INFRASTRUCTURE Self-Performing Offi ce: The plan behind the megaproject N.72 SEPTEMBER 2019 INTERVIEW How to turn good ideas into better business 3 D PRINTING A SECOND LIFE FOR ART 01_PORTADA_ACCIONA_72_ENG.indd 1 22/07/19 11:39 ACCIONA 72 APD INGLES.ai 2 11/07/19 10:50 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K EDITORIAL 3D PRINTING, THE ART IS IN THE REPLICA he fl ames that devastated Notre-Dame were as symbolic as the building itself, representing the fragility of our cultural heritage in the face of the paradox of time: architecture strives for endurance, but the longer it lasts, the greater the risk it will disappear, because catastrophes know how to wait for centuries: a war, an earthquake, dereliction, mass tourism or a fateful spark... Just weeks before the fi re, a piece of that can be made available to any news confi rmed that recovering our university. It also made a giant leap lost heritage might be more feasible in the new museum paradigm— than ever. Madrid’s National Arche- another of our business lines— in ological Museum unveiled a repli- which the public not only touches ca of the Romanesque Arch of San art, but truly engages with it, as if Pedro de las Dueñas, the fi rst work journeying through time. in the world of a considerable size Once again, we are global pioneers and complexity ever to be repro- of 3D applications, as we were three duced with additive 3D printing. years ago in civil engineering. Belén TTextures and details are replicated Linares, Director of Energy Inno- with such intricacy that only an vation, talks to us about this strat- expert eye can distinguish the copy egy of positioning ourselves at the from the original. forefront of technology, and about ACCIONA thus demonstrated that it an open innovation model that can Our formula can reproduce a small ornamental track down good ideas and quickly is to think big, given piece or even a building in a short- transform them into profi table prod- er period and at a much lower cost ucts, from hybrid wind-solar power our multinational than would be required for any to biomass processing and logistical status, while continuing previous techniques, and showed planning of megaprojects. its skill in various specialized are- Our formula is to think big, given to innovate with as, such as protecting masterpieces our multinational status, while con- the agility of a small from weather conditions or from too tinuing to innovate with the agility startup many visits, increasing the circula- of a small startup. tion of replicas in exhibits and facil- itating research with reproductions www.acciona.com 3 03_ACCIONA_editorial_ENG.indd 3 25/7/19 16:56 SUMMARY EDITORIAL INTERVIEW Masterpieces of human heritage “WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT 03 printed in 3D. TRANSFORMING INNOVATION INTO PRODUCTS AND BUSINESSES” Planning on a IN NUMBERS multinational THE scale, developing 07 COMPLETE with the agility of WATER CYCLE a startup. Belén Increased contribution to tackling one Linares, Director of of humanity’s greatest challenges: Energy Innovation, universal access to quality water. analyzes a business model that can —quickly and cheaply— turn technology trends HISTORY into profitable THE TRENCH products. 08 IN CALLE ARAGÓN Clamor in Barcelona: the demand for the train tracks on one of Eixample’s main streets to be covered. NEWS THE LATEST AT ACCIONA 10 A takeover bid, entry in emerging markets and new projects and contracts. 16 Published by: Th e paper used for this Department of Corporate Image and magazine is chlorine- Follow us Global Marketing. free and comes from on ACCIONA, S.A. sustainable forests. Th e 12CLEAN ENERGY Avda. de Europa, 18. FSC Certifi cation, awarded P. E. La Moraleja. 28108 Alcobendas. by the Forest Stewardship HYBRIDIZATION Madrid. Tel.: +34 91 663 2287 Council, ensures that Email: forests are managed OF WIND AND Elisa Baños elisa.banos.yague@ responsibly and that TWITTER FACEBOOK SOLAR acciona.com paper is traceable, with a Design and Production: verifi able chain of custody Carbon-based solar panels on a La Factoría, Prisa Revistas. throughout the process wind turbine tower, a project that’s National publication no.: of transforming and unique in the world. M-35.445-1997. manufacturing the product. INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE 4 04-05_ACCIONA_Sumario_ENG.indd 4 24/7/19 20:07 Nº 72 September 2019 WATER EFFICIENT 40 NETWORK MANAGEMENT Smart meters and carbon fi ber pipes. Predictive maintenance to prevent even a drop 22 of water from being lost. REPLICATING ART WITH CONCESSIONS 3D PRINTING UNIVERSITY INNOVATION 44 SERVICES Design, construction and comprehensive Th e Romanesque Arch of San Pedro management of student residences, de las Dueñas, the fi rst replica of faculties and campuses. an architectural gem created with additive manufacturing technology. HOW IT WORKS AMBASSADORS JOIN US AND BIOMASS INVEST IN POWER 46 THE PLANET Marc Gasol, Karla Souza, Amaro Gómez- PIONEERS Pablos and David Pocock, four 30 stars who share their commitment to Sophisticated processing of biomass not only generates sustainability with ACCIONA. large-scale renewable energy, but also aids rural development and improves the use of agricultural resources. FUNDING GREEN 48 LOANS The challenges and opportunities of a financial trend linked to the energy 36INFRASTRUCTURE transition. SELF-PERFORMING OFFICE: THE PLAN BEHIND THE COOPERATION MEGAPROJECT Th e Light at Home SPO: effi cient material and human 50 project reaches over resource planning for major 400 indigenous infrastructure. Doing it in-house is Ngäbe and Buglé better than outsourcing. families in Panama. 