What does PW stand for?

Petawatt (10^15 Watts)

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7 petawatt hours of electricity annually, which is seven times the country's current consumption.

Wind could meet China's electricity needs by 2030: study

7 petawatt hours of electricity annually, which is seven times the country's current consumption.

Wind could meet China's electricity needs by 2030: study

[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Catching Photons The sun emits 370 billion petawatts.

A solar cell primer for the PCB industry: manufacturing methods, like ...

org/meetings/ High-Powered Lasers: Fusion Ignition and Concomitant Scientific Opportunities Saturday, Feb 16, 2008, 8:30 AM -11:30 AM Synopsis: In the half century since the invention of the laser, its output has grown from millijoules to megajoules and from milliwatts to petawatts.

Fusion sessions at AAAS Boston

9 million program would support research in inertial fusion energy, fast ignition, petawatt laser development, plasma accelerators, and other research presently funded by Fusion Energy, Nuclear Physics, High Energy Physics, and inertial confinement fusion accounts within the National Nuclear Security Agency.

Rep. Biggert's remarks on Fusion

This office will be charged with supporting research in inertial fusion energy, fast ignition, petawatt laser development, plasma accelerators and other laboratory and university sponsored research related to high energy density science that is presently funded within the Fusion Energy, Nuclear Physics, High Energy Physics and the NNSA, ICF accounts.

Senate Appropriations 2007 Fusion markup

The conferees also provided additional funds for petawatt laser development and the Omega laser program at the University of Rochester including an additional $22 M to accelerate the Omega Extended Performance capability project.

FY 2006 US fusion budget action

The Senate also directs that more money be spent on petawatt lasers than requested.

Senate fusion appropriations