UK-headed Quadrise plc (previously known as Quadrise Fuels International plc), a supplier of innovative energy solutions for a cleaner planet, has announced that it has signed a a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with the Netherlands-headed renewable biofuel technology specialists, BTG Bioliquids BV (BTL).
BTL’s proprietary pyrolysis technology turns abundant agricultural and forestry residues, such as sawmill residues, into fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO), a homogeneous energy carrier, which can be used as a direct substitute for fossil fuels or is further upgraded into advanced biofuels.
There are currently three FPBO-producing plants operational using BTL’s technology in the Netherlands, Finland, and Sweden.
BTG Bioliquids is pleased to have signed this agreement with Quadrise to continue our strategy of cooperating with other companies to develop attractive applications for fast pyrolysis bio-oil. The successful inclusion of fast pyrolysis bio-oils into bioMSAR would be a major step in decarbonizing the shipping and power industries, said Gerhard Muggen, Managing Director of BTG Bioliquids.
FPBO as a renewable feedstock
Under the JDA, Quadrise and BTL will collaborate in seeking to use BTL’s FPBO as a potential cost-effective renewable source of fuel in Quadrise’s “bioMSAR” solution.
The JDA makes provision for Quadrise to supply its Multiphase Superfine Atomic Residue (MSAR) blending technology at BTL’s licensed plants or biorefineries subject to future agreements with BTL or their licensees.
Quadrise and BTL intend to jointly execute a research program to generate stable bioMSAR emulsions incorporating BTL’s FPBO.
Successful laboratory formulations of FPBO-bioMSAR emulsions to be generated at the Quadrise Research Facility are expected to progress to diesel engine tests during the next 12 months.
Subject to the agreement of both parties, third-party testing for marine use would then be expected to follow. These tests are also expected to accelerate the development of bioMSAR Zero.
Quadrise is delighted to have signed this JDA with BTG Bioliquids. Advanced biofuels derived from woody biomass remain potentially the most price-competitive net-zero biofuel solutions. This joint collaboration fits well with our plans to commercialize bioMSAR with MSC Shipmanagement and others, as well as advance our program to supply net-zero bioMSAR by 2030. BTG Bioliquids’ fast pyrolysis bio-oils combined with Quadrise’s bioMSAR technology should provide a compelling solution for the marine sector to accelerate decarbonization and emissions reduction efforts economically and safely, commented Jason Miles, CEO of Quadrise.
