Quantum computing company PsiQuantum has begun construction of a new facility in Australia that it says will house the world’s first utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place at Moreton Bay Central in Queensland and was attended by Australian federal, state, and local government officials, alongside PsiQuantum executives. The project marks a major milestone for the company as it moves from research and development toward deploying a large-scale quantum computing system.
PsiQuantum said the facility will be built in phases and is designed to support the deployment of a fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of addressing complex scientific and industrial problems. Such systems are expected to have applications across sectors including healthcare, materials science, energy, manufacturing, logistics, finance, and agriculture.
Industry experts view fault-tolerant quantum computing as a key step toward practical quantum applications. Unlike current experimental systems, fault-tolerant architectures are designed to perform large-scale computations while minimizing errors that can affect quantum operations.
“Building a quantum computer that solves real-world problems is one of the great engineering challenges of our time,” said Victor Peng, Chief Executive Officer of PsiQuantum. He added that the project represents an important step toward turning decades of quantum computing research into practical infrastructure.
The Moreton Bay site will serve as the future home of the company’s photonic quantum computing system. During the initial phase of construction, PsiQuantum will prepare the site for a large cryogenic plant being built by Germany-based engineering company Linde Engineering. The cryoplant, ordered in late 2024, is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2027.
According to the company, the cooling system will be one of the largest built for quantum computing applications. Once installed and commissioned, it will support cryogenic cabinets containing photonic quantum chips connected through optical fiber networks.
PsiQuantum’s technology is based on photonic quantum computing, which uses particles of light to process and transmit quantum information. The company believes this approach offers a scalable pathway toward building large-scale quantum systems.
The project is also expected to contribute to Australia’s growing advanced technology sector. PsiQuantum said the facility will create highly skilled jobs in engineering, technical operations, advanced manufacturing, research, and professional services.
The site is located within the Moreton Bay Central Innovation Precinct, alongside a TAFE Centre of Excellence and the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Moreton Bay campus. The company said the location will help create training and workforce development opportunities for students, technicians, and engineers entering the quantum technology sector.
“This is exactly the type of investment we have been working to attract to Moreton Bay,” said City of Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery, citing the project’s potential economic and workforce benefits.
The announcement follows the opening of PsiQuantum’s Test and Validation Lab at Griffith University in Brisbane in May 2026. The facility houses a cryogenic testing system used to evaluate photonic quantum chips and related subsystems that will support the company’s future quantum computing platform.
