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What went on in 2021

Corporate
8 of February, 2022

2021 was another eventful year for ACCIONA. We announced several new and ambitious projects, hit major milestones and participated in major partnerships & events. Now that we have entered 2022, we want to look back on some of our biggest achievements of 2021.

  • We started the year being listed among the top 100 corporations globally in the transition to decarbonisation by Corporate Nights. ACCIONA has been in the top 100 since 2018, and this year moved 39 places up the ranking, now sitting at number 31. 

  • We entered February with the commencement of construction on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road in WA. The project will reduce the local congestion and increase efficiency for freight vehicles and regional traffic, while also improving long-term access to the Bunbury Port.  

  • In April, we received approval to develop the 1GW MacIntyre Wind Farm Precinct, which will be ACCIONA Energía's largest wind farm we have ever built and one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Construction is due to start this year, and the project will bring many economic benefits to the Queensland region.

  • We didn't stop there with gaining approval on new renewable energy projects. In July, we achieved approval for the Aldoga Solar Farm, which will be one of our first renewable energy projects in Australia to be on government-owned land.

  • We entered the inaugural year of a partnership with the University of Southern Queensland to provide the MacIntyre Wind Farm Scholarship to students at the university. The recipient for the 2021 scholarship was Ben Andreas, who is studying a Bachelor's Degree of Nursing.

  • Our infrastructure business took a billion dollar step towards the construction of the Inland Rail in NSW with the Australian Rail Track Corporation engaging global leaders in sustainable solutions for infrastructure to deliver the project. 

  • November was a busy month for the infrastructure business. We completed the tunneling for the WestConnex M4-M5 link tunnels, a project that will cut down travel times for people in Sydney. 

  • We participated in the Clean Energy Council Open Day on the 27th of November at our Mortlake South Wind Farm. The construction of the turbines on this wind farm were completed in June and it was great to have the community come and experience the site. 

  • In late November, we celebrated the removal of 54 level crossings. The boom gates at Edithvale, Bonbeach and Chelsea on the Frankston line were previously down for 40% of the time during peak hour. 

  • Our ACCIONA Energía business celebrated a huge win in December signing an agreement to supply clean energy from the MacIntyre to a 3GW hyrdrogen plant in Queensland. 

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