TW.
mSv
Millisievert. A unit of radiation dosage. 1,000 mSv = 1 Su (sivert).
Therm
A unit used to measure a quantity of heat that equals 100,000 thermal units
(105.506 megajoules).
Ton
One metric ton (1,000 kilograms) or approximately 2,205 pounds

 

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