been suggested that center for sustainable energy farming be merged into this article . discuss proposed since july 2015 . global clean energy holdings industry biofuels energy oils oleochemicals aviation biofuel founded 2007 headquarters long beach california key people richard palmer ceo website http www.gceholdings.com global clean energy holdings otc gceh is a southern california based renewable energy company focused on the production and commercialization of non food based feedstocks used for the production of biofuels biomass and renewable chemicals . contents 1 history 2 roundtable on sustainable biofuels certification 3 cfsef 4 references 5 external links history edit in 2008 gceh purchased approximately 5 000 acres of farmland in mexico s yucatan peninsula . the farm is a joint venture with stewart a. resnick and selim zilkha two highly accomplished entrepreneurs with successful agricultural & alternative energy companies . 1 the company currently owns and manages two jatropha farms in the yucat n 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 m rida . 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 . 2 in mid 2011 gceh emerald biofuels and honeywell s uop llc submitted a joint renewable fuel standard pathway application to the u.s. epa for jatropha . 3 a pathway is necessary for jatropha based renewable fuels to qualify for generating renewable identification numbers rins under the energy policy act of 2005 . two weeks after the u.s. epa approved camelina for rin renewable identification number generation under rfs2 4 global clean energy announced its purchase of sustainable oils llc a global leader in camelina production and genetics . 5 completed on february 13 2013 the acquisition was trumpeted by honewell s uop llc boeing and other public and private bio energy stakeholders . 6 7 roundtable on sustainable biofuels certification edit in november 2012 gceh became the first company based in north america and only biodiesel feedstock producer to achieve roundtable on sustainable biofuels certification . 8 the rsb standard is the result of a 4 year effort building a global consensus of over 120 organizations from farmers and biofuel producers to refiners regulators civil society and inter governmental organizations . in february 2013 richard palmer ceo of gceh become a member of rsb services board of directors . 9 rsb services is the implementing entity of the roundtable on sustainable biofuels rsb sustainability certification . cfsef edit 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 biofuel production . 10 references edit bloomberg biodiesel magazinebiofuels digest u.s. epa u.s. epa biofuels digest newswire rsb services rsb certificates rsb services announcement biodiesel magazine external links edit global clean energy holdings the center for sustainable energy farming v t e bioenergy biofuels alcohol algae fuel bagasse babassu oil biobutanol biodiesel biogas biogasoline corn stover ethanol cellulosic mixtures methanol stover corn stover straw cooking oil vegetable oil water hyacinth wood gas energy from foodstock barley cassava grape hemp maize oat palm oil potato rapeseed rice sorghum bicolor soybean sugarcane sugar beet sunflower wheat yam camelina sativa non food energy crops arundo big bluestem camelina chinese tallow duckweed jatropha curcas millettia pinnata miscanthus giganteus switchgrass wood fuel technology bioconversion biomass heating systems biorefinery fischer 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