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Phasecraft Appointed by ARPA-E to Advance Catalyst Simulation Frameworks for Hydrogen Electrolysis

Quantum software company Phasecraft Inc. has secured a $4,519,658 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Awarded under the selective Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry (QC3) program, the initiative is structured to develop, translate, and run highly optimized quantum simulation algorithms on emerging hardware. The project’s primary operational mandate is the discovery and evaluation of alternative industrial catalysts to reduce the energy sector’s reliance on scarce critical minerals, specifically platinum group metals like iridium. The initial research pipeline targets low-cost hydrogen production via proton exchange membrane electrolysis, with downstream algorithmic insights structured to scale across syngas synthesis, metallurgy, and petroleum refining lines.