The Future, Responsibly

An economic boom bigger and more powerful than the Internet boom of the 1990s is happening now, spurred by the widespread demand for renewable and clean energy technologies that enhance our security and protect our natural resources. Several factors are driving the growth of the clean tech sector.

• Growing public concern about climate change and the health of our environment
• Prices of fossil fuels and natural gas are volatile
• Federal and state governments are supporting fuel diversity
• Energy independence is a top national security concern

ACCIONA is at the vanguard in the development and implementation of renewable and clean energy technologies.

Concentrating Solar Power

ACCIONA's revolutionary Nevada Solar One concentrating solar power plant offers a win-win solution for all involved - the environment, communities, utilities, and consumers. Domestically produced clean energy reduces global warming, provides jobs for Americans, and supplies critical peak power at market-competitive prices. Concentraing solar power is protected against fuel price and availability fluctuations and can be easily integrated into an existing power distribution network.

• Nevada Solar One™ uses 760 parabolic concentrators and more than 180,000 mirrors that concentrate the sun’s rays onto 18,240 solar receivers.
• The solar receivers heat a transfer fluid to 735° F, which passes through a heat exchanger, changing water into steam to drive a conventional turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity.
• Utilizes proprietary tracking technology to concentrate the sun’s rays and track the sun’s location during peak demand hours.

Windpower

ACCIONA has more than 192 wind farm installations in operation in 10 countries around the world with a number of projects currently in development throughout the United Stated and Canada. In May 2007, ACCIONA Windpower started construction on its first wind turbine manufacturing plant in the United States, located in West Branch, Iowa. The 200,190 square foot plant will supply turbines for ACCIONA wind farms throughout North America.