Brief biographical details of the Directors are set out below:- Yu Weijun, MBA, – Executive Chairman

Age: 46

Date of birth: 2.11.1964

Mr. Yu is the Chairman of CNE and ZKTY. He is primarily in charge of the overall strategic planning and corporate development of CNE. Prior to joining CNE, he worked in GIEC CAS. He joined the assets and finance department of GIEC CAS in 1988 where he was responsible for asset management and financial matters of GIEC CAS. Mr. Yu was promoted to Deputy Chief of GIEC CAS, in charge of the industrial and external investments, asset management and financial matters of GIEC CAS where he gained experience of corporate transactions, restructuring and financial management. Mr. Yu holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Sun Yat-sen University and is a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Tang Zhaoxing, BSc, MBA – Chief Executive Officer

Age: 41

Date of birth: 12.10.1969

Mr Tang Zhaoxing has been a director of CNE since 2006 and is the managing director of ZKTY. He is responsible for the overall company operation, sales and project design and management. Prior to joining ZKTY, he was managing director of GZTY Regeneration Resources , of which he is still a director.

Mr. Tang graduated from South China Science & Tech University with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and holds an EMBA from Peking University.

Chen Yong, BSc, MSc, Ph.D. – Non-executive Director (independent)

Age: 53

Date of birth: 13.6.1957

Mr Chen is the President of Guangzhou Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences since April 2001. His major is researching in utilization of municipal solid wastes and management. He was a director of GIEC CAS from April 1998 to October 2006 and has been a Professor since October 1996. He was a teaching assistant at Jiangsu Polytechnic University from August 1981 to April 1985, an instructor at Jiangsu Polytechnic University teaching Chemical Engineering from April 1988 to April 1989, and an Assistant Professor at Nagoya University researching on clean coal technology and utilisation of wastes from April 1993 to October 1996. Mr Chen Yong graduated from Nanjing University of Technology with a Bachelor‟s degree in Chemical Engineering in 1981. In 1988, he graduated with a master‟s degree from Aichi University of Technology, Japan. He obtained a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Nagoya University, Japan in 1993.

Richard Bennett - Non-executive Director (independent)

Age: 42

Date of birth:24.8.1968

Richard Bennett started is career in the energy industry working for General Electric in Asia. Richard held a portfolio of roles that involved commercialising and bringing to market new technologies. In 1993, Mr Bennett was a co-founder of JFAX Inc, which became a major internet communications company, J2 Global communications Inc., that listed on NASDAQ (NASDAQ:JCOM) and today has a valuation exceeding $1billion.

Mr Bennett has been involved in developing two businesses which have been admitted to the AIM market, Virtual Internet UK Limited (which was subsequently acquired by a US multinational company) and Coms plc (AIM:COMS).

Mr Bennett is actively working in the clean technology sector as CEO of Jade Clean Technology Limited which is developing underground coal gasification projects in China and India.