Alfonso Rodríguez Email and Phone Number

Abengoa, S.A. ("Abengoa") is an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, generating energy from the sun, producing biofuels, desalinating sea water and recycling industrial waste. Abengoa creates long term value for shareholders through management that is characterized by the promotion of entrepreneurship, social responsibility, transparency and management diligence. Based in Spain, Abengoa and its worldwide subsidiaries currently employ over 26,500 people throughout its global operations in over 70 countries and over 600 subsidiaries. As of December 2012, Abengoa Global had total assets of approximately €20.55 Billion and generated revenues of over €7.7 billion. In the United States and Canada, Abengoa employs approximately 2,300 people through its numerous subsidiaries.Alfonso is currently Responsible of "Thermosolar Heat Transfer Fluid Department"- Technical manager of COMPOSOL project, aimed to develop new fluids to be used in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. Fluid such as metals, salts and oils have been characterized with new methods designed in the development of the project. Expert in selection, experimental validation, thermal degradation of new fluids for solar application.- Manager of a new line to evaluate solid particles as transfer and storage medium in CSP. The project includes solid particle selection, solar receiver development and experimental evaluation

Technical manager of Direct Steam Generation (DSG) technologyo Responsible of the design, construction and operation of the first direct steam generation demonstration plant of 8MWht working properly. o Technical manager of the experimental plant evaluation, including control strategy and main performance validation. o Technical advisor for the design of a new receiver tube to be used in DSG technology. o Responsible of the development, simulation and optimization of a DSG commercial plant of 140MWe

- Coordinator of the ConSoLiDa project, consortium composed by 22 partners and supported by a national grant (Cdti). Responsible of the solar desalination activity within the ConSoliDa project.- Technical advisor of a new concept of parabolic trough technology cooled with CO2 (2010).- Technical responsible of a project to produce air-conditioning from solar energy at low temperature.

Technician. Development of action plans to increase the energetic efficiency in public building and lighting