Quadrise and Licella have amended their joint development agreement to move their low-carbon marine fuel programme towards engine testing.
The revised agreement sets out the next stages for assessing Licella bio-oil as a feedstock for Quadrise’s bioMSAR and bioMSAR Zero fuels. The companies have been working together since March 2025 and have now defined a more specific testing sequence following laboratory work in Australia and the UK.
The next step is further laboratory testing of refined Licella bio-oils during the second half of 2026. If successful, the programme is expected to move into initial marine diesel engine pilot testing. That would be followed by larger-scale third-party engine testing before any commercial vessel trial could be considered.
The staged approach gives Quadrise a clearer route to technical validation while limiting the need for larger commitments before the fuel combination has passed earlier testing. Each phase is intended to establish whether Licella’s bio-oil can be used effectively within Quadrise’s marine fuel technology.
Licella’s Cat-HTR process converts biomass residues and biowastes into bio-oil. Quadrise is assessing whether that material can provide a suitable lower-carbon feedstock for its existing fuel platform.
Under the amended arrangement, Licella will provide expertise in hydrothermal liquefaction and bio-oil production, while Quadrise will contribute its fuel technology and marine sector experience.
Quadrise plc (LON:QED) is an energy technology provider whose solutions enable production of cheaper, cleaner, simpler and safer alternatives to fuel oil and biofuels, proven in real world applications. Quadrise technologies produce transition fuels called MSAR® and bioMSAR™, which allow clients in the shipping, utilities and industrial sectors to reduce carbon emissions whilst also saving costs.
