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The researchers noted that many advanced systems – such as electromagnetic warfare simulators and particle beam platforms – require immense bursts of energy delivered with extreme precision, often at the megawatt level within microsecond or even nanosecond intervals.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The ship’s 40 megawatt-hour energy storage system, which Incat says is four times as large as that of any existing ship, has 12 battery arrays with 418 modules apiece, for a total of 5,016 lithium-ion batteries distributed between four rooms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
For example, Nucor, the US’ largest steelmaker, has secured 350 megawatts of renewable energy in Texas.
—John Kerry, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
After achieving megawatt stardom in her native Brazil, the pop singer toured the globe, developing an international army of loyal fans.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The ship’s 40 megawatt-hour energy storage system, which Incat says is four times as large as that of any existing ship, has 12 battery arrays with 418 modules apiece, for a total of 5,016 lithium-ion batteries distributed between four rooms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2025
For example, Nucor, the US’ largest steelmaker, has secured 350 megawatts of renewable energy in Texas.
—John Kerry, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
After achieving megawatt stardom in her native Brazil, the pop singer toured the globe, developing an international army of loyal fans.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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megawatt
noun
mega·watt
ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
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