Primus Green Energy is a New-Jersey-based venture that has developed a highly effective proprietary gasification process for the conversion of agricultural biomass into standard automotive fuels (Biomass to Liquids - BTL).
Unlike ethanol, these fuels will be able to be used in unmodified, conventional automobiles, jet aircraft and electricity generation plants, and to be distributed, stored and pumped using existing infrastructures. Due to its high fuel yield per ton of biomass, the Primus process will make it possible to transform local, marginal lands inappropriate for food cultivation into the source of significant volumes of fuel. In addition, the high-energy synthesis gas derived in the first stages of the process can be used for electricity generation.
The Primus technology has been under development for the past eight years, and primary obstacles to implementation have been overcome.
Adoption of the Primus solution will create a significant reduction in emissions without requiring a change in vehicles driven, engines operated or infrastructure. Based on projections, the selling price of Primus-developed biofuel will be similar to the price of fossil fuel.
The Primus approach addresses the four critical issues of sustainable energy use: climate change, dependence on foreign resources, wealth drain and depletion of fossil fuel resources.
For more information, see www.primusge.com