TAMPA, Fla.-- Renew Energy Resources, Inc. (Pink Sheets:REER - News) ("RENEW" or the "Company"), today announced that it has started preliminary permitting work with RTP Environmental Associates (RTP). This represents an essential milestone in the process of building a vertically integrated waste vegetable oil facility in New York City. RTP is a national leader in helping companies develop timely and cost effective approaches for permit application preparation, training, modeling analyses, ambient monitoring needs, as well as testing and analytical services to satisfy all regulatory requirements. With RTP’s assistance we anticipate a smooth permitting process, which will support our timeline of delivering BioDiesel in New York City in mid 2009.

Alex H. Edwards III, Renew Energy Resources CEO stated, "Our team has established a very specific list of milestones which are critical to a successful project in New York City. We are extremely pleased to have such an outstanding organization as RTP in our camp."

About Renew Energy Resources, Inc.

Renewable Energy Resources, Inc ("RENEW" or "the Company") is an alternative energy development company focused on converting non food based feed stocks into renewable energy. Non food based feed stocks include waste vegetable oil, corn oil, brown grease, animal fats, recycled plastics, and discarded tires. Renew is focusing on plants that are both origination and destination based. "Origination" plants are built near the feed stock source whereas "destination" plants are built near the point of use. Having a plant that functions as both an origination and destination plant simplifies logistics and creates a competitive market advantage in pricing and improved operating margins. RENEW vertically integrates renewable energy markets such as biodiesel, ethanol, solar and wind. Vertical integration will include facility ownership as well as facility management, off take contracts for the primary product produced, value added refinement of derivative products, distribution, sales, marketing and financing of export sales contracts. Management functions will include, marketing the fuels and other bi-products, maintaining a trained operational staff, OSHA compliance, quality control and all accounting functions. In return for the above functions Renew Energy, retains an equity ownership position in each project.

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