History

Amine and sulfur recovery plant for Repsol in Puertollano (Spain), Sener’s first refinery contract

FORAN, the CAD/CAM/CAE system for marine design and construction created by Sener in the 60s as an in-house tool, secures its first contract outside of Sener with the Bazán (now Navantia) shipyard.

Sener undertakes work on the projects for the Bilbao, Barcelona and Valencia metros. These are its first urban transport projects.

Sener joins the European consortium working on the development of the EJ 200 engine for the multirole Eurofighter/Typhoon fighter aircraft, beginning its operations in the field of aeronautics.

José Manuel de Sendagorta Aramburu, General Director of SENER from 1961 to 1985 and one of its founders passed away on September 22.

Sener sets up its own office in Valencia.

Commercial operation of Ecolube, a used oil regeneration plant in Fuenlabrada (Madrid, Spain). This industrial initiative promoted by Sener and URBASER uses technology for the regeneration of oils through distillation with propane, a technology designed by Sener.

The Sendagorta family and Sener Grupo de Ingeniería establish the SENER Foundation, setting out to promote initiatives and activities based on two principles: contributing to the community through training people (by means of combined study/work grants) and developing social responsibility in business activities.

Sener opens its complex in Madrid?the Integration and Testing Center, a state-of-the-art plant for production activities such as the assembly of electronic parts; mechanical assemblies and subassemblies; final integration; and vibration, temperature and functional tests. The mechanisms developed in SENER’s new Integration and Testing Center can be applied to aeronautics (flight control), space (satellites, spacecraft and payloads), propulsion (engine nozzles, thrust vector control), industrial products (for example, actuator mechanisms for thermosolar plants) and healthcare technology.

Commercial operation of the BBG regassing plant (Spain), the first liquid natural gas (LNG) plant built with the participation of Sener.

Commercial operation of the Zabalgarbi municipal solid waste treatment plant in Bilbao (Spain). This plant, promoted by Sener, uses the company’s own technology, the SENER-2 process, a high-efficiency thermodynamic cycle that improves the energy conversion of waste and optimizes the resistance of equipment to corrosion. As well as designing and patenting the process, Sener was responsible for the turnkey construction of the plant.

Commercial operation of Boroa (Spain), Sener’s first combined cycle power station, in which it takes part in the turnkey construction.

AE Systems (UK) implements FORAN for use in the series of HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers and the series of Successor submarines for the British Navy.

Sener begins to supply systems for the manufacture and assembly of composite material structures for aeronautical use, with an initial project for the Boeing 787 airliner.

Sener opens a permanent office in Mexico, a country with extensive possibilities in the area of infrastructures. Mexico soon becomes one of the most important countries for Sener in terms of both the volume of project contracts and number of professionals. 

Sagunto regassing plant (Spain), the first LNG plant built by Sener.

Commercial operation of Andasol (Spain), the first thermosolar plant in commercial operations with a molten salt storage system, using Sener technology.

Sener launches Torresol Energy, a company promoting the construction, operation and maintenance of large thermosolar plants, owned by SENER (60%) and Masdar (40%).

We opened a delegation in the United States with an office in San Francisco, later our U.S. headquarters moved to the city of Los Angeles. 

Operation begins of Barcelona metro’s L9, the longest driverless line in Europe, and the Perpignan-Figueras international high-speed railway line between France and Spain. On both projects, Sener is responsible for everything from the design to the certification and operational start.

Sener is awarded the comprehensive engineering contract for the repair and modernization of the Argentine Navy’s ?Almirante Irízar’ icebreaker ship (RHAI) after the vessel was damaged by fire during an Antarctic campaign. This project is one of the most important marine engineering projects to be carried out in Argentina in the last 25 years.

Sener establishes a presence in the United Arab Emirates with an office located in Abu Dhabi.

Opening of Gemasolar, the first commercial power plant in the world capable of 24-hour uninterrupted production using solar energy, owned by Torresol Energy and with technology designed by SENER, which also performed its turnkey construction.

Sener establishes a presence in South Korea with a branch office located in Busan, in response to the country’s growing importance in the marine sector.

Sener opens a branch office in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, mainly for the purpose of carrying out transport and industrial infrastructure projects, as well as work in the area of aeronautics. 

Sener engineering of a stern trawler for China National Fisheries Corp. This is the company’s first marine engineering contract in the country.

Start of the construction of NOORo in Morocco, the largest solar complex on earth, made with technology created by Sener, which is also a member of the turnkey construction consortium.

First sale of AUTOPLAK, the inoculation and seeding device for liquid samples in Petri dishes, designed by Sener Diagnostics, our brand to market healthcare technology products.

Sener is awarded the marine engineering contract for a 1,200-passenger ferry vessel. It is the company’s first marine engineering contract in South Korea.

