The Spanish group Abengoa is a leader in sectors that contribute to a greener future, including renewable energy, environmentally-friendly transportation fuels, and waste management.

The Abengoa group, founded in 1941 in Seville, Spain, leads internationally in the fields of recycling and waste management, seawater desalination, efficient transportation systems, and other technological environmental advances. The company’s dedication to research and development and to sustainability has earned it recognition and international business in countries including India, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and China.

Abengoa’s businesses are divided among four subsidiaries: Abengoa Bioenergy produces raw materials for biofuels; Befesa conducts the group’s environmental services, including waste management and recycling; Telvent manages information technologies; and Abeinsa heads industrial engineering and construction.

Leading the production of bioethanol

Abengoa Bioenergy is the leading Euroepan producer of bioethanol, a raw material used in biofuels. Abengoa’s proprietary technologies convert biomass derived from plant material into bioethanol, which is then mixed with gasoline and diesel for transportation.

Bioethanol and biodiesel serve as sources of renewable and clean energy, substituting for gasoline and diesel in vehicle engines. “When used in its pure form or as a part of fuel mixes, biofuels reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the emission of pollutants,” say Abengoa company sources. According to Abengoa, the use of biofuels advances the goals of the Kyoto Protocol, as a fuel containing 85% bioethanol reduces greenhouse gases between 45 and 70 percent per kilometer of travel.

The approval of the Renewable Energy Directive in Europe of 2009 requires member states to use 10 percent renewable energy in their transportation sectors by 2020, and this has boosted Abengoa’s bioenergy division throughout the continent. Abnegoa Bioenergy annually produces three billion liters of bioethanol in its ten international plants: more than 1 billion are produced in Europe; 740 million in the U.S.; and 115 million come from Brazil.

In addition, the Quality Fuel Directive of 1998 requires fuel sold in Europe to comply with established environmental standards. “Bioethanol is a necessary solution to help meet this target,” say Abengoa sources.

Abengoa Bioenergy has operations in the U.S., Brazil and France, as well as in its home country of Spain. The company invests a significant amount in research and development - €23.8 million per year - which Abengoa says generates annual revenues of €1.01 billion per year

The Spanish group Abengoa is a leader in sectors that contribute to a greener future, including renewable energy, environmentally-friendly transportation fuels, and waste management.

The Abengoa group, founded in 1941 in Seville, Spain, leads internationally in the fields of recycling and waste management, seawater desalination, efficient transportation systems, and other technological environmental advances. The company’s dedication to research and development and to sustainability has earned it recognition and international business in countries including India, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and China.

Abengoa’s businesses are divided among four subsidiaries: Abengoa Bioenergy produces raw materials for biofuels; Befesa conducts the group’s environmental services, including waste management and recycling; Telvent manages information technologies; and Abeinsa heads industrial engineering and construction.

Leading the production of bioethanol

Abengoa Bioenergy is the leading Euroepan producer of bioethanol, a raw material used in biofuels. Abengoa’s proprietary technologies convert biomass derived from plant material into bioethanol, which is then mixed with gasoline and diesel for transportation.

Bioethanol and biodiesel serve as sources of renewable and clean energy, substituting for gasoline and diesel in vehicle engines. “When used in its pure form or as a part of fuel mixes, biofuels reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the emission of pollutants,” say Abengoa company sources. According to Abengoa, the use of biofuels advances the goals of the Kyoto Protocol, as a fuel containing 85% bioethanol reduces greenhouse gases between 45 and 70 percent per kilometer of travel.

The approval of the Renewable Energy Directive in Europe of 2009 requires member states to use 10 percent renewable energy in their transportation sectors by 2020, and this has boosted Abengoa’s bioenergy division throughout the continent. Abnegoa Bioenergy annually produces three billion liters of bioethanol in its ten international plants: more than 1 billion are produced in Europe; 740 million in the U.S.; and 115 million come from Brazil.

In addition, the Quality Fuel Directive of 1998 requires fuel sold in Europe to comply with established environmental standards. “Bioethanol is a necessary solution to help meet this target,” say Abengoa sources.

Abengoa Bioenergy has operations in the U.S., Brazil and France, as well as in its home country of Spain. The company invests a significant amount in research and development - €23.8 million per year - which Abengoa says generates annual revenues of €1.01 billion per year