TotalEnergies SE (NYSE: TTE) signed a contract with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA for the design and installation of Pangea 5, a high-performance supercomputer that will increase the company's computing power by six times, according to a press release.

The supercomputer represents an investment of over €100 million and will be housed at the Jean Féger Scientific and Technical Center in Pau, France. Pangea 5 is scheduled for commissioning in 2027.

The enhanced computing power will support advanced seismic engineering for subsurface imaging and exploration activities, as well as research and development applications using artificial intelligence. The system will help optimize computing times and improve understanding of complex phenomena including integrated power models.

Pangea 5 will feature specialized processors designed for massively parallel computations, offering improved energy efficiency compared to previous versions. The company stated that energy consumption will be reduced by approximately 40% at equal performance levels, while cooling system consumption will decrease by a factor of five. Heat generated by the supercomputer will be recovered to help heat buildings at the facility that house more than 2,500 people.

"Artificial intelligence and digital technology are strategic drivers of our energy transition. By increasing our computing power sixfold, we are strengthening our leadership in high-performance computing," said Namita Shah, President of OneTech at TotalEnergies.

The system will utilize NVIDIA graphics processing units, central processing units and InfiniBand networking technology to deliver parallel computing capabilities for scientific workloads and artificial intelligence applications.