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Alan would throw something in the air for the electric discs (which Derek had started calling the Shock Spinners) while Derek would hide behind vehicles, goading Jake into finding him using his litttle detonating balls (which Jake and Derek dubbed the Gigawatt Grenades).
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Shard Reaper’s Review Forum 2009
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Among other things, the parenthetical phrases make this sentence a bit long and awkward: “Alan would throw something in the air for the electric discs (which Derek had started calling the Shock Spinners) while Derek would hide behind vehicles, goading Jake into finding him using his litttle detonating balls (which Jake and Derek dubbed the Gigawatt Grenades).”
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Shard Reaper’s Review Forum 2009
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A Gigawatt is what a mid-size nuclear power station produces.
DK Matai: Japan Takes Lead in Wireless Power? 21stC Global Energy Supply 2010
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A Gigawatt is what a mid-size nuclear power station produces.
DK Matai: Japan Takes Lead in Wireless Power? 21stC Global Energy Supply 2010
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Sales for 2011 already exceed capacity, which will surpass 1 Gigawatt.
Jennifer Schwab: Is Yingli the Next Solar Superpower? Jennifer Schwab 2010
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In the footsteps of Nicola Tesla, Japan intends to send its first solar-panel-equipped satellite into space that could wirelessly beam Gigawatt-strong streams of power down to earth, each enough to power nearly 300,000 homes eco-efficiently.
DK Matai: Japan Takes Lead in Wireless Power? 21stC Global Energy Supply 2010
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In the footsteps of Nicola Tesla, Japan intends to send its first solar-panel-equipped satellite into space that could wirelessly beam Gigawatt-strong streams of power down to earth, each enough to power nearly 300,000 homes eco-efficiently.
DK Matai: Japan Takes Lead in Wireless Power? 21stC Global Energy Supply 2010
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Sales for 2011 already exceed capacity, which will surpass 1 Gigawatt.
Jennifer Schwab: Is Yingli the Next Solar Superpower? Jennifer Schwab 2010
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Although its installed solar capacity is less than 1 Gigawatt, China plans to increase that to 2 Gigawatts by 2011.
Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Addressing Global Warming: US Poised to Lose the Clean Energy Race 2009
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China has also just started building a 10 Gigawatt wind farm, and plans to install 100 Gigawatts of wind power generation by 2020.
Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Addressing Global Warming: US Poised to Lose the Clean Energy Race 2009
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