Latest from the RENIXX share index: VeraSun Energy and the Renewable Energy Corporation

Münster - As part of its bi-annual review of RENIXX® - Renewable Energy Industrial Index - World, the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) has amended its structure and weighting. New players in the global renewable share index include stock-exchange newcomers, VeraSun Energy Corporation (VEC) from the USA and the Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) from Norway. No longer included in the index are the wind power company, Clipper Windpower, and the Australian bio-energy company, Energy Development.

“Despite market correction, the renewable share index, RENIXX-World, has shown a plus of over 30 percent since the beginning of the year,” said IWR Director, Dr. Norbert Allnoch. Dr. Norbert Allnoch went on to say that this performance emphasized the global dynamic and superb prospects for renewable energy technology against a background of further price increases for fossil fuels.

RENIXX-World Index structure, listed according to weighting (stock exchange capitalization, FreeFloat) from 07/03/2006.

1. Vestas [wind power, Denmark]
2. Gamesa [wind power, Spain]
3. SolarWorld [solar energy, Germany]
4. Q-Cells [solar energy, Germany]
5. Suntech Power [solar energy, China]
6. VeraSun Energy Corporation [biofuels, USA]
7. Renewable Energy Corporation [solar energy]
8. Conergy [solar energy, Germany]
9. Energy Conversion Devices [solar energy, fuel cells, USA]
10. Evergreen Solar [solar energy, USA]
11. Pacific Ethanol [biofuels, USA]
12. Nordex [wind energy, Germany]
13. Canadian Hydro Developers [hydropower, Canada]
14. Ballard Power [fuel cells, USA]
15. FuelCell Energy [fuel cells, USA]

At the same time a new restriction regarding the weighting of individual shares in RENIXX-World will come into force on 3rd July 2006. The weighting of an individual share in the index will be restricted to a maximum of 15 percent.

About the VeraSun Energy Corporation
The US VeraSun Energy Corporation (VEC) is a manufacturer of bioethanol fuel and was floated on the stock exchange on 15th June 2006.

About the Renewable Energy Corporation (REC)
The Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) is a Norwegian solar power company which manufactures silicon and solar wafers as well as solar cells and modules. It has been listed on the stock exchange since 9th May 2006. REC has joined forces with Evergreen Solar and the German company, Q-Cells AG, to form a strategic partnership as part of the EverQ Joint Venture.

Further information about RENIXX®, information about the companies,
weighting of individual shares in the index at https://www.iwr.de/renixx.

Current online information about the RENIXX® (Intraday) course, course archive,
since the beginning of the year:
https://www.iwr.de/erneuerbare-energien/aktien.html

Münster, 3rd July 2006

Please contact Dr. Norbert Allnoch for any further information:

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