gigajoule
Billion-joule energy unit
A gigajoule is one billion joules, a unit of energy used when measuring large-scale consumption: industrial processes, building heating systems, natural gas usage.
The facility uses about 500 gigajoules annually.
Abbreviated GJ.
For comparison, a gigajoule is roughly equivalent to the energy in 26 liters of gasoline.
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- generationAge-defined peer group
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
utility · billing · meter · usage · capacity · load · demand · household
Transferred thermal energy
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- calorificProducing heat energy
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- boilerWater-heating vessel
fuel · burning · heating · cooling · HVAC · thermal · enthalpy · temperature
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- calorieUnit of thermal energy
- kilocalorieUnit of food energy
- BTUHeat measurement abbreviation
- thermLarge energy unit
erg · watt-hour · unit · quantity · conversion · metric · SI · prefix
Of the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
capacity · output · production · farm · installation · panel · turbine · storage
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- industrialOf factories and production
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- explosionViolent burst of energy
bomb · asteroid · earthquake · city · national · infrastructure · megaproject · large-scale
kilowatt-hour
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- generationAge-defined peer group
grid · utility · billing · meter · usage · capacity · load · demand · household · annual
heat
Transferred thermal energy
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- calorificProducing heat energy
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
boiler · fuel · burning · heating · cooling · HVAC · thermal · enthalpy · temperature · BTU
kilowatt-hour
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- calorieUnit of thermal energy
- kilocalorieUnit of food energy
- BTUHeat measurement abbreviation
therm · erg · watt-hour · unit · quantity · conversion · metric · SI · prefix · magnitude
solar
Of the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
geothermal · capacity · output · production · farm · installation · panel · turbine · storage · battery
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- industrialOf factories and production
- nuclearOf atomic energy
explosion · bomb · asteroid · earthquake · city · national · infrastructure · megaproject · large-scale · substantial