Definition: Joule

Category: Transport

Unit of measurement of energy consumption:

-   1 terajoule = 10^12 J = 2.78 x 10^5 kWh
-   1 terajoule = 23.88459 TOE.

This definition is identical in the third and fourth version of the Transport Glossary. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/other_documents/transport_glossary_4_ed/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_TRANSPORT_GLOSSARY_4_ED Eurostat, ECMT, UN/ECE, "Glossary for Transport Statistics", 3rd Edition, Luxembourg 2003