−14.11%
lower fuel consumption across four passenger cars in the independent NUST validation, Zimbabwe 2025
From a Czech laboratory to industrial dosing
Thirteen years, three development stages, one principle.
An iron compound that travels with the fuel
BEP was invented by Doc. Ing. Arnošt Kořínek, CSc. and has been developed and tested in real operation in the Czech Republic since 2013. This is how a ferrocene-based tablet became a patent-protected fuel-borne combustion catalyst – with a liquid form designed for dosing at scale.
BEP began as a ferrocene-based tablet developed by Doc. Kořínek. In 2013, fuel treated with the first tablet was tested at VÚRUP against the European fuel standards EN 590 and EN 228 and met all assessed parameters. Until 2015 the work focused on finding the optimal composition; from 2015 to 2017 on dissolution, which at first took up to two hours and today takes about three minutes for a tablet. In 2018 the liquid version for dosing straight into tanks was completed.
From the laboratory BEP went into heavy, everyday duty: a class 740 shunting locomotive in 2014, a Czech Railways class 714 locomotive in 2015–2016, later construction machines, trucks and generators.
The invention was filed for patent protection in 2017; the Czech patent followed in 2018 and the European and US patents in 2021. In 2021 Blue Marble Services s.r.o. also became the exclusive licensee; the licence is recorded in the European Patent Register. In 2025 the composition was developed further and became the subject of a new patent family, and the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Zimbabwe validated BEP independently in field use. In 2026 a South African patent was granted for this newest composition, and proceedings to protect it are under way in 23 more countries.
From 2013 to today, on the record
Every milestone below is backed by a public register entry or by a document we hold. Where a report exists, the link leads to it.
2013
First tablet tested for fuel standard compliance (VÚRUP)
2014
First locomotive trial (class 740, LOKOTRANS)
2015–2016
Locomotive trial with Czech Railways, class 714, confirmed by the Brno depot
Evidence2017
Fast-dissolving tablet; patent application filed (priority 17 Jul 2017)
Patents2018
Liquid form for tanks; Czech patent granted
Patents2020
BPS-Prastav trial: 7 % less fuel on a locomotive, 7.45 % on a wheel loader; recommendation to introduce BEP
Evidence2021
European and US patents granted; exclusive licence to Blue Marble Services
Patents2025
Further developed composition, new patent family; independent field validation by NUST (Zimbabwe)
Evidence2026
South African patent granted for the newest composition (25 Mar 2026)
Patents
One principle, step by step
Three development stages from the first tablet to the liquid form for tanks, then patents in Europe and the US, the newest composition with independent validation, and the South African patent.
Step 1: The composition
2013–2015
First tablets in 2013, then the search for the optimal ferrocene-based composition. Fuel with the tablet met all assessed EN 590 and EN 228 parameters (VÚRUP, 2013).
Step 2: Fast dissolution
2015–2017
Dissolution cut from up to two hours to about three minutes for today’s tablets. Patent application filed (priority 17 July 2017).
Step 3: Liquid for tanks
2018
Liquid form for dosing straight into fuel tanks completed: 1 litre per 1,000 litres of fuel. Czech patent granted.
Step 4: European and US patents
2021
EP 3655508 and US 11,203,727 granted; exclusive licence to Blue Marble Services, recorded in the European Patent Register.
Step 5: Newest composition, field validation
2025
A further developed composition, protected by a new patent family. Independent field validation by NUST in Zimbabwe.
Step 6: South African patent
2026
ZA 2025/06075 granted on 25 March 2026 for the newest composition; proceedings are under way in 23 more countries.
Today
Why BEP is not everywhere yet
A fuel-borne catalyst only makes a difference if it reaches the fuel reliably and at the right dose – at the scale where fuel is actually handled: depots, rail yards, mines and power plants. Getting there took three development stages: the composition, fast dissolution and the liquid form for tanks.
Today’s tablets dissolve in about three minutes, and the liquid is dosed straight into tanks at 1 litre per 1,000 litres – a form designed for dosing at scale. The next step follows the independent NUST validation: trials with fleets, which we will report here the same way – who measured, where and with what result.
The people behind BEP
Andrew Tilson
Group CEO
Senior electro-mechanical engineer with 30+ years of engineering experience. Specialised in introducing new technology into the rail industry.
Doc. Ing. Arnošt Kořínek, CSc.
Inventor
Chemical engineer and inventor with 30+ years of experience in applied chemistry and fuel performance solutions for industrial applications.
Ing. Jiří Havrda
CFO & Board Member
Senior chemical industry executive and investor with 30+ years of international experience advancing sustainable technologies.
Radek Štěpánek
Investor & Board Member
Former professional tennis player and Olympic medallist, bringing elite performance and competitive discipline to business.
Cleaner combustion wherever diesel works hard
One combustion principle for every diesel engine that works hard. BEP is dosed into the fuel and helps it burn more completely – nothing to install, and engines, settings and schedules stay as they are.
Road transport
Long-haul fleets with DPF and EGR systems.
Railways
Diesel shunting and line locomotives.
Machines
Loaders, dozers and quarry vehicles.
Tests under way
Ships
Marine diesel engines. Trials in progress.
Energy
Stationary diesel gensets.