About Us

You never worry about liftgate or APU power again!
Blackburn believes you should always have the maximum battery charge for clean electric power when you need it! We support this belief with our RelGen™ product, a combination of simple innovative durable hardware and software generating up to 5X more energy than standard truck alternators for a faster and full charge of your batteries.

Blackburn Energy’s hybrid charging technology, RelGen™, provides the maximum efficiency in charging auxiliary batteries in class 5-8 trucks and tractors that are traditionally used for electric APUs or power liftgates. RelGen™ is the only system that can fully charge 4 batteries in under 4 hours, increase MPG, lower maintenance costs, and keep drivers happy and comfortable.

The Team

Andrew Amigo

Andrew Amigo

CEO & Founder

Inventor (19 issued patents). Prior to founding Blackburn, Andrew held leadership roles in Hartford Ventures (investor & BOD observer to portfolio companies like Charge Point) and General Counsel to First State Management.  Andrew has a BS and masters degree as well having his Commercial Driver License and related trucking experience including FedEx and TNT.  He is also an avid auto mechanic & builder.

Gina Altri

Gina Altri

Corporate Controller

Gina Altri is Blackburn Energy’s Corporate Controller.  She is responsible for accurate and timely financial statement reporting.  She has been responsible for driving financial performance for large, medium, and small business.  Gina specializes in process improvement and implementing efficiencies for cost savings.  Throughout her career Gina managed budgeting process allowing Key Performance indicator to be achieved.

Rudy Scarito

Rudy Scarito

Strategy and Finance Leader

Rudy Scarito is a finance executive with extensive experience leading and transforming companies while holding positions with Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Rudy is responsible for developing and leading key Corporate Strategy and Finance initiatives for Blackburn.

Ben Dibble

Ben Dibble

Marketing & Operations Specialist

Ben Dibble is leading Blackburn’s marketing and day-to-day operation efforts. Ben’s previous experiences include working at an early-stage digital health start up.

Kerry North

Kerry North

Kerry North

Kerry North an experienced project manager with 43 years of experience in the Dept of Defense with a strong knowledge of military and commercial vehicle testing.  He will be assisting in the tracking and management of remote testing, as well as determining conformance to specific contract requirements of Blackburn’s products.  Kerry also enjoys golf, beach time, and his 5 grandchildren.  

Company Timeline

2023

•  2 million customer miles with RelGen

•  Department of Defense Contract Announcement

•  Plug and Play Energy Cohort

2022

•  New office facilities in Rowley, MA

2021

•  Series A Investment from Toyota Tsusho America, Inc

•  1 million customer miles with RelGen

•  Hardware as a Service partnership with Renew Energy Partners

•  UMass Lowell’s Energy & Combustion Research Laboratory publishes study on RelGen’s CO2 Emissions Reductions

2020

•  Geekdom Fund-led Series Seed Equity Round

•  Recipient of MassCEC’s Bridging Recovery for Innovators Driving Green Energy (BRIDGES) program for clean energy startups,
   funding provided by MassCEC and Breakthrough Energy Ventures

2019

•  Patent Approved

•  MassCEC Innovate Mass Award

•  Bergstrom Distributor

•  New England Business Association Finalist – Environmental & Sustainability Impact Award

•  American Trucking Association – TMC Fall Session New Technology Presenter

2018

•  Mass Innovation Night – Favorite Product

•  Manufacturing Partnerships

•  Auto Grade Product Manufactured

•  Form to Factory Award

2017

•  Tech Connect National Innovation Award

•  Form to Factory Award

•  Freightliner Cascadia Test Truck

•  Mass Development Grant

2016

•  MassCEC Accelerate Mass Winner

•  Village Capital Energy Transportation

•  TiE Scale-up

•  Sbane Innovation Semi-finalist

•  R & D Test Bed Created

•  White House Makers to Manufacturers

2015

•  Furnace – Direct Access to DofD Patents, Tech, and Scientists

•  First Prototype Created

•  MassCEC Catalyst Award

•  MassChallenge Finalist

2014

•  Cleantech Open Semi-Finalist