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Silicon Quantum Computing and Schneider Electric Advance Energy Grid Forecasting via ...

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3 October 2026

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Fusion42 · 3 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Silicon Quantum Computing and Schneider Electric have progressed to Stage 2 of Australia's Critical Technologies Challenge Program with a A$3.6 million grant to deploy hybrid quantum-classical AI models for distributed energy resource networks, achieving up to 41% improvement in energy forecasting accuracy.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You can access a new accuracy edge in energy forecasting by embedding quantum features into AI models now live in Australian residential grids. This opens a fresh deployment route for startups combining quantum hardware with energy management software.

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