Renewable Fuels Industry To Discuss Investment Opportunities at Biodiesel Summit

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The Strategic Research Institute is proud to announce the Biodiesel: Opportunities and Investments Summit, to be held April 27 & 28, 2006, at InterContinental Houston - Houston, Texas.

The Biodiesel: Opportunities and Investments Summit provides a leading discussion on the technical, financial and regulatory issues that affect the Biodiesel Investing community as well as networking opportunities that may ignite new relationships. This event is designed for companies investing in and buying biodiesel, as well as the technology service suppliers and quality control. Delegates will receive an enhanced knowledge of what is on the horizon for the biodiesel industry and the critical insight needed compete in this multi-faceted, & ever changing industry.

Since Richard Nixon, US Presidents have been promising to reduce the American dependence on foreign oil but have not succeeded as the United States imports more oil now than in the past. The growth of the renewable fuels industry, in recent years, demonstrates that the infrastructure is being developed so American Presidents, such as Bush in his last State of the Union address, can act on their promise.

While interest & investment in the renewable fuels industry continues to grow, the Biodiesel industry, in particular, has made the news over the last year. As Daimler Chrysler approves the use of B20 in 2007 Dodge Ram Pickup Trucks equipped with Cummins Diesel Engines, news of new biodiesel plants such as the Mid-America biofuels in Missouri is entering the radar of the investment community.

  Key issues to be addressed include:

    * Who is investing in biodiesel and what are the trends in lending

    * Commodity Price Risk Management

    * How to Profit from efficient biodiesel related Agri-business &
      production

    * Targeting regional and local investment opportunities

    * How biodiesel taxation structures benefit and challenge industry
      growth

    * ROI projections for project development

  Featured speakers include:
    * Jake Stewart, Biodiesel Industries
    * Milton R. Copulos, National Defense Council Foundation
    * Robert Preston, Merrill Lynch
    * Gary W. Funk, U.S. Marines
    * Mark Vermeer, Renewable Energy Group
    * Will Babler, First Capital Risk Management

For more information or to view the complete agenda, visit http://www.srinstitute.com/cf237 or contact Danna West at 212-967-0095 ext. 284 or email: dwest@srinstitute.com. To register, please visit http://www.srinstitute.com/cf237 or call 800-599-4950.

For Information on Sponsorship Opportunities, contact Hank Woji: hwoji@srinstitute.com.