TotalEnergies Partners with Mistral AI to Drive Intelligent Automation in Global Energy Transition
TotalEnergies has announced a landmark partnership with French AI leader Mistral AI to infuse intelligent automation across its multi-energy strategy, with a focus on low-carbon and renewable sectors. This collaboration marks a pivotal step in merging industrial automation frameworks with cutting-edge AI, enabling the energy giant to redefine efficiency in energy production while reducing its environmental footprint. As part of the initiative, a joint innovation lab will deploy AI-driven solutions that bridge the gap between intelligent automation and on-the-ground industrial operations, integrating automation equipment seamlessly into renewable energy ecosystems.
AI-Powered Solutions for Industrial Automation Ecosystems
The joint lab will leverage Mistral AI’s generative models and TotalEnergies’ domain expertise to develop:
- An AI Research Assistantfor 1,000 scientists, designed to accelerate breakthroughs in low-carbon technologies by integrating intelligent automation into R&D workflows.
- Decision-support systemsthat optimize industrial assets—such as wind farms and solar plants—by analyzing real-time data, a process that mirrors how industrial automation enhances factory efficiency.
- Customer-facing toolsthat use automation equipment embedded in smart grids to help users optimize energy consumption, blending AI with physical infrastructure.
Notably, the partnership will also explore AI infrastructure aligned with European digital sovereignty, ensuring that automation equipment and intelligent systems remain under regional control—a critical factor for energy security.
From Industrial Automation to Intelligent Energy Ecosystems
“By combining Mistral AI’s expertise with our operational scale, we’re transforming how intelligent automation powers the energy transition,” said Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies. “This isn’t just about deploying AI; it’s about reengineering industrial automation from the ground up—whether optimizing offshore wind farms with AI-driven predictive maintenance or integrating automation equipment into hydrogen production facilities.”
Arthur Mensch, CEO of Mistral AI, added: “Generative AI has the power to make industrial automation systems not just efficient, but adaptive. By embedding our models into TotalEnergies’ workflows, we’re creating a new paradigm where automation equipment and intelligent algorithms work in tandem to reduce emissions, enhance renewable output, and redefine customer experiences.”
The Future of Automation in Energy
This collaboration underscores TotalEnergies’ vision: intelligent automation as the cornerstone of a sustainable energy future. With 60 AI solutions already deployed across its value chain—from machine-learning driven predictive maintenance to generative AI for supply chain optimization—the company is positioning itself at the intersection of industrial automation and AI.
The partnership with Mistral AI will further integrate automation equipment into critical operations: think robotic systems in solar panel manufacturing optimized by AI, or AI-driven algorithms managing energy storage facilities. As Pouyanné notes, “The energy systems of tomorrow will be defined by how seamlessly intelligent automation, industrial processes, and automation equipment work together. This partnership is our blueprint for that future.”
