Here was the only working demo at that first HAWP conference in 2009:
Photographers need to be told to increase exposure time, for a better look
This photo is from Popular Science “Invention of the Year” issue June 2008 (actually published in May 2008).
It all sounds nice, but today, 15 years later, with over a billion dollars spent, there is STILL not a single AWE system in regular operation anywhere in the world.