Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where automobile is king and fuel is cheap, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have risen the cost of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually come into sharp focus.
In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one business is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving profitable too, currently their client-list consists of McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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Business
23 August 2011
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