Convert Terawatts to Exawatts
Convert Terawatts (TW) to Exawatts (EW) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
EW = TW × 1.000000000e-6
About Terawatts
A terawatt (TW) is 10¹² W. All of human civilisation consumes ~17-18 TW (electricity + heat + transport combined); global electricity generation alone is ~9 TW. Solar irradiance intercepted by Earth is ~174,000 TW; photosynthesis captures ~130 TW. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) fusion laser produces pulses of ~500 TW lasting nanoseconds. High-power laser facilities for nuclear physics and ICF research routinely exceed 1 TW in ultrashort pulse regimes. 1 TW = 10¹² W.
About Exawatts
An exawatt (EW) is 10¹⁸ W. The Sun's total luminosity is 3.828 × 10²⁶ W = 3.828 × 10⁸ EW. Earth intercepts ~0.174 EW of solar power. Gamma-ray burst peak luminosities reach 10⁶-10¹ EW, making them the most powerful transients in the universe. Soft gamma-repeater (magnetar) giant flares briefly reach ~10⁵ EW. Proposed multi-exawatt laser projects (IZEST initiative) aim to compress kilojoules into attosecond pulses for QED vacuum physics. Global human civilisation consumes ~1.8 × 10⁻² EW (18 TW). 1 EW = 10¹⁸ W.
Quick Reference Table
| Terawatts (TW) | Exawatts (EW) |
|---|---|
| 1 TW | 1 × 10-6 EW |
| 2 TW | 2 × 10-6 EW |
| 5 TW | 5 × 10-6 EW |
| 10 TW | 1 × 10-5 EW |
| 25 TW | 2.5 × 10-5 EW |
| 50 TW | 5 × 10-5 EW |
| 100 TW | 1 × 10-4 EW |