What is Abengoa?

Abengoa's Commitment

The History of Abengoa

R+D+I at Abengoa

Research, Development and Technological Innovation at Abengoa

Demonstration Projects

Some Examples of R+D+i

Innovation in Management at Abengoa

Organization

Financial Information

Abengoa believes that demonstration projects are a key instrument for carrying out a policy of innovation in the development of new products to be introduced into the market. Demonstration projects achieve operational validation of an innovative product, system or process and its market proof. They also facilitate knowledge of its cost in order to fix a real starting price, which can later be lowered through the experience curve. In addition, demonstration projects lead to a real demand for R&D from public administration that gives science the capacity to serve the needs of society.

Abengoa, through its companies, always has dozens of demonstration projects underway, targeted at the market and geared toward creating value, usually in collaboration with numerous scientific institutions and different technological agents. Many of these projects receive public funding.

In this context, noteworthy examples are the activities conducted by Abengoa Bioenergy on the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass (currently obtained from cereal). The aim of this project is to bturn corn husks and stalk litter from other cereals, as well as agricultural waste, into bioethanol, which will bring new benefits to farmers, lower production cost, bringing it closer to that of gasoline, and will reduce the greenhouse effect, as plants - the raw material for bioethanol production - absorb CO2 through the chlorophyll function. With an investment estimated at 35,478,765 US$ over five years, this project has received considerable non-recoverable funding from the Department of Energy of the Federal Government of the United States, for a total of 17.5 million dollars, which constitutes 50% of investment.