26/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - Ahead of the meeting in Sharm-el-Sheikh (Egypt) on 29 and 30 June 2009 of the preparatory committee of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to decide on the location of IRENA's headquarters (the agency was created on 29 January 2009, see EUROPE 9827), green industry associations AEBIOM (biomass), EBB (biodiesel), eBIO (bioethanol), EGEC (geothermics), EPIA (photovoltaics), EREF (renewables), ESHA (hydraulics), ESTIF (solar energy), EUBIA (biomass), EU-OEA (wave energy), EUREC (renewables), EWEA (windfarms) and GWEC (windfarms) have published a joint statement backing the candidacy of the current head of EREC, GWEC and EWEA, Professor Arthuros Zervos, to manage IRENA's board. (E.H./transl.fl)