Global professional services firm Accenture announced today the acquisition of Boslan, a Spanish engineering and consulting firm focused on the energy transition. The acquisition aims to support Accenture’s clients in optimizing investments in net zero infrastructure projects.
Founded in 2000 and based in Bilbao, Spain, Boslan provides management services for large-scale infrastructure projects, including wind farms, solar plants, smart grids, EV charging infrastructure, and hydrogen plants. Boslan also supports the construction of data centers and other critical infrastructure.
Boslan boasts a team of over 1,000 professionals across Spain, Brazil, Portugal, the U.S., UK, and Mexico. The firm’s services include feasibility studies, project planning, cost and quality control, contract negotiation and management, design reviews, equipment purchase assistance, and field work supervision. Their client base spans sectors such as renewable energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, data centers, and utilities.
Isaac Gómez, CEO of Boslan, stated, “As a long-standing partner to many of our clients, Boslan has been helping organizations continuously adopt new technologies for large-scale infrastructure projects and energy projects, such as offshore wind farms and hydrogen infrastructure, some of which have become milestones in the energy sector. By joining Accenture, we are expanding our services for clients with advanced technology solutions, advisory and transformation capabilities, and global reach.”
Accenture highlighted that the acquisition would bolster its efforts to help clients complete large, long-term infrastructure projects more predictably and efficiently, amidst a surge in clean energy transition spending. This marks Accenture’s first capital projects acquisition in Europe, following recent acquisitions of Anser Advisory in the U.S. and Comtech Group in Canada.
The acquisition will enable Accenture to “reinvent how clients engineer and execute net-zero infrastructure projects,” utilizing AI and other digital technologies for asset lifecycle management. This will help clients optimize project investments and achieve carbon neutrality faster.
Mercedes Oblanca, Iberia Market Unit Lead at Accenture, said, “We are delighted to welcome the professionals from Boslan to Accenture. Together, we will bring the power of data and AI to engineering to help our energy, industrial, and public and private infrastructure clients execute their energy transition infrastructure projects more efficiently, securely, and predictably.”
Boslan’s team will join the infrastructure and capital projects practice within Industry X, Accenture’s digital engineering and manufacturing service.
Götz Erhardt, who leads Industry X in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Accenture, added, “European companies in the energy and utilities sector are leading the charge in transitioning to renewable energy and ensuring low-carbon emission power is competitive. Boslan has helped pioneer many projects in this space. Their engineering and industry expertise will bolster our capabilities to help clients in Europe and globally realize their net zero ambitions.”
News sourced from ESGtoday.com
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