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Gigawatt-hours to calories conversion

Gigawatt-hours to calories conversion table

Gigawatt-hours (GWh)calories (cal)
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1860420650095.6
21720841300191.2
32581261950286.8
43441682600382.4
54302103250478
65162523900573.6
76022944550669.2
86883365200764.8
97743785850860.4
108604206500956
2017208413001912
3025812619502868
4034416826003824
5043021032504780
6051625239005736
7060229445506692
8068833652007648
9077437858508604
10086042065009560
1000860420650095600

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Conversion from Gigawatt-hours to Calories:

1 Gigawatt-hour (GWh) is a measure of energy, often used in the context of electrical energy. To convert it to calories, we'll use the following conversion factors:

  1. 1 Gigawatt-hour (GWh) = 1×1091 \times 10^9 (one billion) watt-hours
  2. 1 watt-hour = 3,600 joules (since 1 watt = 1 joule/second and there are 3,600 seconds in an hour)
  3. 1 joule = 0.239005736 calories

So, putting it all together:

1 GWh=1×109 Wh1 \text{ GWh} = 1 \times 10^9 \text{ Wh} 1 Wh=3,600 J1 \text{ Wh} = 3,600 \text{ J} 1 J=0.239005736 cal1 \text{ J} = 0.239005736 \text{ cal}

Now, let's do the math:

1 GWh=1×109 Wh×3,600 J/Wh×0.239005736 cal/J1 \text{ GWh} = 1 \times 10^9 \text{ Wh} \times 3,600 \text{ J/Wh} \times 0.239005736 \text{ cal/J}

1 GWh=1×109×3,600×0.239005736 cal1 \text{ GWh} = 1 \times 10^9 \times 3,600 \times 0.239005736 \text{ cal}

1 GWh≈8.6×1011 cal1 \text{ GWh} \approx 8.6 \times 10^{11} \text{ cal}

So, 1 Gigawatt-hour is approximately 860×109860 \times 10^9 calories or 860 billion calories.

Real-World Examples of Gigawatt-hours:

  1. Powering a Small City:

    • A small city with 100,000 homes might consume around 1 GWh in one day. This is dependent on the average household energy usage, which in many regions can be roughly estimated around 10 kWh per day per household.

  2. Electric Vehicles:

    • Tesla's Gigafactory is expected to have a production capacity of up to 35 GWh per year of batteries when fully operational. Given that a typical electric vehicle (EV) battery might store about 50-100 kWh, this is enough for hundreds of thousands of EVs.

  3. Large-Scale Solar Power Plants:

    • A large solar farm, such as the Topaz Solar Farm in California, has a capacity of 550 MW and annually generates approximately 1,260 GWh. This kind of output can power hundreds of thousands of average American homes per year.

  4. Hydropower Plants:

    • The Hoover Dam generates approximately 4,000 GWh per year. This is enough electricity to power roughly 1.3 million homes for a year.

These examples illustrate the scale and applications of energy when discussed in Gigawatt-hours.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the calories to other unit conversions.

What is gigawatt-hours?

A Gigawatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, GWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter G, metric prefix, for 1,000,000,000 or 10910^9. Its definition, in the context of electricity, is the energy of one watt power flowing for one hour.

Followings equivalent equations are identical but in different units. Please note that factor 10910^9 is representing Giga prefix in GWh unit.

1GWh=109∗Pt=109∗IVt=3600∗109∗J=2.247∗1022∗109eV=8.598∗105∗109cal1 GWh = 10^9*Pt = 10^9*IVt = 3600 * 10^9*J = 2.247 * 10^{22} * 10^9 eV = 8.598*10^5 * 10^9 cal

P−PowerP - Power
t−Time (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)t - Time \text{ (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)}
I−CurrentI - Current V−VoltsV - Volts
J−JoulesJ - Joules
eV−ElectronvolteV - Electronvolt
cal−Caloriescal - Calories

Wikipedia page for Kilowatt-hour (watt-hour redirected to kWh) UCI article on Energy Units and Conversions Ian Woofenden's explanation on difference between Watts and Watt-Hours

What is calories?

Calories are a unit of measurement that represents the amount of energy your body gets from consuming food and drinks. In other words, they measure the energy content of what you eat.

Here's how it works:

  1. Your body uses calories to function: To grow, repair tissues, and maintain basic bodily functions (like beating your heart or breathing), your body needs a certain amount of energy.
  2. Food provides that energy: When you eat food, the carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in those foods are broken down into different forms of energy. This process is called metabolism.
  3. Calories represent that energy: The total amount of energy from these processes is measured in calories (or kilocalories). One calorie is equal to 4.184 joules.

Think of it like this:

  • A car engine needs gasoline to run, and a certain amount of gasoline provides a specific amount of energy.
  • Similarly, your body "runs" on the energy provided by the foods you eat. The more calories in those foods, the more energy they provide for your bodily functions.

Here are some common examples of calorie sources:

  • 1 banana: approximately 100-110 calories
  • 1 apple: around 95 calories
  • 1 cup of cooked rice: about 200-250 calories

When you consume a certain amount of calories, your body uses that energy to perform various functions. Excess calories can lead to weight gain if not balanced with physical activity or burned off through exercise.

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Complete Gigawatt-hours conversion table

Enter # of Gigawatt-hours
Convert 1 GWh to other unitsResult
Gigawatt-hours to Watt-seconds (GWh to Ws)3600000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Watt-minutes (GWh to Wm)60000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Watt-hours (GWh to Wh)1000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours (GWh to mWh)1000000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Kilowatt-hours (GWh to kWh)1000000
Gigawatt-hours to Megawatt-hours (GWh to MWh)1000
Gigawatt-hours to Joules (GWh to J)3600000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Kilojoules (GWh to kJ)3600000000
Gigawatt-hours to Megajoules (GWh to MJ)3600000
Gigawatt-hours to Gigajoules (GWh to GJ)3600
Gigawatt-hours to calories (GWh to cal)860420650095.6
Gigawatt-hours to Kilocalories (GWh to kcal)860420650.0956

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