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Board of Supervisors Grants Sugar Cane Energy Plant Approval to Delay Payment
EL CENTRO — The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved California Ethanol & Power’s (CE&P) request for a third extension of payment and fourth amendment to the Agricultural Benefit Loan Program Loan Agreement Tuesday, October 27.
CE+P Announces Marketing Partner for Its Ethanol
BRAWLEY - California Ethanol and Power announced Thursday it has found a likely partner to handle marketing and distribution of the ethanol produced at its planned Sugar Valley Energy facility.
Combining Energies to Sustain Our Region
OPINION - My View - CA-Senator Ben Hueso (D-40) - When ambitious projects come to fruition following many years of efforts, it is heartening to note this positive news in our community, particularly during challenging times like these. Such is the case with the Sugar Valley Energy project, a billion-dollar biofuel and energy complex being developed in our own Imperial County by California Ethanol + Power. This energy campus will manufacture ethanol from locally-grown sugarcane and produce 49 megawatts of alternative electrical power for the regional grid, as well as bio-methane (renewable natural gas.)
California Ethanol + Power Pursues 15-Year Agreement With CHS to Sell Ethanol Produced at Sugar Valley Energy Campus
(Brawley, Calif.) Aug. 27, 2020 – Today, California Ethanol + Power announced its intention to enter into a 15-year marketing arrangement with global agribusiness leader CHS Inc. A letter of intent between the companies reflects their intent for CHS to be the exclusive marketer and distributor of ethanol to be produced at Sugar Valley Energy, a new energy campus to be constructed in Imperial County, California.
Long-awaited CEP project gets a name and a builder
An Imperial Valley renewable energy project that has been years in the making may finally break ground by early next year, according to its founder. California Ethanol + Power president and CEO David Rubenstein said Tuesday he expected to have the $950 million in financing needed for the project by late August, and he estimated groundbreaking could take later this year or early next.
UC Becomes Nations Largest University to Divest Fully from Fossil Fuels
The University of California announced Tuesday that it has fully divested from all fossil fuels, the nation’s largest educational institution to do so as campaigns to fight climate change through investment strategies proliferate at campuses across the country.
Climate change is looming. But America has lost 600,000 clean energy jobs
Despite the sudden nosedive, advocates say the clean energy sector can play a key role in economic recovery efforts.