Biomass is organic waste originated in a biological, spontaneous or induced, process. Its use as fuel leads to wider environmental benefits. Abengoa is committed to this kind of innovative facilities that meet the criteria of sustainability and efficiency and provide major environmental, economic and social benefits.

1. Abengoa is an international
company that applies innovative
technology solutions for
sustainability in the energy and
environment sectors. It is
organized into three different
activities: engineering and
construction, concession-type
infrastructures and industrial
production. In engineering and
construction Abengoa has more
than 70 years of experience in the
market, and it specializes in
carrying out complex turn-key
projects.
In the energy sector, Abengoa
develops pioneering projects all
over the world in the solar
thermal, biofuels and conventional
power generation markets. Its
strategic positioning and
capabilities enable it to progress
every day towards its goal of
becoming a world leader in
designing and building energy and
industrial plants by applying
technological and innovative
solutions that contribute to
sustainable development.
Innovative technology solutions
for sustainability
Biomass
Energía Solar, 1
Palmas Altas
41014 Seville (Spain)
Phone. (+34) 954 93 70 00
www.abengoa.com
Sao Joao plant, Brazil

2. Efficient use of organic waste
Biomass Technology
Energy without CO emissions2
Abengoa specializes in complex turn-key projects. It has an integrated business model that constitutes a crucial
competitive advantage guaranteeing customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of time schedules, budgets and
performance.
Abengoa’s answer
We construct plants that produce electricity
from organic waste
Innovative technology solutions for sustainabiliyABENGOA Capacities and main references
Biomass is organic material that helping to reduce energy to these types of plants, which are
comes from biological processes, dependency on fossil fuels. The based on sustainability and
spontaneous or provoked. Its use as electricity generated from biomass efficiency and offer major
a fuel offers major environmental can be sold as “green energy” since environmental, economic, and
benefits since it eliminates it is free of net carbon dioxide social advantages. Abengoa has had
additional carbon dioxide emissions emissions (CO ) and therefore does successful experience with this2
to the atmosphere in a controlled technology and is capable ofnot contribute to the greenhouse
and clean way. Biomass in constructing these plants anywhereeffect.
agricultural or forestry areas can in the world.
represent huge volumes of waste The innovative nature of biomass
material. Furthermore, eliminating plants is derived from their raw
these wastes creates wealth in the material, which is 100 % renewable.
rural environment, while also This is why Abengoa is committed
Fife
13 MW
From chicken manure
Scotland
Main references
Electricity generation from biomass grate (fixed, mobile, vibrating), intervention), residual biomass
can use a steam cycle. The biomass fluidized bed and pulverized. Each (from agricultural waste, livestock
is combusted in a boiler to obtain boiler type offers different levels of or even urban waste) and energy
high pressure steam, which energy efficiency, different types of crops (grown for the purpose of
subsequently passes through a biomass, investment costs, producing biomass).
steam turbine to convert it into maintenance, etc. Choosing the
electricity. most appropriate boiler requires an
optimization study of all these
The main piece of equipment in a parameters.
biomass plant is the boiler, which
must be adapted to the process and There are very diverse sources of
the type of biomass used. There are biomass. Some of the most common
different types of steam boilers: include natural biomass (no human
EHN Sangüesa
29 MW
From cereal straw
and wood
Navarra. Spain
El Tejar
13 MW
From olive waste
Córdoba. Spain
Sao Luiz
70 MW
From sugarcane bagasse
Brazil
Sao Joao
70 MW
From sugarcane bagasse
Brazil
Hugoton
20 MW
From agricultural
waste
Kansas. USA
Integration
Engineering Construction O&MFinancing
Risk management
Development Manufacturing
& Procurement
Ghent
215 MW
From wood chips
and agro-residues
Belgium (*)
(*)Under construction
Hugoton plant in Kansas, USA.

3. Efficient use of organic waste
Biomass Technology
Energy without CO emissions2
Abengoa specializes in complex turn-key projects. It has an integrated business model that constitutes a crucial
competitive advantage guaranteeing customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of time schedules, budgets and
performance.
Abengoa’s answer
We construct plants that produce electricity
from organic waste
Innovative technology solutions for sustainabiliyABENGOA Capacities and main references
Biomass is organic material that helping to reduce energy to these types of plants, which are
comes from biological processes, dependency on fossil fuels. The based on sustainability and
spontaneous or provoked. Its use as electricity generated from biomass efficiency and offer major
a fuel offers major environmental can be sold as “green energy” since environmental, economic, and
benefits since it eliminates it is free of net carbon dioxide social advantages. Abengoa has had
additional carbon dioxide emissions emissions (CO ) and therefore does successful experience with this2
to the atmosphere in a controlled technology and is capable ofnot contribute to the greenhouse
and clean way. Biomass in constructing these plants anywhereeffect.
agricultural or forestry areas can in the world.
represent huge volumes of waste The innovative nature of biomass
material. Furthermore, eliminating plants is derived from their raw
these wastes creates wealth in the material, which is 100 % renewable.
rural environment, while also This is why Abengoa is committed
Fife
13 MW
From chicken manure
Scotland
Main references
Electricity generation from biomass grate (fixed, mobile, vibrating), intervention), residual biomass
can use a steam cycle. The biomass fluidized bed and pulverized. Each (from agricultural waste, livestock
is combusted in a boiler to obtain boiler type offers different levels of or even urban waste) and energy
high pressure steam, which energy efficiency, different types of crops (grown for the purpose of
subsequently passes through a biomass, investment costs, producing biomass).
steam turbine to convert it into maintenance, etc. Choosing the
electricity. most appropriate boiler requires an
optimization study of all these
The main piece of equipment in a parameters.
biomass plant is the boiler, which
must be adapted to the process and There are very diverse sources of
the type of biomass used. There are biomass. Some of the most common
different types of steam boilers: include natural biomass (no human
EHN Sangüesa
29 MW
From cereal straw
and wood
Navarra. Spain
El Tejar
13 MW
From olive waste
Córdoba. Spain
Sao Luiz
70 MW
From sugarcane bagasse
Brazil
Sao Joao
70 MW
From sugarcane bagasse
Brazil
Hugoton
20 MW
From agricultural
waste
Kansas. USA
Integration
Engineering Construction O&MFinancing
Risk management
Development Manufacturing
& Procurement
Ghent
215 MW
From wood chips
and agro-residues
Belgium (*)
(*)Under construction
Hugoton plant in Kansas, USA.

