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<onlyinclude>The '''quad''' is a [[units|unit]] of energy defined as 1 quadrillion (10<sup>15</sup>) [[BTU]].</onlyinclude><ref>APS Physics. (2015). ''Energy Units'' [Online]. Available: http://www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/energy/units.cfm [February 20, 2015].</ref> Quads are used in similar settings as the exajoule (10<sup>18</sup> [[ | <onlyinclude>The '''quad''' is a [[units|unit]] of energy defined as 1 quadrillion (10<sup>15</sup>) [[BTU]].</onlyinclude><ref>APS Physics. (2015). ''Energy Units'' [Online]. Available: http://www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/energy/units.cfm [February 20, 2015].</ref> Quads are used in similar settings as the exajoule (10<sup>18</sup> [[joule]]s) when speaking of world or national energy supply/demand. | ||
Generally, quads refer to [[primary energy]] rather than [[end use energy]]. | |||
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== For further reading == | |||
*[[Energy production by country]] | |||
*[[Primary energy]] | |||
*[[End use energy]] | |||
*[[Fuel vs flow]] | |||
*[[Energy conversion technology]] | |||
*Or explore a [[Special:Random|random page]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 2 February 2021
The quad is a unit of energy defined as 1 quadrillion (1015) BTU.[1] Quads are used in similar settings as the exajoule (1018 joules) when speaking of world or national energy supply/demand.
Generally, quads refer to primary energy rather than end use energy.
For further reading
- Energy production by country
- Primary energy
- End use energy
- Fuel vs flow
- Energy conversion technology
- Or explore a random page
References
- ↑ APS Physics. (2015). Energy Units [Online]. Available: http://www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/energy/units.cfm [February 20, 2015].