Hillsborough Alternative Energy Company Underwriting Princeton Study

Primus Green Energy funds studies of alternative fuels' sustainability and economic viability.

It's almost an energy-dream-come-true: a source of low-cost, cleaner fuel that already fits into the developed petroleum distribution system and internal combustion engines. But if Hillsborough-based Primus Green Energy is going to succeed in getting widespread adoption of its system for converting natural or methane gas to a high-octane—but cleaner burner—substitute for the gasoline in your car, the company will need to prove its method of gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology is not only sustainable but also economically viable. To help find out, the company recently announced a grant to Princeton University's Christodoulos Floudas, Ph.D., an expert in chemical process systems engineering, with a specific emphasis on process synthesis and …

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Primus Recruits New Officer to Oversee Commercial Plans

John Doyle to head company's plant development.

Hillsborough Bio-Fuel Effort Taps BP Leader

Primus Green Energy hires John Doyle to head development of commercial plants.

In a move that accelerates commercialization of its STG+ gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, Primus Green Energy Inc., an alternative fuel company based in Hillsborough, today announced the addition of John Doyle as Chief Infrastructure Officer. Doyle joins Primus from BP Biofuels, where he was the Head of Applied Engineering, in charge of developing and maintaining the core commercial process design of BP Biofuels’ large-scale commercial build program. Doyle will lead project management and operations of Primus’ designed, owned and operated and licensed commercial plants. While at BP Biofuels, Doyle created the Applied Engineering Group to work closely with research and development and outside organizations to identify the best new …

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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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