www.abengoa.com

Abengoa is a technology company applying innovative solutions for sustainable development in the infrastructure, environment and energy sectors.

In 2006, sales and gross cash flow were  2,677.2 and 287.9 million Euro respectively. We are present in more than 70 countries.

In Abengoa, we believe that the world requires solutions that allow our development to be more sustainable. Scientists tell us that climate change is a reality and from Abengoa, we believe the time has come to pursue and put these solutions into practice.

More than ten years ago, Abengoa decided to focus its growth on the creation of new technologies that contribute to sustainable development by:

• Generating energy from renewable resources.
• Recycling industrial waste and producing and managing water.
• Creating infrastructures that prevent new investments in assets that generate emissions.
• Creating information systems that assist in ensuring more efficient management of existing infrastructures.
• Establishing new horizons for development and innovation.

To this end, we invest in research, development and innovation, R&D&I, globally roll out the technologies with the greatest potential, and attract and develop the necessary talent.

Moreover, through the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, we dedicate human and economic resources to promoting social action policies that contribute to social and human progress.

By doing this, we create long-term value for our shareholders, contribute to the development of society in the areas in which we conduct our activities, and help to make the world a better and more sustainable place for future generations.

Abengoa has five technological business units:

• For solar technologies Solúcar is its holding company. This business unit’s activity focuses on the design, promotion, finance attainment, construction and operation of electric energy generating plants that utilize the sun as their primary energy source. It possesses the know-how and technology required for thermoelectric solar power plants: plant receiver systems, parabolic cylinder and parabolic dish collectors, and for photovoltaic plants, with and without concentration.
• Abengoa Bioenergía is the holding company for biofuels. The business unit is dedicated to the production and development of biofuels for transport, bioethanol and biodiesel, among others that utilize biomass (cereals, cellulosic biomass, and oleaginous seeds) as the raw material. The biofuels are utilized for ETBE production (gasoline additive), or for direct blending in gasoline or gas oil. Given that they are renewable energy sources, biofuels reduce CO₂ emissions and contribute to the security and diversification of the energy supply while reducing the dependency on fossil fuels utilized in the transport sector and helping towards compliance with the Kyoto Protocol.
• Befesa Medio Ambiente, the holding company of Abengoa’s environmental services business unit, focuses its activity on providing environmental services for industry and on the construction of environmental infrastructures, while conducting aluminium waste recycling, zinc recycling, industrial waste management and environmental engineering activities.
• Telvent, the holding company of Abengoa’s businesses in the information technology sector, is a specialist in real-time information technology (IT) solutions with high added value in four specific industry sectors (energy, traffic, transport and environment) in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East and Africa. Its technology allows companies to make real-time business decisions utilizing data control and acquisition systems, as well as leading-edge operational applications that provide companies with secure and efficient information.
• Abeinsa is Abengoa’s holding company for this business unit, whose activity focuses on engineering, construction and maintenance of electric, mechanical and instrumentation infrastructure for the energy, industry, transport and services sectors: Promotion, construction and operation of industrial and conventional (cogeneration and combined cycle) power plants, and renewable energy (bioethanol, biodiesel, biomass, wind, solar and geothermal) power plants. Turnkey telecommunication networks and projects.

Abengoa
Avenida de La Buhaira, 2
41018 Seville, Spain

Tel: +34 95- 493-7111
Fax: +34 95-493-7012
Web: www.abengoa.com

Carlos Bousoño: Marketing Director
comunicacion@abengoa.com

 

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