Abengoa
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| Company type | Public (BMAD: ABG) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, engineering |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Headquarters | Seville, Spain |
Key people | Felipe Benjumea Llorente (Chairman of the board and CEO) |
| Products | Solar energy and bioenergy devices, IT, water and waste treatment, construction of telecom networks, power stations, infrastructure |
| Revenue | €3.114 billion (2008)[1] |
 €296.1 million (2008)[1] | |
| €140.4 million (2008)[1] | |
Number of employees | 23,230 (2008)[1] |
| Website | www.abengoa.com |
Abengoa (BMAD: ABG) is a Spanish multinational corporation, which includes companies in the domains of energy, telecommunications, transportation, and the environment. On September 15, 2007, The Economist reported that Abengoa is looking to enter the concentrating solar power market in the United States.
The company was founded by Javier Benjumea, and is based in Seville, Spain.
Green technology
Befesa
Befesa is an Abengoa subsidiary, specialising in the integral management of industrial wastes and the generation and management of water.
Joint Venture with Ebro Puleva
Abengoa has joint venture biofuel plants with Ebro Puleva.[2]
Abengoa Solar
Abengoa began its involvement in the development of solar technologies in 1984 with the construction of the Solar Almeria Platform in Spain.
Abengoa Solar has announced the award of two R&D projects in the field of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) by the US Department of Energy that total over $14 million. The goal of the DOE R&D program, working in collaboration with partners such as Abengoa Solar, is to develop C.S.P. technologies that are competitive with conventional energy sources (grid parity) by 2015 [3].
Abengoa Solar and E.ON Climate & Renewables have formed a partnership to jointly own and operate two 50MW Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants. The plants, which are already under construction, are located in Ecija (Seville), Southern Spain [4].
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Competitors
- CIE automotive´s subsidiary Bionor (biodiesel) [5]
- Ence
- MAN Ferrostaal
See also
- Concentrating solar power
- PS10 solar power tower
- PS20 solar power tower
- Renewable energy companies on the stock exchange
- Solana solar power plant
- Solúcar
- Telvent
References
- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2008: Legal, Economic and Financial Information" (PDF). Abengoa. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ · · Grupo Ebro Puleva · ·
- ^ http://solar.energy-business-review.com/news/abengoa_solar_eon_to_build_two_50mw_solar_plants_in_spain_091126/ Abengoa and E.ON partners
- ^ http://www.abengoasolar.com/sites/solar/en/about_us/general/news/archive/2008/20080930_noticias.html
- ^ CIE Automotive
