• DocumentCode
    918045
  • Title

    Joules, BTUs, Quads-Let´s Call the Whole Thing Off

  • Author

    Goldstein, Harry ; Sweet, W.

  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    The fact that energy sources and uses are stated in so many different kinds of terms is increasingly seen as not merely an annoyance but as a serious impediment to public understanding of critical choices. To address this issue, a number of experts have come up with the idea of normalizing all energy units to 1 CMO (4.17 cubic kilometers)
  • Keywords
    nomenclature; units (measurement); coal plants; dams; energy sources; energy units; nuclear power plants; solar panels; windmills; Blades; Page description languages; Petroleum; Power generation; Wind turbines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2007.273030
  • Filename
    4049951
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=918045