4. Efficient use of organic waste
Biomass Technology
Energy without CO emissions2
Abengoa specializes in complex turn-key projects. It has an integrated business model that constitutes a crucial
competitive advantage guaranteeing customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of time schedules, budgets and
performance.
Abengoa’s answer
We construct plants that produce electricity
from organic waste
Innovative technology solutions for sustainabiliyABENGOA Capacities and main references
Biomass is organic material that helping to reduce energy to these types of plants, which are
comes from biological processes, dependency on fossil fuels. The based on sustainability and
spontaneous or provoked. Its use as electricity generated from biomass efficiency and offer major
a fuel offers major environmental can be sold as “green energy” since environmental, economic, and
benefits since it eliminates it is free of net carbon dioxide social advantages. Abengoa has had
additional carbon dioxide emissions emissions (CO ) and therefore does successful experience with this2
to the atmosphere in a controlled technology and is capable ofnot contribute to the greenhouse
and clean way. Biomass in constructing these plants anywhereeffect.
agricultural or forestry areas can in the world.
represent huge volumes of waste The innovative nature of biomass
material. Furthermore, eliminating plants is derived from their raw
these wastes creates wealth in the material, which is 100 % renewable.
rural environment, while also This is why Abengoa is committed
Fife
13 MW
From chicken manure
Scotland
Main references
Electricity generation from biomass grate (fixed, mobile, vibrating), intervention), residual biomass
can use a steam cycle. The biomass fluidized bed and pulverized. Each (from agricultural waste, livestock
is combusted in a boiler to obtain boiler type offers different levels of or even urban waste) and energy
high pressure steam, which energy efficiency, different types of crops (grown for the purpose of
subsequently passes through a biomass, investment costs, producing biomass).
steam turbine to convert it into maintenance, etc. Choosing the
electricity. most appropriate boiler requires an
optimization study of all these
The main piece of equipment in a parameters.
biomass plant is the boiler, which
must be adapted to the process and There are very diverse sources of
the type of biomass used. There are biomass. Some of the most common
different types of steam boilers: include natural biomass (no human
EHN Sangüesa
29 MW
From cereal straw
and wood
Navarra. Spain
El Tejar
13 MW
From olive waste
Córdoba. Spain
Sao Luiz
70 MW
From sugarcane bagasse
Brazil
Sao Joao
70 MW
From sugarcane bagasse
Brazil
Hugoton
20 MW
From agricultural
waste
Kansas. USA
Integration
Engineering Construction O&MFinancing
Risk management
Development Manufacturing
& Procurement
Ghent
215 MW
From wood chips
and agro-residues
Belgium (*)
(*)Under construction
Hugoton plant in Kansas, USA.

5. Abengoa is an international
company that applies innovative
technology solutions for
sustainability in the energy and
environment sectors. It is
organized into three different
activities: engineering and
construction, concession-type
infrastructures and industrial
production. In engineering and
construction Abengoa has more
than 70 years of experience in the
market, and it specializes in
carrying out complex turn-key
projects.
In the energy sector, Abengoa
develops pioneering projects all
over the world in the solar
thermal, biofuels and conventional
power generation markets. Its
strategic positioning and
capabilities enable it to progress
every day towards its goal of
becoming a world leader in
designing and building energy and
industrial plants by applying
technological and innovative
solutions that contribute to
sustainable development.
Innovative technology solutions
for sustainability
Biomass
Energía Solar, 1
Palmas Altas
41014 Seville (Spain)
Phone. (+34) 954 93 70 00
www.abengoa.com
Sao Joao plant, Brazil

6. Abengoa is an international
company that applies innovative
technology solutions for
sustainability in the energy and
environment sectors. It is
organized into three different
activities: engineering and
construction, concession-type
infrastructures and industrial
production. In engineering and
construction Abengoa has more
than 70 years of experience in the
market, and it specializes in
carrying out complex turn-key
projects.
In the energy sector, Abengoa
develops pioneering projects all
over the world in the solar
thermal, biofuels and conventional
power generation markets. Its
strategic positioning and
capabilities enable it to progress
every day towards its goal of
becoming a world leader in
designing and building energy and
industrial plants by applying
technological and innovative
solutions that contribute to
sustainable development.
Innovative technology solutions
for sustainability
Biomass
Energía Solar, 1
Palmas Altas
41014 Seville (Spain)
Phone. (+34) 954 93 70 00
www.abengoa.com
Sao Joao plant, Brazil