Mechanical Horsepower to Gigawatts - Convert imperial hp to gw

Mechanical Horsepower (imperial hp) Conversion

A mechanical measurement unit of power which indicates the rate at which work is done and represents the power exerted by a horse when pulling. There are several different types of horsepower and the two most common versions, the first one being mechanical horsepower (or imperial horsepower), which measures to about 745.7 watts and the second one is the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts. It is used to denote the maximum power of the engine of a car.

Gigawatts (gw) Conversion

A gigawatt is a unit of power in the metric system which is about 1.341 million horsepower and equal to one billion watts.