Yarra Valley Water Bioenergy Plant
Utilising mass organic waste for bioenergy
Delorean Corporation Ltd
Lilydale, Melbourne VIC
2024
Q3 2025
- Biogass Renewables Pty Ltd
- Yarra Valley Water
Project Summary
This project is One of the largest food waste to energy facilities of its kind in Victoria to commercially process mass organic waste
Objective
Delorean Corporation’s Engineering Division is contracted for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Yarra Valley Water’s (YVW) second food waste to energy plant at Lilydale, Victoria. This new facility will be diverting approximately 55,000 tonnes of food waste from landfill each year and generating over 39,000 Kilowatt hours of electricity per day. Yarra Valley Water’s new Lilydale facility will supply the adjacent sewage treatment plant, and the co-located Recycled Water Pump Station, with surplus energy exported to the grid
Key Actions
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- The Lilydale project will help address climate change and the depletion of finite resources like water and energy
- Supports commercial uptake of renewable electricity through value stacking
- Creates local jobs and supports regional supply chains
- Shares learnings to support industry growth