Abengoa was the number one Spanish company in the international patent application ranking by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) for 2012, and seventh among all institutions, led by the Spanish Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC).
Abengoa’s growth model, based on technological leadership and an unwavering commitment to research, development, innovation and technology, enables the company to create value with new products and processes.
The patents requested and awarded protect the development of these new technologies developed in Abengoa’s main strategic areas of solar energy, biofuels and water desalination. Furthermore, international patents enable growth in cutting-edge markets in a globalized world, following a proprietary methodology of prioritizing patents and regions according to their potential.
Abengoa invests nearly €100 million every year in R&D+i activities in order to develop and validate new technologies and to protect them internationally using patents.
The company’s unwavering commitment to technology and protecting its R&D+i results, combined with the work of more than 730 researchers focused on developing and improving new technologies, has led to significant growth in the number of patents, which currently exceeds 220 applications and awards.
Abengoa's Solúcar platform in Seville is said to be the largest solar energy R&D+i center in the world.
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