Quadrise PLC
30 July 2026
30 July 2026
Quadrise Plc
(the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries the "Group" or "Quadrise")
Amended Joint Development Agreement with Licella Holdings
Quadrise Plc (AIM:QED), the manufacturer of lower cost, lower emission, replacement fuels and biofuels for shipping and heavy industry, is pleased to announce an amendment to the Joint Development Agreement ("JDA") with Licella Holdings Ltd ("Licella") announced by the Company on 26 March 2025 (the "Amended JDA").
Licella is an Australian-based global technology pioneer delivering scalable, low-cost and high-value fossil replacement solutions. Its proprietary Cat-HTR™ hydrothermal liquefaction ("HTL") technology efficiently converts abundant biomass residues and biowastes, including wood and agricultural waste, into high-quality, sustainable bio-oil that can be blended or refined into low-carbon liquid fuels.
HTL is globally recognised as one of the most promising pathways for producing sustainable fuels for hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping, with leading organisations (including the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping) highlighting its potential to deliver low-carbon bio-oils at the scale the maritime sector requires.
Under the JDA entered into in March 2025, Quadrise and Licella have been collaborating and seeking, inter alia, to progress the use of Licella's bio-oil produced by HTL technology as a potential cost-effective feedstock for the Company's bioMSAR™ and bioMSAR Zero™ fuels. Under the JDA, pursuant to which lab testing has been undertaken in Australia and the UK, the parties have jointly developed a deeper understanding of the technological advancements needed to supply sustainable HTL-derived bio-oils to the maritime sector.
As a result, and prior to diesel engine testing, the Amended JDA now sets out a non-binding but more specific development focus, with an updated time schedule for the joint testing of the parties' respective fuel technologies, with Licella providing the scalable HTL bio-oil production expertise and Quadrise providing maritime market access and fuel experience. Upon successful completion of final lab tests on refined Licella HTL bio-oils in H2 2026, initial marine fuel diesel engine pilot tests are planned by the parties, after which Quadrise and Licella will seek to undertake the larger scale, third-party engine testing required to move to commercial vessel tests.
Commenting on this agreement Peter Borup, CEO of QED, said:
"The combination of Quadrise emulsion technology and the abundant feedstocks offered by Licella's HTL technology offers an increasingly promising pathway to scalability of bioMSAR™ for the maritime industry, and a potential way of mitigating the price pressures with other bio-feedstocks."
Commenting on this agreement Dr Len Humphreys, Chief Executive Officer of Licella, said:
"The shipping industry needs sustainable fuel solutions that can truly scale, and that is exactly what Licella's Cat-HTR™ technology delivers: abundant, low-cost feedstocks to meet the scale of the challenge. Our partnership with Quadrise brings together two highly complementary technologies, and with Quadrise's maritime market expertise and fuel experience we see a compelling opportunity to accelerate the delivery of scalable, cost-competitive low-carbon marine fuels. This amended agreement reflects the strength of our relationship and our shared confidence in the pathway ahead, and we look forward to advancing testing and commercialisation together."
About Quadrise
Quadrise is targeting a US$147 billion global fuel oil market in which both fuel consumers and refiners face increasing pressure to optimise costs and improve efficiency while still being compliant with international emissions regulations such as Fuel EU.
The Company's commercial products, MSAR® and bioMSAR™, provide a lower-cost alternative to fuel oil alongside improved energy efficiency and emissions performance. Our feedstocks are low value residues from refineries, biofuel plants and from very heavy oil fields where we add significant value to the asset owners.
· MSAR®: Commercially proven and available today, providing a lower-cost, readily available alternative to conventional fuel oil, delivering cost savings to producers and consumers alike, improved efficiency and reduced emissions using existing infrastructure.
· bioMSAR™: Successfully tested on diesel engines, offering a lower-cost alternative to traditional biofuels and providing a practical pathway to emissions compliance, delivering reduced greenhouse gas emissions within existing fuel systems without the need for significant capital investment.
These fuels can be deployed using existing infrastructure with modest capital requirements, enabling rapid adoption across shipping, refining and industrial applications.
For further information, please contact:
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Quadrise Plc |
+44 (0)20 7031 7321 |
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Andy Morrison, Chairman Peter Borup, Chief Executive Officer Jason Miles, Chief Technology Officer |
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Nominated Advisor Cavendish Capital Markets Limited Ben Jeynes George Lawson |
+44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
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Joint Brokers Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited Toby Gibbs, Harry Davies-Ball (Corporate Advisory) Fiona Conroy (Corporate Broking) |
+44 (0)20 7408 4090 |
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VSA Capital Limited Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance) Andrew Monk (Corporate Broking) |
+44 (0)20 3005 5000 |
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Public & Investor Relations Tavistock Communications (Financial PR & IR) Simon Hudson Nick Elwes Saskia Sizen |
+44 (0) 20 7920 3150 |
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