Move Over Brazil, U.S. to Develop More Sugarcane Ethanol, Says Clean Energy Capital, LLC

BusinessWire.com
November 05, 2010 02:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first major sugarcane ethanol refinery in the continental United States will be built in the Imperial Valley of California, one of the best locations for growing sugarcane in the world. The ethanol will meet California’s low carbon fuel standard, which mandates greenhouse gas reduction. The standard was heavily supported by a vote on California Proposition 23 in the November election with a higher margin than any other ballot proposition. The project will cost $575 million and produce 66 million gallons of ethanol, enough electricity to meet the needs of 35,000 homes, and enough biomethane to heat 10,000 homes per year. Sweet sorghum, which has similar characteristics to sugarcane, will also be used.

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