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Material on the energy content of various fuels, and tools to compare fuels and heating systems for cost and CO2 emissions.
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| Comparing Cost and Emissions for Fuels and Furnaces | |
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Fuel Comparison Calculator ... Gary
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 This
is our own calculator to compare the cost and CO2 emissions for various
types of heating systems and fuels.Includes geothermal heat pumps, and some biofuels. |
| Fuel Cost
Calculator From BuildingGreen.com http://www.buildinggreen.com/calc/fuel_cost.cfm
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 This
is a nice fuel calculator for comparing fuel costs for various fuels and
heat plants.A good feature of this one is that it includes duct losses for various kinds of duct systems -- these are sometimes large and often overlooked. |
| Fuel Cost Comparison Calculator From Hearth.com
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 This
is a nice fuel cost comparison calculator.Give you a comparison of
the cost of heating with 8 different fuels. |
| Heat Content of Various Fuels | |
| Heat Content of Common Fuels Maine Public Service (pdf) EERE Fuel Data Sheet (pdf) |
Heat content in BTU for common fuels |
| Fuel Cost Comparison Chart www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ageng/structu/ae1015a.pdf Explanation for chart: |
Handy chart that gives equivalent
fuel prices for a wide variety of common and uncommon fuels, including
biomass fuels. For example, electricity at 10 cents per KWH is equivalent
to burning barley at $7.49 a bushel. |
| Fuel Energy Equivalence Calculator SHEC labs |
Compare fuels for energy content. |
| Heating System Efficiency | Efficiency for various types of heating systems and fuels. |
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Carbon Content of Fuels
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Carbon produced per billion BTU for various fuels |
| Fuel Information | |
| Energy Information Administration
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Current and historical fuel price data for oil, gas, propane, and electricity. Future fuel price outlooks. Greenhouse gas emissions data. |
| EERE Alternative Fuels Data
Center http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/ This page has some good summaries of recent trends:
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 The
EERE's alternative fuels site. A wealth of information on alternative
fuels: properties, incentive programs, models, infrastructure... |
| Fuel Use for Different Modes of Transportation | |
| Energy Efficiency of Different
Modes of Transportation http://www.strickland.ca/efficiency.html
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Very extensive list of the fuel efficiency of many modes of transportation
-- cars, buses, airplanes, ships, ... Compare traveling on the Queen Mary to a scooter to a train and many more. |
Updated September 10, 2008, September 21, 2008
Gary