Hillsborough Company a Leader in Alternative Fuel
State and federal officials attend plant dedication ceremony.
As fuel prices have gone up, the hunt to find alternative fuel sources has been a major issue in the United States and the rest of the world. A Hillsborough company announced last week its plans to aid in the search—with the results to prove it. Primus Green Energy has developed a biomass-to-gasoline fuel by transforming wood pellets into 93-octane gasoline that, as demonstrated by Primus CEO Robert J. Johnsen when he started a car fueled by the gasoline, can work as an alternative to crude oil for as low as $65 per barrel once mass production begins. The company announced this milestone during a ceremony last Friday to dedicate its Hillsborough-based demonstration plant, located at 219 Homestead Road. “Since crude (oil) is now trading for…
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11:55 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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