Eni and ITQuanta have formed the Eniquantic1 joint venture with the objective of creating a comprehensive hardware and software quantum machine. This machine is capable of addressing intricate issues (such as mathematical optimization, modeling and simulation, and artificial intelligence) and introducing specific and significant applications of quantum computing to facilitate the energy transition. Eniquantic, in the development of its technological roadmap, will be able to benefit from the computational capacity of Eni's HPC (High Performance Computing) supercomputers, both to deepen the possible integrations between quantum and classical architectures, and to test the effectiveness of algorithms that simulate the principles of quantum computing on use cases in the energy sector of direct interest to Eni. Among these, the generation and storage of energy for the improvement of the production efficiency of energy resources, in particular renewable ones; the simulation and modeling of the behavior of matter with molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics techniques, for the discovery of new high-performance materials to be applied to the development of new energy sources, such as magnetic confinement fusion; the performance and processing of advanced analysis of complex systems to improve and optimize operational activities throughout the value chain, starting with the trading of energy and other commodities. The new Eniquantic venture will combine Eni's operational and industrial expertise with the know-how of the startup ITQuanta, whose founders include internationally recognized experts in atomic physics, information, and quantum computing.
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