Convert gigawatt to kilocalorie (th)/hour
Please provide values below to convert gigawatt [GW] to kilocalorie (th)/hour [kcal(th)/h], or Convert kilocalorie (th)/hour to gigawatt.
How to Convert Gigawatt to Kilocalorie (Th)/hour
1 GW = 860420651.740766 kcal(th)/h
Example: convert 15 GW to kcal(th)/h:
15 GW = 15 × 860420651.740766 kcal(th)/h = 12906309776.1115 kcal(th)/h
Gigawatt to Kilocalorie (Th)/hour Conversion Table
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Gigawatt
A gigawatt (GW) is a unit of power equal to one billion watts, used to measure large-scale electrical power generation or consumption.
History/Origin
The gigawatt was introduced as part of the metric system's adoption for expressing large power quantities, particularly in the context of electrical engineering and energy projects, becoming widely used in the 20th century with the growth of large power plants and national grids.
Current Use
Gigawatts are commonly used today to quantify the capacity of power plants, energy production, and national or regional power consumption levels, especially in the context of renewable energy projects and large-scale infrastructure.
Kilocalorie (Th)/hour
A kilocalorie (th)/hour (kcal(th)/h) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in kilocalories per hour is transferred or converted.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie, often used in nutrition and energy measurement, has been adapted into various units including the thermochemical kilocalorie (kcal(th)). Its use in power measurement, such as kcal(th)/h, is primarily for specialized scientific and engineering applications, integrating energy units with time to express power.
Current Use
The kcal(th)/h unit is used in contexts requiring the measurement of energy transfer rates in thermochemical terms, such as in thermal engineering, calorimetry, and energy efficiency assessments where energy flow is expressed in kilocalories per hour.