In depth

Twenty years after taking center stage at the 1992 Seville Expo, the Navigation Pavilion morphs into one of the Andalusian capital's major exhibitions and congress venues.

The mining sector is a point of reference in terms of energy consumption and emissions. Mining's large-scale operations require a permanent and competitively-priced energy supply; at the same time, they need to reduce their emissions while increasing their production rate.

At the outset of the last decade, Chile was forced to make sudden changes to its energy matrix following the announcement that gas supplies from Argentina, which had initially been expected to cover a large part of Chile's needs and at low prices, would not be available even remotely in the amounts foreseen. Chile opted for coal, built coal-fired power stations and switched to fuel oil in power stations that had been initially designed to run on gas.

Australia is another leadingmining country, but its energy supply problems differ to those of Chile. Electricity prices are low and supply is not at risk. However, regulations have been in place for some time now that set out to provide a boost for renewables solutions aimed at reducing GHG emissions country-wide.

The Spanish cities of Caceres and Ubeda, both declared World Heritage Cities, are also municipalities where ACCIONA Agua manages the Integrated Water Cycle.

In 2011, ACCIONA continued to expand worldwide. To overcome tough international challenges, the Company has developed a number of global, sustainable and end-to-end solutions aimed at meeting society's most pressing needs regarding infrastructure, water and renewable energies.

ACCIONA will use desalination technology to supply water for the mining industry and local residents in one of the most arid regions in Chile.

Needed for hydration, nourishment, environmental preservation, hygiene and for life on earth… Let's work to make sure it will be available both today and in the future.

Techniques to purify and disinfect water for human consumption have been extensively developed over the past century. Today, ACCIONA is researching new cleaner and safer methods.

ACCIONA has vast experience in marine construction projects and possesses the latest technological advances in machinery to carry them out.

The second largest economy in Latin America (after Brazil) begins to make long-term investments in renewable energy and human development. ACCIONA responds to this profile with contracts and bids across all divisions.

Ready to tend to the needs of nearly 800,000 people, the modern Royal Jubilee Hospital in British Columbia points the way for privately managed public services.

ACCIONA is developing a more sustainable business model by acting as a protagonist in the social development of communities in which it operates. For this reason, and within its Social Action Plan, the Company has created a Community Investment Plan whose objective is to contribute actively by providing momentum to and improving their socioeconomic systems. The aims of its activities are the generation of economic well-being, environmental improvement and corporate responsibility.

ACCIONA has become the ideal partner for complete water supply and drainage services, from which over 2.5 million people already benefit.

ACCIONA is helping to improve the environment in the heart of the Spanish capital by planting over 6,500 trees, 130,000 bushes and 44,000 m2 of parkland which needs very little water.