Applications Open for 36-Hour Innovation Challenge Exploring Quantum Opportunities in the Energy Sector
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 27, 2026 — Applications are now open for the Tennessee Quantum Hackathon hosted by The Company Lab (CO.LAB) in partnership with the Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). The 36-hour innovation challenge will take place November 13–15 in Chattanooga.
College students from a range of disciplines will work in teams to explore how quantum technologies could help address complex challenges facing the electric power sector.
According to the McKinsey Quantum Technology Monitor 2026, quantum computing could create as much as $150 billion in value for the global electric power sector by 2035. With Tennessee’s strengths in energy, quantum research, quantum infrastructure, advanced computing, and entrepreneurship, organizers see an opportunity to engage emerging talent in exploring how the state’s energy sector could help realize some of that potential…