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Planned hydrogen electrolyzer projects globally have jumped by 18% in the last six months, surpassing one terawatt of electricity capacity for the first time, according to a semi annual report by Aurora Energy Research.
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Will Horner, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2023
Demand for lithium-ion batteries from transport and energy storage will surge to as much as 5.9 terawatt-hours a year in 2030, putting a strain on supply chains, BloombergNEF said in an annual New Energy Outlook report published Wednesday.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2021
According to Techspot, data centers consume more than 205 terawatt hours of electricity per year.
—Sanjoy Maity, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
But, according to Bloomberg, the second terawatt of solar power capacity will be installed over the next four years as the world races to net zero.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2022
Their analysis indicates that the heat transfer from expelling these materials equals around a terawatt — about double the energy required to power the U.S. at once.
—Claire Bugos, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2021
Using a high-repetition-rate terawatt laser, the equipment was set up next to a telecommunication tower that is one of Europe's structures most affected by lightning.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
The wind farms that now punctuate the landscape from California to New York produce a total of almost 100 terawatt-hours of electricity a year, almost 2.5 percent of total demand.
—Eric A Powell, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2012
For context, a terawatt is a thousand times bigger than a gigawatt.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022
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Will Horner, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2023
Demand for lithium-ion batteries from transport and energy storage will surge to as much as 5.9 terawatt-hours a year in 2030, putting a strain on supply chains, BloombergNEF said in an annual New Energy Outlook report published Wednesday.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2021
According to Techspot, data centers consume more than 205 terawatt hours of electricity per year.
—Sanjoy Maity, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
But, according to Bloomberg, the second terawatt of solar power capacity will be installed over the next four years as the world races to net zero.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2022
Their analysis indicates that the heat transfer from expelling these materials equals around a terawatt — about double the energy required to power the U.S. at once.
—Claire Bugos, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2021
Using a high-repetition-rate terawatt laser, the equipment was set up next to a telecommunication tower that is one of Europe's structures most affected by lightning.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
The wind farms that now punctuate the landscape from California to New York produce a total of almost 100 terawatt-hours of electricity a year, almost 2.5 percent of total demand.
—Eric A Powell, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2012
For context, a terawatt is a thousand times bigger than a gigawatt.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022
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First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
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“Terawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terawatt. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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terawatt
noun
tera·watt
ˈter-ə-ˌwät 
: a unit of power equal to one trillion watts
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