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Can Quantum Computers Handle Energy’s Hardest Problems?

NREL's computational science, high-performance computing, applied mathematics, and advanced computer science, visualization, and data drive economic growth, accelerate process innovations, enhance reliability, and enable reduced risk across the energy ecosystem.

High-Performance Computing Facilities

Housed in a data center with world-leading efficiency, NREL's computing system performance peaks at 8 petaflops and serves the needs of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy community, while data-centric offerings marshal data streams from the Energy System Integration Facility.