The German Aerospace Center (DLR) chose planqc and d-fine for developing quantum algorithms for battery simulations as part of the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI).

The project "QCI BASIQ" aims to enable powerful battery simulations that are inaccessible even to classical high-performance computers via quantum computing.  

For the consortium consisting of d-fine and planqc, this is already the fourth joint contract within the DLR QCI.

Please find our latest press release on the collaboration for download at the top.

About planqc

planqc builds quantum computers and stores quantum information in individual atoms – inherently the best qubits. The quantum information is processed by arranging these qubits in highly scalable registers and then manipulating them using precisely controlled laser pulses. planqc is characterized by a unique combination of quantum technologies that opens up the fastest path to quantum processors with thousands of qubits, thereby creating the necessary prerequisites for an industry-relevant quantum advantage. planqc was founded in April 2022 by Alexander Glätzle, Sebastian Blatt, Johannes Zeiher, Lukas Reichsöllner together with Ann-Kristin Achleitner and Markus Wagner. planqc is based in Garching near Munich.

About the DLR Quantencomputing-Initiative (DLR QCI) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
The DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI) involves start-ups, industry, and research institutions to collaboratively develop quantum computers, software, applications, and the necessary enabling technologies. Funding for this initiative has been provided by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK). This creates the industrial and economic basis for quantum computers from Germany, the quantum computing ecosystem.