major renewable projects, and 600,000 households and small business-es currently have rooftop solar installed on their properties. Against this backdrop, MacIntyre “further reinforces Queensland’s position as the nation’s renewable energy superpower,” underscores Mick de Brenni, the Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen. The MacIntyre Wind Farm will be jointly owned by ACCIONA Energía (70%) and Townsville based Ark Energy (30%). Under a PPA agreement with Ark Energy, the firm will use the electricity to decarbonize its zinc refinery as part of its plans to produce ‘green zinc’. “Major businesses around Australia are taking big steps towards achieving their ESG goals. As ACCIONA Energía in Australia builds more capacity in leaps and bounds, we can now partner with some of the heaviest industrial users of electricity in the country to help them decarbonize their supply chains. I think we’re probably one of the best positioned companies to help others do that,” says Wickham. OPEN AND TRANSPARENT Former National Farmers Federation (NFF) President and sheep farmer, Brent Finlay, is one of the property owners whose land will host some of The ACCIONA Energía team at the commencement of construction.