The Nebraska Renewable Energy Association (NeREA) has been formed to enable the state's residents to pool their ideas and expertise in the cause of renewables.  Robert Byrnes of Oakland, Nebraska, NeREA President: “The goals of the NeREA will address specific needs for the development of renewable energy within the state, while maintaining a focus on how the individual can include renewable energy in their daily lives”.

Europe’s environment ministers believe that new forms of environmental policy and technology are needed to meet challenges related to globalisation, and ensure that everyone around the world plays by the same rules on a level playing field. This new emphasis was outlined today at an informal meeting of EU environment ministers currently being held in the Finnish city of Turku, involving ministers from 24 countries.

Leaders of the world's top industrialised nations have expressed their support for open and transparent energy markets at a week-end summit overshadowed by Middle East violence and rising oil prices.

Dyadic International, Inc. (AMEX: DIL), a biotechnology company, reported Saturday at the Third Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing in Toronto, Canada, that it has identified and tested highly effective enzyme mixtures for the efficient conversion of renewable cellulosic biomass to ethanol. "We are making meaningful strides toward the production of low-cost ethanol from biomass," said Dr. Glenn Nedwin, Chief Science Officer of Dyadic.

Toyota Group and PTT Plc will fund research at Kasetsart University to find new raw material for biodiesel, focusing on seed selection and cultivation of Jatropha Curcas.

Winners of the 2006 Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy were announced yesterday following an awards presentation at the Royal Geographical Society in London addressed by David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party and Lord May, one of the UK's leading scientists and former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK government.

The Australian Biodiesel Group Limited (ABG) today announced the company’s new Narangba biodiesel production facility, located on the outskirts of Brisbane, has successfully completed its first production run, manufacturing biodiesel from Canola oil.

Vision Energy Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:VNGP) announced the effective date for the previously advised (ed: July 7, see previous press release below) forward split will be Wednesday, July 19, 2006.