The Minns Labor Government has approved construction plans for a new $81.4M bioenergy facility in Horsley Park that will power one of Australia’s largest brick making plants.
Project Factsheet
Location: 780 Wallgrove Road, Horsley Park, Greater Sydney, NSW
Project type: State Significant Development
Developer: Austral Bricks – Delorean Joint Venture
Cost: $81.4M
Final Investment Decision (FID): June – July 2025
Capacity: 150,000 tons per annum
Start of construction date: July 2025
Completion of construction date: December 2026
Operations launch date: January 2027
The Bioenergy Plant in Horsley Park
The new $81.4M bioenergy facility in Horsley Park will power Austral Bricks: a brick manufacturing company that has dominated the industry for over 5 decades. The construction and operation of the $81.4M development will also see the involvement of Delorean Corporation, a renewable energy company based in Australia. The company has also worked with Brickworks Building Products Ltd in a joint venture for other bioenergy facilities in NSW.
This approval by the Minns Labor Government will facilitate the transition to renewable biogas from fossil fuels in the Australian brickmaking industry.
Once operational, the Horsley Park bioenergy facility will use up to 150,000 tons of biowaste that sits in landfills each year. This waste – both solid and liquid – is primarily from industrial, agricultural, commercial and residential setups. The organic waste will produce renewable green gas after bacteria in sealed tanks breaks it down via anaerobic conversion technology. The environmental-friendly biogas produced will be used to generate electricity and heat energy. These will then power the brickmaking facility and run the kilns, effectively replacing fossil fuels that are currently in use.
Importance of the Bioenergy Facility in Horsley Park, Australia
The $81.4 million bioenergy facility at Horsley Park represents a landmark moment in Australia’s transition toward sustainable industrial energy. It accomplishes this through the following ways:
- Shift to renewable energy from traditional fossil fuel use. A move aimed at helping the NSW government achieve its climate goals that leans towards lowering emissions, and the overall carbon footprint.
- Reduction of organic waste quantities in landfills. The new $81.4M bioenergy facility in Horsley Park that will power one of Australia’s largest brickmaking plants will convert organic waste to renewable green energy.
- Supply of sustainable building materials in Sydney and the state. In a statement following the announcement, Paul Scully, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, expressed delight in the pivotal role the facility will play in tackling “NSW housing challenges”. “As NSW tackles it’s housing challenges, this renewable energy facility will use green energy to make the millions of bricks required to build the new homes that NSW desperately needs.”, Scully said.
- Job creation. The Minns Labor Government indicated more than 250 job openings will be created after the approval of the bioenergy facility.
- Boosting local income. The development attracts $81.4M investment cutting across the construction and brickmaking industries, among others.
This is a pivotal alignment towards greener construction, one that is building a green energy future brick by brick.
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