1 tonne of coal equivalent (tce) equals 29.3076 GJ. This is an IEA/UN convention, equal to 7 gigacalories (International Table definition) per tonne; 1 toe equals 1.428571... tce. Like toe, this is a fixed conversion factor, not a property of any real coal.
Definition
- Dimension
- Energy
- Symbols
- tce
- System
- convention
- Base factor
- ×29307600000
- Exactness
- standard definition
Fixed by a published standard or convention (toe, therm, IT cal/BTU).
Also known as
tceston of coal equivalenttonnes of coal equivalentTCE
Sources
Common conversions
for 1 tce| joule | 29,307,600,000 | J | standard definition |
| kilojoule | 29,307,600 | kJ | standard definition |
| megajoule | 29,307.6 | MJ | standard definition |
| gigajoule | 29.3076 | GJ | standard definition |
| kilowatt hour | 8,141 | kWh | standard definition |
| megawatt hour | 8.141 | MWh | standard definition |
| British thermal unit | ~27,778,200 | BTU | standard definition |
| million British thermal units | ~27.7782 | MMBTU | standard definition |
| therm (US) | ~277.782 | therm | standard definition |
| tonne of oil equivalent | 0.7 | toe | standard definition |