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tonne of oil equivalent

toe standard definition

1 toe = 41.868 GJ (IEA/OECD convention, net basis; derived from 10^7 kcal_IT). A convention, NOT a property of any real oil (rulebook C.3).

Definition

Dimension
Energy
Symbols
toe
System
convention
Base factor
×41868000000
Exactness
standard definition

Fixed by a published standard or convention (toe, therm, IT cal/BTU).

Also known as

toeston of oil equivalenttonnes of oil equivalentTOE

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Common conversions

for 1 toe
joule41,868,000,000J standard definition
kilojoule41,868,000kJ standard definition
megajoule41,868MJ standard definition
gigajoule41.868GJ standard definition
kilowatt hour11,630kWh standard definition
megawatt hour11.63MWh standard definition
British thermal unit39,683,200BTU standard definition
million British thermal units39.6832MMBTU standard definition
therm (US)396.832therm standard definition

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