Heat, Energy and Power Units

1 megajoule (MJ)
238.8 kilocalories
1 MJ is equal to the kinetic energy
= 947.8 Btu
of a one tonne vehicle moving at
= 0.278 kilowatt hours
160 km/h (100 mph)
= 1 million joules
1000 MJ
1 GJ
1 kilocalorie
3.968 Btu
1,000 kilocalories
3,968 Btu
1 Gigajoule (GJ)
109 joules


= 0.948 million Btu


= 239 million calories


= 278 kWh
1 British thermal unit (Btu)
1055 joules (1.055 kJ)
1 kilowatt hour
= 859.8 kilocalories


= 3411 Btu
1 million Btu
1055 megajoules


= 2520 megacalories


= 293.1 kilowatt hours
1.0 watt
1.0 joule/second


= 3.413 Btu/hr
1.0 kilowatt (kW)
3413 Btu/hr


= 1.341 horsepower
1.0 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
3.6 MJ = 3413 Btu
1.0 horsepower (hp)
550 foot-pounds per second


= 2545 Btu per hour


= 745.7 watts = 0.746 kW