Abengoa applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, generating electricity from renewable resources, converting biomass into biofuels and producing drinking water from sea water.
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Our commitment
Abengoa focuses its growth on creating new technologies that contribute to sustainable
development…
o Generating energy from renewable sources
o Converting biomass into biofuels and producing drinking water
from sea water
o Creating environmentally-friendly infrastructures
o Promoting new development and innovation horizons
Invests in research, development and innovation (R&D+i)
Expands the technologies with the greatest potential
Develops the necessary talent, attracting and retaining the
best professionals (nearly 26,000 employees)
Dedicates economic and human resources to promote social
action policies that contribute to social and human progress
To achieve this, Abengoa…
Abengoa’s commitment to sustainable development is a priority in all its activities. We try to reduce the
impact of our activities with the support of an integrated management system
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Financial information
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Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB) applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the
energy and environment sectors, generating electricity from renewable resources, converting biomass into biofuels
and producing drinking water from sea water
Brazil
Spain
Rest of Europe
USA
Asia & Oceania
Africa
Rest of Latin America
Concession-type infrastructures
Engineering and construction
Industrial production
Sales
€7,356 M
16.5 % (€6,312 M in 2012)
EBITDA
€1,365 M
43.8 % (€949 M in 2012)
Net income
€101 M
83.6 % (€55 M in 2012)
Net corporate debt –
Corporate EBITDA
2.2x
1.5x since December 2012
€7,356 M €1,365 M
Regions Activity areas
Sales 2013 EBITDA 2013
4. Engineering and construction
• 70 years of experience in energy
infrastructures
• Proprietary know-how
• Leading international contractor in T&D
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Concession-type infrastructures
• Solar, transmission lines, desalination,
cogeneration and others
• Very low market risk
• Average contract term: 25 years
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Industrial production
• Biofuels
• High-growth markets
• Market leaders
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Abengoa’s business is structured around three activities
Energy Environment
We perform these three activities
in two high-growth sectors
Our business (I)
5. Specialist in executing complex turn-key
projects
• Solar plants (CSP) and hybrid solar-
gas plants (ISCC)
• Conventional generation plants
and biofuels facilities
• Water infrastructures, including
large-scale desalination plants
• Electricity transmission lines
• Railway transport infrastructures
Solid engineering capabilities that enable
us to harness growth opportunities
• Approximately 18,000 people
• Design engineering network with
centers in USA, India, Poland, Chile
and Spain
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Engineering and construction
Main projects awarded in 2013
Our business (II)
DetailsActivity
Transmission line 3,300 km
Parabolic trough
plant
100 MW
Parabolic trough
plant with storage
110 MW
Combined cycle
plant
450 MW
Wind farm 70 MW
Two metro lines n/a
Transmission line 187 km
Photovoltaic plant 30MW
ProjectCountry
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Electricity generation plants, desalination
plants and transmission lines
Assets with regulated revenues with long
term sales contracts or price agreements
Investment in concession-type
infrastructure projects in which our
technology gives us a competitive
advantage
Joint ventures with E-On, JGC, Eletrobras,
Itochu, GE, Masdar, Total
37 concession-type assets in operation
17 solar plants (CSP)
11 transmission lines
5 cogeneration plants
4 desalination plants
Our business (III)
Concession-type infrastructures
1,223 MW solar power
500,000 M3/day
348 MW cogeneration
1,723 km of electricity
transmission lines
Currently in high growth phase the
operation of these types of assets generates
sales of €519 M
Asset base
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Our business (IV)
Industrial production
Biofuels
• Global leader in biofuels with a
presence in the three main
markets: Europe, USA and Brazil
• World leader in developing
technology for producing 2nd
generation ethanol
Solar
• World leader in concentrated
solar power technology based on
tower technology and parabolic
troughs
Leader in high growth markets we continue
to grow despite the complex economic
environment
3,175 ML of ethanol
Production capacity
8. • Technology for producing n-butanol from
biomass
• Flexible process that enables the production
of ethanol or butanol depending on market
conditions
• Enables existing 1G facilities to be used
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Innovation (I)
Technology is our engine for growth, providing innovative solutions in order to
continue to create value and maintain our leadership position
R&D and technology in numbers:
€426 M invested in R&D in 2013
261 patent applications, of which
106 have already been granted
Team of 781 people dedicated to
R&D and innovation, lead by
Abengoa Research
Products with a high technological
component that are close to market…
Butanol
• Technology for converting MSW into biofuels
• Demonstration plant in operation at our facilities
in Salamanca
Waste to biofuels
…we continue to work on new options for
the future
Hydrogen Energy CropsW2B demo plant (Salamanca)
9. Innovation (II)
Thanks to our technological development, we can offer pioneering solutions in
the markets in which we operate
Demonstration plant for
thermal energy storage
Khi Solar (South Africa)
50 MW superheated steam
tower.
The first tower with this
technology in the world
Hugoton (USA)
2G bio-refinery; 25 M gal.
Demonstrates the viability of the 2G
technology developed by Abengoa
2G demonstration plant
BCyL (Salamanca)
Solana (USA)
280 MW parabolic trough plant
with six hours of storage
Commissioned in Q3 2013
Solúcar Complex
Seville
Patents: 13 Patents: 35 Patents: 23
Demo
plant
Commercial
plant
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Corporate social responsibility
Responsible management
We are committed to society today and in the future, the environment, the communities in
which we are present and to our employees
We implement and
promote initiatives
that contribute to
achieving balanced
growth in the
company and the
community
€9.1 M invested in social actions, 12% more than the
previous year
93% Environmental management systems certified
according to ISO 14001
Reduction of 818,700 theoretical tons of CO2
More than 1.8 million hours dedicated to training our
teams, 6% more than in 2012.
14,389 supplier analyses carried out related to human
rights
Abengoa contributes to culturally and socially enriching the communities in
which it is present through the Focus-Abengoa Foundation