Here's a PDF link (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrt.msu.edu%2FEnergy%2Fpdf%2FHeating%2520Value%2520of%2520Common%2520Fuels.pdf&rct=j&q=BTU+of+common+fuels&ei=at8SS6DfHIfatgOKnInmAQ&usg=AFQjCNHnX2Gk7kSlr69qIjCJwLSDdjR_fQ&sig2=eWlhREvPH3pl2jb60LHtUA) to a document titled, Approximate Heating Value of Common Fuels
It is more extensive than the small list I had a couple years ago. Here's a screen shot...
(https://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q75/djmillerbucket/oddnends3/btuoffuels.png)
It's frustrating to see that biodiesel is on the chart but petroleum based diesel is not. Regular diesel is rated at 139,200 BTU/Gallon
A sometimes needed figure in making energy comparisons is 1 Therm = 100,000 BTU's.
I remember my dad telling me that during the depression they used corn cobs in their wood burning furnace . . . You would think cobs would burn "hot".
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