List of orders of magnitude for specific energy density
Order of magnitude
J/(kg) |
Specific energy density |
Storage method |
| 102 |
2.8 |
Day Laborer (for that day) |
| 4 |
Heel-Strike Generator Using Electrostrictive Polymers |
| 103 |
|
|
| 104 |
|
|
| 105 |
2.16 |
NiMH rechargeable batteries |
| 6.12 |
Lead acid car batteries |
| 6.3 |
Li-ion watch batteries |
| 106 |
16 |
wood fuel |
| 17 |
Protein (contains about 4 nutritional calories per gram) |
| Carbohydrates (contains about 4 nutritional calories per gram) |
| 25 |
ethanol |
| 29 |
Alcohol (contains about 7 nutritional calories per gram) |
| 38 |
Fat (contains about 9 nutritional calories per gram) |
| 44 [1] |
Petrol (gasoline) |
| 120 |
Hydrogen |