Delorean has reached financial close on its wholly owned NSW1 Horsley Park Bioenergy Plant in Horsley Park, New South Wales.
The NSW1 Horsley Park Bioenergy Plant will be Australia’s first industrial-scale bioenergy project to create renewable gas behind the meter for industrial manufacturing.
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The bioenergy facility will be co-located with Brickworks’ existing brick manufacturing operations in Horsley Park and will have a processing capacity of 120,000 tonnes per annum of source-separated organic waste, with approval for up to 150,000 tonnes per annum.
This will produce approximately 253,000 GJ of renewable gas (biomethane) annually, representing a 50.5% reduction in Scope 1 emissions for the brick kiln through displacing natural gas.
The facility will utilise a closed-loop system, treating odours through a biological scrubber and employing Combined Heat and Power units to generate renewable heat and electricity to power the plants, reducing grid electricity dependence.
The 25-year renewable gas supply agreement with Building Products and lease with The Austral Brick Co (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Brickworks Limited) and the $30.5 million in grants are now active.
The $62.1 million NSW1 Horsley Park Bioenergy Plant will receive funding from the NSW Government and federal government through ARENA.
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The project will now move into the procurement phase with construction expected to commence in early 2027.
