Energy Converter

Convert between different energy units like joule, calorie, kilowatt-hour, electronvolt.

Energy Conversion Reference

Joule to Other Units

Common conversions from joules to other energy units

From To Conversion Ratio Note
j kj 1 J = 0.001 kJ Basic metric conversion
j cal 1 J = 0.239006 cal Used in thermal calculations
j wh 1 J = 0.000277778 Wh Energy to electrical conversion
j btu 1 J = 0.000947817 BTU Conversion to imperial unit

Kilocalorie to Other Units

Common conversions from kilocalories to other energy units

From To Conversion Ratio Note
kcal kj 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ Used in nutrition
kcal j 1 kcal = 4184 J Standard scientific conversion
kcal wh 1 kcal = 1.16222 Wh Used in energy consumption calculations
kcal btu 1 kcal = 3.96567 BTU Used in heating and cooling

Kilowatt-hour to Other Units

Common conversions from kilowatt-hours to other energy units

From To Conversion Ratio Note
kwh kj 1 kWh = 3,600 kJ Basic electrical energy conversion
kwh j 1 kWh = 3,600,000 J Full conversion to base SI unit
kwh kcal 1 kWh = 860.421 kcal Used in heating calculations
kwh btu 1 kWh = 3,412.14 BTU Used in HVAC applications

BTU to Other Units

Common conversions from British Thermal Units to other energy units

From To Conversion Ratio Note
btu j 1 BTU = 1,055.06 J Standard scientific conversion
btu kj 1 BTU = 1.05506 kJ Used in engineering
btu kcal 1 BTU = 0.252164 kcal Used in heating applications
btu kwh 1 BTU = 0.000293071 kWh Used in energy efficiency calculations

Common Conversion Tables

Joule to Calorie

J cal
0.001 0.000239
0.01 0.00239
0.1 0.023901
1 0.239006
10 2.390057
100 23.900574
1000 239.005736

Kilojoule to Kilocalorie

kJ kcal
0.001 0.000239
0.01 0.00239
0.1 0.023901
1 0.239006
10 2.390057
100 23.900574
1000 239.005736

Kilowatt-hour to Kilojoule

kWh kJ
0.001 3.6
0.01 36
0.1 360
1 3600
10 36000
100 360000
1000 3.600000e+06

Kilowatt-hour to British Thermal Unit

kWh BTU
0.001 3.412128
0.01 34.121282
0.1 341.212822
1 3412.12822
10 34121.282202
100 341212.82202
1000 3.412128e+06

Calorie to Joule

cal J
0.001 0.004184
0.01 0.04184
0.1 0.4184
1 4.184
10 41.84
100 418.4
1000 4184