Sener is appointed the main contractor for the Proba-3 space mission for the demonstration of formation flying technologies. For Spain, this contract represents an important milestone in the aerospace sector as it is the only European Space Agency (ESA) mission to date in which a Spanish company, SENER, is the main contractor of the entire program and leader of a consortium of European companies from over 10 countries.

Sener confirms its international expansion in the transport infrastructures sector with projects in Europe, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, North Africa, and the Middle East, including such noteworthy endeavors as the Toluca-Mexico City passenger train, the Guadalajara metro in Mexico, and the metros in Riyadh and Doha (Saudi Arabia), Dubai and Abu Dhabi (UAE).

It is located in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona, Spain) and it is a Sener project.

We establish our presence in the country with a branch office in Santiago de Chile. 

Sener moves permanently into Colombia, with a branch office located in Bogotá.

We set up in the United Kingdom with the opening of an office. 

Sener wins the contract to perform the environmental and engineering services for the California high-speed railway line (USA).

FORAN becomes the world’s first CAD/CAM marine system with integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.

Unveiling of the extension to the BBG regassing plant (Spain), whose third LNG tank was built using SENER technology.

We were the promoters and founders of ITP (Industria de Turbo Propulsores) in 1989. After 27 years of supporting ITP’s long-term investment and technology development, we are now focusing our efforts on our core engineering business and consolidating our international strategy. 

Sener consortium is awarded the HS2 Engineering Delivery Partner contract in the UK.

We established Sener in the country with the opening of a branch office.

We celebrate our 60th anniversary with a long track record of projects, international experience and a team comprised of thousands of professionals who are the co-creators of the innovations that have marked its past and will shape its future. 

The inauguration of the thermosolar plant NOORo I took place in Ouarzazate, within the NOORo solar complex, which, once completed, will be the largest on the planet. The event was presided over by King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

A sector in which it offers engineering and production services in five areas of activity: electromechanical components and systems; Guidance, Navigation and Control / Attitude and Orbit Control Systems (GNC/AOCS); optical systems; microgravity; and life-support and astronomy systems. 

The Sener Foundation celebrates its 15th anniversary promoting initiatives and activities to serve the community through the training and education of engineers, while also aiming to develop social responsibility in business activities in the fields of engineering and technology.

March marks the 50th anniversary of the first launch of a rocket from the Kiruna launch tower in Sweden. This project represented the first Sener contract in the space sector.

Enrique de Sendagorta Aramburu, founder and Honorary President of Sener, and President of the Sener Foundation passed away on January 5.

The aerospace activity of the Sener group now brings on board theentire TRYO Aerospace & Electronics group which is the parent company of TRYO Aerospace Flight Segment and RYMSA RF.  This investment has enabled Sener to strengthen its technology, engineering and production capabilities in the aerospace sector with a clear commitment to growth.  

It is 25 years since SENER opened its first offices in Barcelona (Spain). Currently the Sener offices in Barcelona are located in Cerdanyola del Vallés.

The Torresol Energy company, which belongs to the SENER engineering and technology group, celebrates its 10th anniversary promoting  the construction, operation and maintenance of large thermoelectric solar power plants and is owned by Sener (60%) and Masdar (40%).

It have been 10 years since the opening of the first Sener delegation in the United States with the opening of its first office in the country.

Andrés Sendagorta, hitherto Vicepresident of Sener, is the Group’s new President, taking over from Jorge Sendagorta, who will continue to be linked to the Sener Group as its Honorary President.

Managing Director of SENER Engineering since 2018,  Jorge is named as the new CEO, succeeding Jorge Unda.

We developed RESPIRA®, based on Artificial Intelligence, to optimize the efficient use of ventilation in buildings and complex infrastructures. We signed a collaboration agreement with Ferrocarril y Metropolità de Barcelona (FMB) to improve air quality and passenger comfort in Metro de Barcelona. 

We are part of the consortium that will start up BENORTH2, the first green hydrogen plant that will maximize the use of existing infrastructures in Amorebieta (Vizcaya, Spain). White Summit, CCI, Nortegas, Bizkaia Energy and Sener are the companies in charge of its development and start-up.

Q-Energy acquires Torresol Energy, owner of the Gemasolar, Valle 1 and Valle 2 solar units, from Sener and Masdar. The three thermoelectric plants have Sener’s own technology and have achieved excellent levels of operation since their start-up in 2011. 

SATNUS is a company set up by Sener, GMV and TECNOBIT to develop new technologies linked to unmanned vehicles. From SATNUS the three partners will coordinate the activity of the technological pillar of remote operators within the European FCAS (Future Combat Air System) program. 

Nearly 1000 sqm outfitted with the most advanced production and testing equipment, which places Sener Aeroespacial among the top European space and astronomy companies.

Siemens acquired from Sener the FORAN ship design and engineering software, conceived and developed for more than five decades.