# Peter Bond > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Bond > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Bond.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bond > Source revision: 1343569807 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Peter Bond** is an Australian mining and energy executive, best known as the former Executive Chairman of [Linc Energy](/source/Linc_Energy) and creator of the world's first synthetic crude oil. He is now a director of renewable energy company Infinite Power[1] and ranked among the most influential business executives in Australia in *Who's Who Business*.[2] ## Early life Bond was raised in [Camden, New South Wales](/source/Camden,_New_South_Wales). His father was a truck driver and his mother was a teacher. He finished high school in 1981 and became a metallurgist with [BHP](/source/BHP).[3] ## Career After leaving BHP, Bond began buying quarries, and soon started making $17,000 a month trucking coal. He became a millionaire by age 26.[3] Bond debuted on the Australian *[BRW](/source/BRW_(magazine))* rich list in 2008 with a net worth of $352,000,000,[4] made it to number 21 on the *Sunday Mail* Queensland Top 150 Rich List[5] and peaked as the 10th richest business person in Australia, with a net worth of $572,000,000.[3] As a metallurgist, Bond always had an interest in mining technology and renewable energy, and in 2005 he took over [Linc Energy](/source/Linc_Energy),[6] signing a memorandum with [Syntroleum](/source/Syntroleum) granting a licence to use the company's proprietary [gas-to-liquid](/source/Gas-to-liquid) technology. This technology was used to build a GTL pilot plant in November 2007 at Linc's Chinchilla facility. The plant was commissioned in August 2008. The first [synthetic crude](/source/Synthetic_crude) oil was produced in October 2008.[7] In 2012, in a world-first, Bond flew 4,000 km across Australia in a jet powered by the fuel produced at Linc Energy's gas to liquid plant in Chinchilla.[8] The company a signed memorandum of agreement with [BP](/source/BP) for its jet fuel and was heralding the ability to produce 250,000 litres of jet fuel a year. The following year Bond signed a deal with Russian Billionaire [Roman Abramovich](/source/Roman_Abramovich) to explore gas to liquid opportunities in Russia,[9] after the two met in a Brisbane restaurant – a meeting which was even covered by major international news outlets, including [Fox News](/source/Fox_News).[10] After Linc Energy entered voluntary administration in 2016, following a court case which was later dropped,[11] Bond put his energy into the restoration of [Dunk Island](/source/Dunk_Island),[12] before starting renewable energy business, Infinite Power.[13] ## Personal life Bond has six children with his ex-wife Louise.[14] He has no relation to Australian business person [Alan Bond](/source/Alan_Bond). ## Television Bond appeared on the Australian version of *[The Secret Millionaire](/source/The_Secret_Millionaire)*, a television program in which prominent millionaires go undercover in impoverished communities and give away substantial sums of money to help those in need. Bond’s appearance and $300,000 donation were widely praised as being among the most generous of the series.[15] His experience on The Secret Millionaire led him to strike up a friendship with [Russell Crowe](/source/Russell_Crowe) and launch a television production company called Rough Diamond. Rough Diamond also included a community foundation which received part of the company's profits.[16] Rough Diamond, under Bond's guidance, was best known for producing the documentary series 'Where it all Began' – a series of "Real life, true stories of "the Aussie battlers" who against all odds came out on top".[17] ## References 1. ["Infinite Power Company Limited, Company number 11325982"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11325982/filing-history). Companies House. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["Who's Who"](https://connectweb.com.au/search.aspx?f=1&q=peter+bond&t=1&c=austrailia&pub=all#results). Retrieved 25 November 2021. 1. Hutchens, Gareth (9 July 2011). ["Enough drive to shape Australia's future"](https://www.smh.com.au/business/enough-drive-to-shape-australias-future-20110708-1h6hx.html). *Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved 22 November 2021. 1. Heathcote, Andrew (27 May 2012). ["Could you be next?"](https://www.smh.com.au/money/could-you-be-next-20120526-1zbib.html). *[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Retrieved 29 Nov 2021. 1. ["Linc Energy CEO and Dunk Island owner Peter Bond challenges tourism officials to sell the Sunshine State better"](https://www.couriermail.com.au/business/linc-energy-ceo-and-dunk-island-owner-peter-bond-challenges-tourism-officials-to-sell-the-sunshine-state-better/news-story/dbcfd4292d0d0a2bdb6122b95994b8a7). *[Sunday Mail](/source/Sunday_Mail_(Australia))*. News Corp. 12 September 214. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["The man behind Linc Energy's comeback"](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2014/08/22/the-man-behind-linc-energys-comeback.html). [CNBC](/source/CNBC). 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2021-12-06. 1. ["Linc pilot flows first GTL fuel"](http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/1083782/linc-pilot-flows-first-gtl-fuel). *[Upstream Online](/source/Upstream_(newspaper))*. NHST Media Group. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2009. 1. ["Taking a ride on a coal-fuelled plane"](https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/taking-a-ride-on-a-coal-fuelled-plane-20120508-1yafp.html). *Brisbane Times*. [Fairfax](/source/Fairfax_Media). 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["Abramovich's Investment Vehicle Scores Clean Energy Deal"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-MBB-3110). *[Wall Street Journal](/source/Wall_Street_Journal)*. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["Eat Like a Billionaire"](https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/eat-like-a-billionaire). [Fox News](/source/Fox_News). 31 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["'Seven-year witch hunt': Linc Energy case sensationally dropped"](https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sevenyear-witch-hunt-linc-energy-case-sensationally-dropped/news-story/6fd0fe0584e19623b1e42fd20b2c7476). *[The Courier-Mail](/source/The_Courier-Mail)*. 17 August 2021. 1. ["Queensland islands take a big hit from Cyclone Debbie"](https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/queensland-islands-take-a-big-hit-from-cyclone-debbie/news-story/66a692e9395f76a81b77ca889fb71b59). *[The Australian](/source/The_Australian)*. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["Homepage"](https://infinitepower.life/). *Infinite Power* 1. ["Clive Palmer snaps up Peter Bond's Brisbane trophy home for a bargain price"](https://www.realestate.com.au/news/clive-palmer-snaps-up-peter-bonds-brisbane-trophy-home-for-a-bargain-price/). *www.realestate.com.au*. Retrieved 22 November 2021. 1. ["Ten Questions: Peter Bond"](https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/ten-questions-peter-bond/news-story/7da0dfa378d6173296c8d7d85a384a5c). *The Australian*. News Ltd. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["TV bid by giving mining magnate Peter Bond"](https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/tv-bid-by-giving-mining-magnate-peter-bond-ng-1e72e1c1e543034078e52477a3c41dd4). *Perth Now*. The West Australian. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 1. ["Where it All Began"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200221094613/http://roughdiamondmedia.com/productions/where-it-all-began/). *roughdiamondmedia.com*. 29 Nov 2021. Archived from [the original](http://roughdiamondmedia.com/productions/where-it-all-began/) on 21 February 2020. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Bond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bond) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bond?action=history)). 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