Atom Computing and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Exploring Electric Grid Optimization Using Quantum Computing
BOULDER, Colo., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Atom Computing and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced a collaboration to explore how quantum computing can help optimize electric grid operations.
- BOULDER, Colo., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Atom Computing and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced a collaboration to explore how quantum computing can help optimize electric grid operations.
- Rob Hovsapian, a research advisor at NREL, called the new capability an important step toward understanding how quantum computers can better balance energy loads across an electric grid.
- By incorporating quantum computing into our testing platform, we can begin exploring how this technology could help solve certain problems."
- Optimization problems such as managing supply chains, devising more efficient transportation routes, and improving electric grid and telecommunications networks are considered "killer applications" for quantum computing.