- TotalEnergies and Veolia signed an MoU to expand collaboration on reducing methane emissions, managing water resources, and deploying low-carbon energy solutions.
- The partnership aims to cut methane emissions from waste storage sites and lower industrial water use in regions facing water stress.
TotalEnergies and Veolia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their partnership in advancing the energy transition and circular economy. The agreement commits both companies to combine their expertise to accelerate projects that cut emissions, conserve resources, and promote sustainable industry practices.
Under the collaboration, Veolia will contribute its experience in water resource management and waste recovery. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies will focus on measuring and reducing methane emissions and producing and supplying low-carbon energy.
A primary goal of the partnership is to reduce methane emissions from waste storage centres. Veolia is currently testing TotalEnergies’ AUSEA drone-based technology, which measures methane emissions. The waste management firm aims to capture 80% of methane emissions by 2032.
The companies will also work to lower the industrial sector’s water footprint. Veolia will assist TotalEnergies in achieving its target of reducing freshwater withdrawals by 20% by 2030, compared with 2021 levels, especially at sites located in areas of water stress.
In addition, TotalEnergies will help Veolia deploy low-carbon energy solutions for desalination plants. The two firms have already built a major solar power plant at a seawater desalination facility in Oman and plan to extend similar initiatives elsewhere. They will also collaborate on research to recover strategic materials from waste.
“I am very pleased with the agreement signed today with TotalEnergies,” said Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia’s chief executive. “By combining our expertise in sustainable water management, the circular economy and methane reduction, we drive ecological transformation and strengthen industrial competitiveness.”
Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, added that the partnership demonstrates how industrial cooperation can “make a concrete contribution to the energy transition and the circular economy” and “sustainably limit the environmental footprint” of both companies.