Acciona Agua
ACCIONA Agua concentrates on water treatment and reverse osmosis desalination, a technology in which it is the world leader. ACCIONA Agua is a leader in the water treatment sector with the ability to design, construct and operate drinking water treatment plants, residual purification plants, tertiary treatment plants for re-use and reverse-osmosis desalination plants. ACCIONA Agua is committed to innovation and the application of the latest technologies, together with ensuring water quality in the different areas of activity. The mission of ACCIONA AGUA is to be a leading provider of global solutions contributing to sustainable development in the water sector through innovations in the design, execution and operation of plants for the treatment, purification and desalination of water.
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- Business Type:
- Engineering service provider
- Industry Type:
- Water Treatment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Employees:
- Over 1000
- Turnover:
- more than 1,000,000,000 €
About Us
ACCIONA is one of Spain's principal business groups and a leader in the fields of infrastructure development and management, renewable energy, water and services.
With a century of history, and more than 30,000 professionals, it operates in over 30 countries on the five continents. ACCIONA is included in Spain's blue-chip Ibex 35 index and is a core stock in the market (see Financial Information).
ACCIONA's positioning as a pioneer in development and sustainability expresses its capacity to respond to the challenge of attaining sustainable development through all its areas of activity. One of its specific commitments is to steadily reduce its carbon footprint and lead the transition to a low-carbon economy. ACCIONA's activities and businesses avoid millions of metric tons of emissions every year (see Emissions Meter). The Sustainability Master Plandevelops the Company's sustainability strategy.
ACCIONA's commitment to innovation has consolidated through more investments, projects, programs and people, all of which underscores the Company's intention to continue to lead the way in the development of more sustainable solutions and alternatives.
ACCIONA Agua’s strategy is based on maintaining a significant presence in the integral water cycle in those countries where it leads the sector including Spain, Italy and Portugal. In addition, the company places great priority on growth at an international level, acquiring a portfolio of desalination and waste water treatment plants of reference in strategic countries including the United States, the Middle East, Australia, Algeria, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Dominican Republic.
The Company
ACCIONA Agua concentrates on water treatment and reverse osmosis desalination, a technology in which it is the world leader.
ACCIONA Agua is a leader in the water treatment sector with the ability to design, construct and operate drinking water treatment plants, residual purification plants, tertiary treatment plants for re-use and reverse-osmosis desalination plants. ACCIONA Agua is committed to innovation and the application of the latest technologies, together with ensuring water quality in the different areas of activity.
The different stages of ACCIONA Agua, manages end-to-end services covering every stage in the water treatment process: we make water fit for human consumption, deliver it to the population and purify urban and industrial wastewater, with direct billing to end-users.
The mission of ACCIONA AGUA is to be a leading provider of global solutions contributing to sustainable development in the water sector through innovations in the design, execution and operation of plants for the treatment, purification and desalination of water.
ACCIONA Agua’s strategy is based on maintaining a significant presence in the integral water cycle in those countries where it leads the sector including Spain, Italy and Portugal. In addition, the company places great priority on growth at an international level, acquiring a portfolio of desalination and waste water treatment plants of reference in strategic areas including India, Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Sustainability
The importance of water for future generations.
Water is one of the natural resources most affected by the current rate of use and deterioration of resources. A shortage will soon become a global problem on a global scale, and Spain will be particularly affected.
Aware of this serious problem, ACCIONA Agua considers protection and rehabilitation of the environment intrinsic to its projects, as the environment can directly influence the cycle of water. Therefore, ACCIONA Agua develops solutions to the growing need to tackling the problem head on.
The different projects and contracts undertaken by the company contribute towards the treatment, purification, reuse, desalination and management of water for 50 million people around the world.
ACCIONA Agua always operates according to sustainable development criteria, from the perspective of responsible use, conservation and recycling of water to satisfy the current needs of our society, without compromising the needs of future generations. And it is aware that in order for society to make the necessary changes, we must promote education for sustainability.
Our Sustainability Report sets out our sustainable development measures.
Environment
Our desalination, sewage treatment and water purification plants protect your environment.
The main challenge for a company such as ACCIONA Agua is to satisfy the growing global needs for water and to do so in an environmentally acceptable way, using advanced technology and innovative management models.
Desalination is one of the vital services offered by ACCIONA Agua as a solution to the water shortage. A total of 53 Hm³ was desalinated in our facilities last year, an indication of the growing tendency of the activity.
One of the key points in the technological advancement of desalination is the reduction of energy consumption at the facilities. ACCIONA Agua believes that management is crucial for developing competitive solutions both in the design phase of the desalination plants, (which become commercial operations), as well as the company’s R&D. An important line of our R&D work focuses on the optimisation and improvement of efficiency in desalination, through the application of technologies and renewable energies in desalination and open sea desalination plants.
In the design of desalination plants – all of which use reverse osmosis technology – energy consumption is minimised, maximising recovery of the energy used through advanced Performance Recuperation Systems (hydraulic energy recuperators that offset consumption).
Reuse is another important line of work. Currently, more than 22 Hm³ of water subject to tertiary treatment is produced in purification plants that is later used for irrigation, and other applications. The new technological developments linked to the reuse of wastewater, such as Membrane Biological Reactors, allow for much more extensive use of the treated water.
Health & Safety
The Safety Priority.
ACCIONA Agua aims for all its professionals to be and feel safe at work and to apply all the necessary preventive measures. It considers the management of occupational hazards to be one of the most important variables to consider in its management model and in the development of its business plans.
ACCIONA Agua aims to be a reference in the field of occupational health and safety. This objective requires compliance with the regulations in force, as well as the promotion of activities and actions that include all its workers. A campaign was conducted last year entitled ‘Fragile’, in order to raise awareness among company professionals.
Campaign Achievements:
- Establishment of a Health and Safety Policy defining responsibilities.
- Availability of necessary organisational factors.
- Training and specific information regarding safety to all our employees offered.
- The existing risks for each activity identified and evaluated.
- Preventive measures established.
- Emergency Plans for a fast and effective action designed.
- Protection equipment provided.
- Periodic monitoring of employee health with a medical service carried out.
- Rigorous research carried out on past accidents to establish all opportune measures to avoid recurrence.
- Awards and incentives granted to stimulate this work, such as the Zero Accident Award, an important tradition in the company.