Veolia has teamed up with Mistral AI to transform resource management with generative AI and increase ecological transformation.
Takeaway Points
- Veolia has teamed up with Mistral AI.
- The aim is to transform resource management with generative AI.
- By combining Mistral AI’s cutting-edge technology with Veolia’s data and expertise, the two companies are paving the way for a new era of innovation.
Why did Veolia team up with Mistral AI?
Veolia, a global leader in ecological transformation, on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with Mistral AI, a key player in generative artificial intelligence, to transform the management and monitoring of industrial sites for water management, waste recycling, and local energy production. By combining Mistral AI’s cutting-edge technology with Veolia’s data and expertise, the two companies are paving the way for a new era of innovation and efficiency, actively contributing to ecological transformation.
This innovation will bring uncommon transparency and modernize the monitoring of installations, especially in key areas such as personal safety and water consumption management, Veolia said.
Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia, commenting on the partnership, said, “This partnership with Mistral AI marks a decisive step in our desire to accelerate innovation and better respond to all the challenges caused by global warming. In line with the GreenUp strategic plan, Veolia plans to increase the efficiency gains brought by digital technology and artificial intelligence, in particular to optimize its customers’ water and energy consumption, waste sorting and recycling, and strengthen predictive maintenance. By integrating generative artificial intelligence into the management of our sites and industrial processes, we are strengthening our capacity for innovation and optimization of our know-how to decarbonize, depollute and regenerate resources.”
Arthur Mensch, CEO of Mistral AI, said, “This partnership highlights how GenAI can help make factories smarter. In recent years, factories have increasingly integrated sensors and digital tools. Our models enable these rich data streams to provide more valuable insights to Veolia’s operators and customers, helping to accelerate Veolia’s mission to drive ecological transformation.”
The Partnership
According to the report, by combining the power of generative artificial intelligence, the two companies are applying a unique solution that allows employees and stakeholders to co-pilot water, waste, and energy plants through interactive discussions.
ABOUT VEOLIA
The Veolia group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with nearly 218,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful and concrete solutions for water, waste and energy management that contribute to radically changing the situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources and renew them. In 2023, the Veolia group served 113 million people with drinking water and 103 million with sanitation, produced 42 terawatt hours of energy and recovered 63 million tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) generated consolidated revenue of €45.3 billion in 2023.
ABOUT MISTRAL AI
Mistral AI is a science and technology company that aims to make cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence accessible to the masses. We develop next-generation AI-powered LLMs and products that are cost-effective and customizable while advocating openness, transparency, and the promotion of decentralized technologies. We are a global, independent company, headquartered in Paris with offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit mistral.ai .
