Sector: Energy
Lead Organisation: Qoro Quantum Limited
Project Partners: E.ON Digital Technology, NQCC
Observers: STFC Hartree Centre
This project investigated whether quantum‑inspired and quantum enhanced optimisation can overcome scalability and speed limits of classical solvers in decentralised peer‑to‑peer energy trading. Building on prior E.ON–Hartree research and recent evidence of quantum scaling advantages, the team prototyped and benchmarked hybrid classical–quantum workflows for real‑time matching of energy prosumers under complex network constraints.
In collaboration with E.ON Digital Technology, NQCC, STFC Hartree, and using Qoro’s distributed orchestration platform, the work, which included validated benchmarks on IBM and AWS (hosted) hardware, defined when quantum approaches outperform classical methods, delivered integration‑ready architectures for future P2P energy systems, and provided evidence for the commercial and operational viability of quantum optimisation in future decentralised energy systems.