RE: Main headlines from RNS29 Mar 2023 10:15
MSC - The preparatory work to enable the Letter Of No Objection ("LONO") fuel trials of both bioMSAR™ and MSAR® on board the MSC Leandra is ongoing. Quadrise is in discussions with potential feedstock suppliers, with the intention to conclude Tripartite Agreements with a fuel supplier and MSC as soon as possible in order to commence commercial-scale Proof-of-Concept and 4000-hour LONO trials in H2 2023. The trials themselves are expected to take nine months to conclude.
The MSC Leandra is scheduled for dry-dock during April-May 2023, during which time it will be inspected and installed with equipment designed to reduce emissions and improve vessel efficiency. The vessel, formerly the Seago Istanbul, was previously used to conduct a successful MSAR® trial. The emulsion fuel booster unit already on board has been inspected and will be upgraded and tested in readiness for use, so the vessel preparation required for the trial is minimal.
So the POC will not take place until H223 and the LONO will take 9 months where we were originally told 6-9 months.No mention of the terminal method to produce the fuel.