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 car is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually pushed up the rate of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing 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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