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Acciona, S.A., is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 conglomerate group dedicated to civil engineering, construction and infrastructure.

The company was founded in 1997 through the merger of Entrecanales y Tavora and Cubiertas y MZOV. The company's headquarters is in Alcobendas
Alcobendas
Alcobendas is a city located in the Community of Madrid, central Spain. It is located roughly 13 km north of Madrid and 7 km from the Barajas International Airport. It includes a central urban zone, a recently built district known as Valdelasfuentes, La Moraleja and El Soto de la...

, Community of Madrid
Madrid (autonomous community)
The Community of Madrid is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located at the center of the country, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Castilian Central Plateau . The community is also conterminous with the province of Madrid and contains the capital of Spain, which is also...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. The company's U.S. operations are headquartered in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, U.S.

Acciona is controlled by chairman José Manuel Entrecanales and his family through Grupo Entrecanales.

History

The company can trace its origins back to MZOV, a firm founded in 1862.

In 1978 MZOV merged with Cubiertas y Tejados, a business founded in 1916, to form Cubiertas y MZOV.

In 1997 the company merged with Entrecanales y Tavora, a firm founded in 1931, to form NECSO Entrecanales Cubiertas S.A.. It was subsequently renamed Acciona.

Infrastructure companies


Real estate companies


Logistics and transportation companies


Urban and environmental services companies


Energy companies

  • Acciona Energy
    Acciona Energy
    Acciona Energy, a subsidiary of Acciona based in Madrid, is a Spanish company developing renewable energy projects, including small hydro, biomass, solar energy and thermal energy, and the marketing of biofuels. It also has assets in the field of co-generation and wind turbine manufacture...

     - http://www.acciona-energia.com which has the following subsidiaries:
    • Renomar - http://www.renomar.com
    • Iniciativas Energéticas SA
    • Energías Eólicas de Catalunya
    • INR Eólica SA
    • Acciona Windpower Espana
    • Acciona Energy North America
    • Acciona Windpower North America
  • Acciona Eólica
  • Acciona Biodiesel
  • Acciona Biomasa
  • Acciona Cogeneración
  • Acciona Hidráulica
  • Acciona Termoeléctrica
  • Acciona Solar

Other companies


Major projects

Major projects involving the company include the Torre Europa
Torre Europa
The Torre Europa is a skyscraper located in the AZCA complex in Madrid, Spain.It is 121 metres high and has 30 floors.Completed in 1985, it was designed by Miguel Oriol e Ybarra and built by Necso....

 completed in 1985, the Ting Kau Bridge
Ting Kau Bridge
Ting Kau Bridge is a 1,177-metre long cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong that spans from the northwest of Tsing Yi Island and Tuen Mun Road. It is adjacent to Tsing Ma Bridge which also serves as major connector between the Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island and the rest of Hong Kong....

 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 completed in 1998), the Gare do Oriente in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

 completed in 1998, El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe
El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe
Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is an important visitor attraction in Valencia in Spain. It forms part of the City of Arts and Sciences...

 completed in 2000, the German Chancellery
German Chancellery
The German Chancellery is a federal agency serving the executive office of the Chancellor, the head of the German federal government. The chief of the Chancellery holds the rank of either a Secretary of State or a Federal Minister ...

 completed in 2001, the King Abdullah University Hospital
King Abdullah University Hospital
King Abdullah University Hospital , often abbreviated KAUH, is a hospital near Ar Ramtha, Jordan. It largest medical structure in the north of the country, serving the approximately one million inhabitants of the Irbid, Ajloun, Jerash, and Mafraq governorates...

 completed in 2002, the Alqueva dam
Alqueva dam
The Alqueva dam is a dam located on the Guadiana River in the Alentejo region. The reservoir is the largest in Portugal and Western Europe.The complex project was made to produce hydroelectric power, irrigation for farms in the surrounding area, as well as a large reservoir where several tourist...

 completed in 2002, and the El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts is an opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain...

 completed in 2005.
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