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Synonyms for joule

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)

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Eden says the prospective recoverable methane in its Port Talbot area alone could raise 380 to 670 petajoules of methane energy.
Eden says the prospective recoverable methane in its Port Talbot area alone could raise380 to670 petajoules of methane energy.
Empire's operations in the Northern Territory cover 14.5 million acres and include potential of more than 13,000 petajoules of resource equivalent.
PNOC and Tanglawan are trying to find ways to maximize the remaining 97.67 petajoules Malampaya banked gas, valued at $700 million to $750 million.
IN a deal for the sale of banked gas, the PSALM paid PNOC P928,480,920 of the total P1,050,402,657 of banked gas equivalent to 4,605 petajoules.
The state-run firm is selling its banked gas amounting to 97.67 petajoules.
Mark Aeron Sambar raised concern about the PNOC's inability to sell its remaining 97.67 petajoules (PJ) of banked gas, or unutilized gas, from the Malampaya gas project.
The EU-funded project currently has 5,000 square kilometres under cultivation, which is capable of producing upto 350 petajoules of energy.
With a storage capacity of 23.5 petajoules, Iona is a significant storage facility servicing South-Eastern Australia.
In the first three months of this year, Netflix alone streamed 10 billion hours of video, consuming 75 petajoules of energy which would be enough to power over half a million households for a full year.
The 33 petajoules produced from these three technologies was below the 37 PJ produced in 2011 and only slightly above the 32 PJ they contributed in 2010.
The total cost-effective energy savings potential amounts to 620 petajoules (PJ), the equivalent of 37 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, according to the paper, 'Climate protection with rapid payback', which is due to be published next week.
It shows primary energy use in the five South Asian nations by 2030 is likely to be almost 3,600 petajoules, 2.4 times higher than in 2005, largely due to rising consumption from industry and transport.