Horsley Park Bioenergy Facility Moves Toward Financial Close With Westpac Mandate

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The Horsley Park bioenergy facility is a biomethane plant located in Horsley Park, Greater Sydney, that will fuel a brickmaking site, and Delorean Corporation has secured a $20 million financing mandate from Westpac that is not yet binding. Financial close is targeted for November 18, with construction planned for December.

Horsley Park Bioenergy Facility Commissioning Shifts to 2028 as Funding Firms Up

Delorean puts the capital cost at $62.1 million, and Westpac plus $30.5 million in secured grants would cover about 81% of it. Commissioning is now expected in 2028, later than the December 2026 completion first cited. The $3 billion Port Hedland Iron Project also awaits a final investment decision, with first output targeted for 2031.

Project Overview

• Project Name: NSW1 Horsley Park Bioenergy Project
• Location: 780 Wallgrove Road, Horsley Park, Greater Sydney, New South Wales
• Project Value: $62.1 million capital cost, per Delorean Corporation (an $81.4 million figure was cited at approval in July 2025)
• Client or Owner: Delorean Corporation, which will own and operate the plant through Horsley Park Bioenergy Pty Ltd under a 25 year lease
• Key Components: Processing capacity of 120,000 tons a year of source separated organic waste, with approval for up to 150,000 tons, producing about 253,000 GJ of renewable gas a year
• Offtake: Brickworks will take the biomethane from first gas through to the end of the lease
• Funding: $20 million from the NSW Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative, $10.5 million from ARENA, $20 million proposed by Westpac, and the remaining $11.6 million from working capital, R&D tax refunds, equity and debt
• Construction Start: Targeted for December 2026, subject to financial close on November 18, 2026
• Expected Completion: Commissioning in 2028 after a 21 month build, per Delorean
• Strategic Impact: Delorean states the plant will cut Scope 1 emissions at the Brickworks site by about 38% and natural gas use in the adjoining brick plant by around 50%

Project Team

• Developer and Operator: Delorean Corporation
• Project Company: Horsley Park Bioenergy Pty Ltd
• Biomethane Customer and Host Site: Brickworks
• Brick Manufacturer: Austral Bricks
• Project Partner: Biogass Renewables
• Financier (mandate not yet binding): Westpac
• Grant Funder: NSW Government
• Grant Funder: Australian Renewable Energy Agency
• Engineering and Construction Contractor: Not publicly disclosed

Reported 18th July 2025: The Horsley Park bioenergy facility will process up to 150,000 tons of biowaste per year. The plant uses anaerobic conversion technology to generate renewable green gas. This gas will supply energy to the brickmaking facility, replacing fossil fuels. The project also reduces the amount of organic waste sent to landfills and supports sustainable brick production in New South Wales.

The Horsley Park bioenergy facility is part of a global shift toward sustainable industrial energy. In the UK, the Lighthouse Green Fuels Teesside SAF plant is achieving a similar milestone by converting biomass into aviation fuel while linking to carbon capture networks. Both projects show how clean energy can integrate with traditional industries, from brickmaking in Australia to aviation in Teesside.

Government Greenlights $81.4M Bioenergy Plant to Power Australia’s Brickmaking Industry

Reported in July 2025 – 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.

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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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Job creation. The Minns Labor Government indicated more than 250 job openings will be created after the approval of the bioenergy facility.
5. 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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