5 04-05_ACCIONA_Sumario_ENG.indd 5 24/7/19 20:07 ACCIONA 72 VIÑA MAYOR INGLES.ai 3 11/07/19 11:12 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K IN NUMBERS COMPREHENSIVE, SMART AND SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN 2018, ACCIONA CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS CONTRIBUTION TO TACKLING ONE OF HUMANITY’S GREATEST CHALLENGES: ensuring that more and more millions of people around the world have access to water and sanitation Around the world, the company has built: 1201220 drinking water Last year its wastewater, treatment plants that drinking water and supply 31 million people ACCIONA is an expert on desalination plants the entire water cycle: from extraction, purifi cation or produced or treated desalination, transport and supply to the treatment of hm3 of water 80 790 desalination plants wastewater and its return (790 billion liters) to the environment in the that supply same or a better state than 22 million people it was in when extracted OVER 1/3 OF THIS WATER IS PRODUCED IN WATER- SCARCE OR WATER- 3003000 IT MEETS THE WATER STRESSED AREAS wastewater treatment SUPPLY NEEDS OF A QUICK BRIEF plants with a total POPULATION EQUIVALENT capacity of 15 million m3 OF OVER per day, serving 57 million people In the Middle East and 100 MILLION North Africa alone, it desalinated PEOPLE 204 hm3 ACCIONA CONTRIBUTES Its reverse osmosis technology emits TO ACHIEVING 4 OF THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 6.4 times less greenhouse QUICK BRIEF gases than thermal desalination 7 07_ACCIONA_CIFRAS_ENG.indd 7 24/7/19 20:11 8 08_09_ACCIONA_Foto Historica_ENG2.indd 8 24/7/19 20:14 HISTORY THE TRENCH IN CALLE ARAGÓN AN ICONIC STREET, A GROWING BARCELONA AND A CLAMOR IN THE PRESS: “COVER THE TRENCH, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE!” by Patricia Alcorta In the late 1950s, Barcelona was overfl owing once again. Th e Eixample was no longer wide enough, and the city’s growth model was hotly debated in the local press. Aragon street was one of the most often cited streets, due to the accursed railroad trench –two kilometers long and 15 meters wide– that coal trains passed through night and day. Over the years it had become a sewer that collected soot, cigarette butts and the general unpleasantness associated with industry, and if there was one thing everyone agreed on it was the need to cover it for the sake of the area’s residents and to enable connection with the rest of the city. Finally, the City Council green-lighted the project, and in one year, Entrecanales y Távora transformed it into a train tunnel with a concrete vault whose surface could support road traffi c. However, since we all have a bit of an instructor, a town planner and a controversialist inside us, the debate continued. Some criticized the street —in the rather fl owery prose of the era— for having become a major avenue that was kind to cars but hostile to pedestrians: “Now, it’s a suburban knife that cuts Barcelona from end to end!” 9 08_09_ACCIONA_Foto Historica_ENG2.indd 9 24/7/19 20:14 NEWS TAKEOVER BID TO ACQUIRE 100% OF MOSTOSTAL WARSZAWA THE CORPORATION IS ONE OF POLAND’S LARGEST CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. Th e Siekierkowski Bridge, one of ACCIONA’s biggest projects in Poland. The takeover bid to acquire the remaining stake in the company to strengthen its business and growth strategy. The relationship involves the purchase of almost 10 million shares owned by between the two companies is longstanding: ACCIONA has been minority shareholders. The price offered per share, €0.81, the majority shareholder in the Polish construction firm since represents a 28.7% increase over the volume-weighted average 1999. Founded over 70 years ago, Mostostal Warszawa develops price of the past six months. With the buyout, ACCIONA aims to projects in all key sectors of the Polish infrastructure market. It achieve better integration of Mostostal Warszawa in the group closed the 2018 financial year with revenue of 182 million euros. NEW RAILWAY CONTRACTS IN NORWAY AND AUSTRALIA The joint venture of the Swiss company Implenia and ACCIONA has won the public tender to build the Sandbukta–Moss–Såstad line, which will consist of 10 kilometers of double-track railway, 5.5 kilometers of which will be underground.