Licella Featured on Sky News

National Fuel Security – Domestic Alternatives Can’t Wait

Licella was delighted to be featured on Sky News Business Weekend, highlighting how our Australian‑developed Cat‑HTR™ platform unlocks vast domestic biomass residues and, with the right capital, can strengthen Australia’s fuel security with scalable fossil‑replacement fuels.

Recent fuel shortages and record‑high prices are accelerating demand for locally produced alternatives – with renewable diesel now recognised as critical to Australia’s national fuel resilience.

Research shows that Australia is the largest user of diesel per capita, driven by our mining, agriculture and transport sectors that underpin our export economy and remain highly exposed to global supply disruptions.

“About 80 percent of our refined petroleum… is imported… if the diesel dries up then our economy will simply shut down. There’s one potential solution which doesn’t require oil from the Middle East. Aussie company Licella Holdings can make its own diesel right here in Australia using biomass feedstocks including sugarcane pulp, wood chips…”

Ross Greenwood – Business Weekend

A Scalable, Home‑Grown Alternative to Imported Petroleum

CEO Dr Len Humphreys outlined how our Cat‑HTR™ platform uses our world‑leading hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology to convert waste feedstocks into a renewable substitute for imported petroleum.

By unlocking non‑edible biomass streams, we avoid the food‑versus‑fuel challenge faced by edible‑oil or sugar‑ethanol technologies while processing a wide range of residues, making our platform a uniquely scalable solution for Australia’s fuel resilience.