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Petawatt to Gigawatt Conversion Table

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1 - 33
petawatts to gigawatts
1= 1000000
2= 2000000
3= 3000000
4= 4000000
5= 5000000
6= 6000000
7= 7000000
8= 8000000
9= 9000000
10= 10000000
11= 11000000
12= 12000000
13= 13000000
14= 14000000
15= 15000000
16= 16000000
17= 17000000
18= 18000000
19= 19000000
20= 20000000
21= 21000000
22= 22000000
23= 23000000
24= 24000000
25= 25000000
26= 26000000
27= 27000000
28= 28000000
29= 29000000
30= 30000000
31= 31000000
32= 32000000
33= 33000000
34 - 66
petawatts to gigawatts
34= 34000000
35= 35000000
36= 36000000
37= 37000000
38= 38000000
39= 39000000
40= 40000000
41= 41000000
42= 42000000
43= 43000000
44= 44000000
45= 45000000
46= 46000000
47= 47000000
48= 48000000
49= 49000000
50= 50000000
51= 51000000
52= 52000000
53= 53000000
54= 54000000
55= 55000000
56= 56000000
57= 57000000
58= 58000000
59= 59000000
60= 60000000
61= 61000000
62= 62000000
63= 63000000
64= 64000000
65= 65000000
66= 66000000
67 - 99
petawatts to gigawatts
67= 67000000
68= 68000000
69= 69000000
70= 70000000
71= 71000000
72= 72000000
73= 73000000
74= 74000000
75= 75000000
76= 76000000
77= 77000000
78= 78000000
79= 79000000
80= 80000000
81= 81000000
82= 82000000
83= 83000000
84= 84000000
85= 85000000
86= 86000000
87= 87000000
88= 88000000
89= 89000000
90= 90000000
91= 91000000
92= 92000000
93= 93000000
94= 94000000
95= 95000000
96= 96000000
97= 97000000
98= 98000000
99= 99000000

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SymbolDefinition
exactly equal
approximately equal to
=equal to
digitsindicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …)

petawatts

The petawatt (PW) is equal to one quadrillion (1015) watts and can be produced by the current generation of lasers for time-scales on the order of picoseconds (10−12 s). One such laser is the Lawrence Livermore's Nova laser, which achieved a power output of 1.25 PW (1.25×1015 W) by a process called chirped pulse amplification. The duration of the pulse was roughly 0.5 ps (5×10−13 s), giving a total energy of 600 J.

gigawatts

The gigawatt (GW) is equal to one billion (109) watts or 1 gigawatt = 1000 megawatts. This unit is often used for large power plants or power grids. For example, by the end of 2010 power shortages in China's Shanxi province were expected to increase to 5–6 GW and the installed capacity of wind power in Germany was 25.8 GW. The largest unit (out of four) of the Belgian Doel Nuclear Power Station has a peak output of 1.04 GW. HVDC converters have been built with power ratings of up to 2 GW.