Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
Bio-diesel made from food in UAE
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The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.
But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually pushed up the price of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, currently their client-list contains McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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23 August 2011
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