Global Clean Energy Holdings
Encyclopedia
Global Clean Energy Holdings (OTC: GCEH.OB) is a Southern California-based renewable energy
company focused on the commercialization of Jatropha
.
. The farm is a joint venture with Stewart A. Resnick and Selim Zilkha
, two highly accomplished entrepreneurs with successful agricultural & alternative energy companies.
The company currently owns and manages two Jatropha
farms in the Yucatan, the larger of the two, located in the county of Tizimin
, is nearly 9000-acres in size and is purportedly the largest single Jatropha farm in the Americas. The other is a small, research-based farm located near the city of Merida.
On April 1, Interjet
completed the first Jatropha-based biofuel test flight in Mexico. The fuel was manufactured by Honewell’s UOP LLC
from oil produced by three Mexican Jatropha produces including Globales Energia Renovables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings.
production.
Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...
company focused on the commercialization of Jatropha
Jatropha
Jatropha is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees , from the family Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words ἰατρός , meaning "physician," and τροφή , meaning "nutrition," hence the common name physic nut. Mature plants produce separate male and female...
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History
In 2008, GCEH purchased approximately 5,000 acres of farmland in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsulaYucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
. The farm is a joint venture with Stewart A. Resnick and Selim Zilkha
Selim Zilkha
Selim Zilkha is an entrepreneur who founded Mothercare, one of the United Kingdom's largest retail chains.-Career:Born in Baghdad and brought up in Lebanon, Egypt and the United States, Selim Zilkha was educated at the Horace Mann School in New York City and Williams College in Williamstown,...
, two highly accomplished entrepreneurs with successful agricultural & alternative energy companies.
The company currently owns and manages two Jatropha
Jatropha
Jatropha is a genus of approximately 175 succulent plants, shrubs and trees , from the family Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words ἰατρός , meaning "physician," and τροφή , meaning "nutrition," hence the common name physic nut. Mature plants produce separate male and female...
farms in the Yucatan, the larger of the two, located in the county of Tizimin
Tizimín
Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...
, is nearly 9000-acres in size and is purportedly the largest single Jatropha farm in the Americas. The other is a small, research-based farm located near the city of Merida.
On April 1, Interjet
Interjet
ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., operating as Interjet, is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico. The airline operates scheduled flights to 24 domestic and 3 international destinations out of Toluca Airport and Mexico City International...
completed the first Jatropha-based biofuel test flight in Mexico. The fuel was manufactured by Honewell’s UOP LLC
UOP LLC
UOP LLC, formerly known as Universal Oil Products, is a multi-national company developing and delivering technology to the petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production, and major manufacturing industries....
from oil produced by three Mexican Jatropha produces including Globales Energia Renovables, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings.
CFSEF
In November 2010, GCEH formed The Center for Sustainable Energy Farming (CfSEF), a non-profit research institution dedicated to advancing the quality of plant-based feedstocks for biofuelBiofuel
Biofuel is a type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases...
production.