2041 SCENARIOS
Computation, Energy and the Planet
SCENARIO THREE
Quantum
Energy management through grid optimisation
In this scenario, quantum technologies have revolutionised our capacity to model nature and harness its power, while smart electricity grids integrate both national and local sources of power generation. Discover how quantum technologies may open opportunities for new forms of communication, the creation of new, energy-efficient technologies, enhanced drug development and simulation of complex chemistry and biology.
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Designed to help you better understand how emerging technologies will combine, and to answer the question ‘How will we support the increasing demand for computation, and provide enough energy for it, in twenty years’ time?’
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Quantum information theory, quantum technologies, quantum computers, quantum-secure cryptography, quantum communications, quantum cloud, quantum blockchain
ALL SCENARIOS
SCENARIO ONE
Convergence
SCENARIO TWO
Automation
New energy -
Classical computation
SCENARIO THREE
Quantum
SCENARIO FOUR
Unknowable
New computation